(Courtesy of Bayfront Health Dade City)
Joseph Nystrom joins Bayfront Health Medical Group
Dr. Joseph Nystrom, family practitioner, will join Bayfront Health Medical Group starting Aug. 31.
Nystrom has more than 25 years’ experience in Pasco County and is a recipient of the Vitals Patient Choice Award.
He is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans, received his medical degree from the University of Xochicalco in Baja California, Mexico, and completed his family medicine residency at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Nystrom is board certified, fluent in English and Spanish, and provides care for children ages five and older, teens, adults and senior citizens.
Bayfront Health Medical Group is located at 13933 17th St., in Dade City.
Bayfront gets elder care designation
Bayfront Health Dade City received designation as a NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) Hospital, indicating the hospital’s commitment to elder care excellence.
The hospital pursued the NICHE program because it is designed to strengthen the quality of care for older adult patients by increasing awareness of geriatric issues, improving staff competence in nursing care of the elderly, and supporting the implementation of hospital geriatric protocols.
Bayfront Health Dade City is the first hospital in Pasco County to receive the NICHE designation.
Long-term care center earns national recognition
Heritage Park Health & Rehabilitation in Dade City was one of 29 long-term care centers that are members of the Florida Health Care Association to earn national recognition for their commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care.
The 2015 Silver Achievement in Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living spotlights centers that have demonstrated a commitment to delivering quality care for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Award recipients will be honored during the FHCA 2015 Annual Conference in Orlando in August.
