AdventHealth opens latest hospital
RIVERVIEW – On Oct. 23, AdventHealth opened a new 82-bed hospital Oct. 23 at 9330 US-301.
The 282,000-square-foot AdventHealth Riverview offers a wide range of services, including emergency care, cardiology, labor and delivery, bariatrics, neurosurgery, orthopedics and spine surgery.
The hospital is located near Hillsborough County Fire Station 16, ensuring faster response times for trauma, stroke and cardiac events. The site allows for up to 202 beds as the community grows.
In addition to health care services, the hospital will serve as a major economic driver, creating more than 2,000 new jobs in the area.
The on-site cafeteria, open to the public, includes a full-service pizza oven from Italy and a cafe run by local Tampa-based Buddy Brew Coffee, with mobile ordering available.
Robins & Morton, the construction firm behind the hospital’s build, has played a key role in the project’s completion.
Spa offers specials for linemen, first responders
WESLEY CHAPEL – LIVE Hydration Spa announced special offers aimed at both helping those affected by hurricanes and giving back to the first responders and linemen on the front lines.
LIVE Hydration Spa, Wesley Chapel is a wellness center offering a range of IV hydration therapies, vitamin infusions and rejuvenation services.
The spa is offering 30% off any premium treatment with a donation of gently used or new clothing (IV hydration, vitamin infusions and other wellness services). These donations will be distributed to those in need as part of hurricane relief efforts.
“We want to ensure that our community can recover and feel their best during this challenging time,” said Holly Worsham, owner of LIVE Hydration Spa, Wesley Chapel. “This is a small way we can give back while helping our clients boost their wellness and recovery.”
In addition to the offer, all linemen and first responders (must present ID or badge) can receive a free B12 injection as a token of appreciation for restoring power, keeping our streets safe and supporting relief efforts.
The offer is valid through Oct 31.
Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are recommended.
Call 813-508-7844 for details.
Health officials issue blue-green algae bloom alert for Blanton Lake
PASCO COUNTY – The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in Blanton Lake. This is in response to a water sample taken on Oct. 16.
The public should exercise caution in and around Blanton Lake.
Residents and visitors are advised to take the following precautions:
- Do not drink, swim, wade, use personal watercraft, water ski or boat in waters where there is a visible bloom.
- Wash your skin and clothing with soap and water if you have contact with algae or discolored or smelly water.
- Keep pets away from the area. Pets and livestock should have a different source of water when algae blooms are present.
- Do not cook or clean dishes with water contaminated by algae blooms. Boiling the water will not eliminate the toxins.
- Eating fillets from healthy fish caught in freshwater lakes experiencing blooms is safe. Rinse fish fillets with tap or bottled water, throw out the guts and cook fish well.
- Do not eat shellfish in waters with algae blooms.
AdventHealth Wauchula delivers supplies to families
WAUCHULA – In response to the devastation left by Hurricane Milton, AdventHealth Wauchula teamed up with Florida Farm Share and the Wauchula Seventh-Day Adventist Church to distribute food, water and supplies to more than 500 families in Hardee County.
Hundreds of cars lined up at the Wauchula Seventh-day Adventist church on Carlton Street as volunteers from the hospital and the community provided resources to help their recovery.
Florida Farm Share provided a semi-truck with 24 pallets of 500 boxes of food and 500 boxes of toiletries that volunteers gave out. Each family was given a box of food, a bag of fresh bananas and apples, bottled water, toiletries, diapers and dog food.
“It is very important for all of us to work together and help take care of one another, especially after devastating events like Hurricane Milton,” said Christen Johnson, AdventHealth Wauchula vice president and administrator.
