Physician group welcomes Dr. Radu Mercea
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills Physician Group has welcomed Dr. Radu Mercea to the Community Care Family Practice on Daughtery Road in Zephyrhills.
Mercea has more than 15 years of experience in general family medicine. He sees patients age 5 and older, and provides a wide range of services including sick visits, annual wellness visits, management of chronic diseases, physicals, immunizations and more.
For information or to schedule an appointment, call (813) 788-3582.
PHSC offers Basic Life Support courses
Pasco-Hernando State College will offer Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers courses throughout the fall term. Sessions will be at the Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch, the East Campus in Dade City, the North Campus in Brooksville and the West Campus in New Port Richey.
The courses are designed to provide a variety of health care professionals with the ability to recognize life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, and relieve choking in a safe and timely manner. The instruction is delivered in a variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.
Students must pass a written exam and skills test to quality for a BLS for Health Care Providers course completion card.
For cost, dates and locations, and to register for the four-hour course, contact Dallas Crick at (727) 816-3119 or , or visit PHSC.edu/aha.
Star volunteers recognized
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has recognized its second quarter volunteers with Star Awards.
Volunteers honored with a Five Star award were Christopher Marshall, Margaret “Naida” Flynn and Thomas Devine.
Marshall has been a courier with the hospital since September 2000, and has logged more than 2,197 merit hours.
Flynn has greeted visitors at Welcome Center A every Tuesday and Friday since January 2013, and has earned more than 964 merit hours.
Devine began volunteering at the hospital in April 2002 as a courier, and has accumulated a total of 2,830 merit hours.
Virginia Fournier was recognized with a One Star award. Fournier has been a volunteer since June 2013, and has 4,375 merit hours working as a courier dispatcher and in the gift shop.
Local hospitals receive Fit-Friendly awards
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills was recognized as a Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association by earning the platinum level for its worksite wellness program. It was honored for investing in its employees by integrating healthy living into its workplace.
The Medical Center of Trinity, Oak Hill Hospital, and Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point have been recognized with the American Heart Association’s Fit-Friendly Company Gold Award. The award honors companies that demonstrate progressive leadership by making the health and wellness of their employees a priority.
