Busy parents-to-be benefit from this childbirth class
LUTZ – St. Joseph’s Hospital-North is holding a free, one-day Comprehensive Childbirth Class designed for busy parents-to-be who want a one-session presentation that covers the basics.
The class takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 26 in a hospital classroom, 4211 Van Dyke Road, Lutz.
Registered nurse-certified childbirth educators teach new parents about labor and birth and provide an overview of breastfeeding and newborn care. The class includes a tour of St. Joseph’s Hospital-North’s labor and delivery rooms, mother and baby rooms and new NICU.
Register by visiting BayCareEvents.org and choosing “St. Joseph’s Hospital-North” in the “Facility/Location” filter and scrolling to the July 26 class listing. Register by phone by calling 855-314-8352 and pressing the number “2” at the prompt.
EPIC moving location
CLEARWATER – EPIC (Empath Partners in Care), a member of Empath Health, announced its Clearwater location is moving to a more convenient center designed to better serve the community.
Starting July 14, EPIC will welcome clients in its new home at 4600 140th Ave. N., Suite 220, Clearwater.
The new location is easily accessible via Bus Route 52.
EPIC’s current office (5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater) will close as operations will fully transition to the updated space.
Clients will continue to have access to EPIC’s services, including HIV testing, mental health services, housing assistance, food pantry and pharmacy.
Joy Winheim, president of EPIC, said the move makes it easier for people to get the help they need.
On the web: myEPIC.org
AdventHealth expands bariatric surgery options
DAVENPORT – AdventHealth is expanding in Polk County with the opening of a newly enhanced AdventHealth Medical Group Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery in Davenport.
The space will allow Dr. Shiva Seetahal, the opportunity to see and help even more patients.
The expansion to the office, located at 410 Lionel Way Suite 204 in Davenport, opened June 30. It features five exam rooms, a medication room and lab and additional space for more providers to help care for patients.
Nearly one in three Floridians are overweight or obese, an increase of nearly 2% from the year before, according to the Florida Department of Health. Studies show weight loss and bariatric surgery care can reduce conditions such as type II diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
Hospital helps with drive
LAKE PLACID – Hundreds of families in need in the Lake Placid area got a share of more than 7,600 pounds of food through a partnership between AdventHealth and United Way Central Florida.
It was all done through the United Way End Hunger Initiative, an effort to ensure families in need across Highlands County have access to nutritional meals amid rising food costs.
On June 26, AdventHealth leaders and team members joined the United Way of Central Florida and volunteers from the South Oak First Baptist Church to hand out food at the church. Dozens of people had their cars lined up hours before the event so they could get food.
BayCare hires chief medical information officer
CLEARWATER – BayCare has named Patrick Brown as vice president and chief medical information officer.
Brown is responsible for upholding the strong relationship between the medical staff and the information services department, ensuring that communications are effective and the interests of both groups are translated appropriately.
Prior to joining BayCare, Brown served as vice president and CMIO of Centra Health in Lynchburg.
“He’s a talented informaticist who values relationships,” Chief Information Officer Lynnette Clinton said. “His expertise will guide the use of our clinical systems into the future.”
Baycare hires CTO
CLEARWATER – BayCare has named Philip Karp as vice president and chief technology officer.
As BayCare’s new CTO, Karp is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of infrastructure hardware and software technologies, clinical engineering operations and governance, platform currency, and operational excellence to ensure audit readiness and security/service excellence for the enterprise infrastructure.
“My focus will be on amplifying our current strengths while introducing new innovations that advance our operational capabilities,” Karp said. “Our shared goal is clear: develop secure, reliable solutions that give clinical staff the technology they need to provide exceptional patient care and directly support BayCare’s mission.”
Prior to joining BayCare, Karp served as vice president of IT architecture and infrastructure at NYU Langone Health in New York City.
