Second class of new residents graduate
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point introduced the second class of its Graduate Medical Education Program internal medicine residents. The class of 2015 residents include Lauren Applehof, Trevor Applehof, Dan Bainbridge, Duat Bui, Rebecca Burt, Mallika Devarapalli, Michael Harris, Pornchai Kittivarakarn, Anna Marshall, Ricardo Navarro, Torrey Poholsky, Joseph Robbins, Brandon Rosenthal, Nicole Smith and Angela Spinelli.
Get school immunizations early
The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County reminds parents to have their children immunized early to avoid the back-to-school rush. Parents of kindergartners and seventh-graders are encouraged to review their children’s immunization record to ensure readiness for the upcoming school year.
If parents do not have a copy of the child’s immunization record, they should ask their provider about Florida Shots, the database that records immunizations. Students entering college also are encouraged to ensure their immunizations are up to date.
The following vaccines are required for children entering preschool and grades K through 12: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, chickenpox and hepatitis B. Students entering college should check with health services at their respective college regarding requirements.
For information on upcoming back-to-school immunization events, visit Pasco.FloridaHealth.gov/.
Gulfside Hospice names health information director
Gulfside Hospice & Pasco Palliative Care has appointed Cristoval Jiminez as its new health information systems director.
Jiminez will be responsible for privacy, security and integrity of electronic patient data, tools and training used for electronic medical records, and all aspects of Informatics and Health Information Management.
Jiminez started working at Gulfside in 2006 as a certified nursing assistant, and was promoted to CNA mentor. In 2009, he transferred into the informatics department, where he worked as a clinical systems coordinator before being promoted to informatics manager in 2012.
