Memorial Healthcare System’s (Hollywood, FL) Frank V. Sacco Passes Away
August 23, 2024 – Frank V. Sacco, FACHE, a visionary healthcare leader and the former president and CEO of Memorial Healthcare System (MHS), has died. He was 77 years old.
Mr. Sacco led Memorial for 29 years and oversaw the Hollywood-based organization’s growth from a single hospital to one of the largest public healthcare systems in South Florida. His relentless focus on safety, quality, and the highest quality patient-centered care was the foundation on which the modern-day Memorial was built. Those values and the internal culture he cultivated and instilled remain in place to this day, nearly a decade after his retirement.
“Frank Sacco’s influence and accomplishments can’t be overstated, and I’m proud to carry his legacy forward in the role where he had his greatest impact,” said Memorial Healthcare System president and CEO K. Scott Wester. “His loss is felt by all those in our Memorial family and throughout the healthcare industry.”
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| ImageFIRST Launches 4th Annual HeroesFIRST Contest
20 healthcare heroes will be honored nationally for representing excellence in patient experience
August 21 2924 — ImageFIRST® proudly announces the launch of their 4th Annual HeroesFIRST Contest where ImageFIRST Associates recognize exceptional Healthcare Heroes who go above and beyond to enhance the patient experience. HeroesFIRST celebrates individuals who align closely with ImageFIRST’s Values – Be Safe, Be Honest, Be Respectful and most of all, Be Remarkable.
The nominations for Healthcare Heroes are currently underway by ImageFIRST Service Teams and Customer Advocates in their respective markets across the country. Twenty exceptional finalists will be selected nationally from the nomination period and entered into an online vote. The top eight heroes (four on the East and West Coasts) with the most votes will receive prizes totaling $16,500 for representing the best in patient experience.
“Healthcare professionals are the backbone of our communities,” says ImageFIRST CEO Edward H. Orzetti. “They work tirelessly to provide exceptional care and support to their patients. As the leading provider of healthcare facility services, ImageFIRST has the unique opportunity to build meaningful relationships with our heroes and witness their dedication in action. Through HeroesFIRST, we proudly shine a spotlight on these unsung champions who embody our Values and make a profound impact on patient lives every day.”
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Memorial Primary Care Opens City of Hollywood’s Employee Health Center
August 21, 2024 – It will now be easier for those connected to the City of Hollywood’s self-insurance program to access medical services, thanks to a unique alliance with Memorial Healthcare System that provides a dedicated primary care office exclusively for their use.
The “City of Hollywood Employee Health Center” offers primary and urgent care services, vaccines, lab work, and chronic disease management for both adults and children eight years and older to more than 2,000 of the city’s employees, dependents, and area retirees. Its Stirling Road location and six day a week availability makes it easier for individuals to proactively access care and avoid crisis situations that could require visits to hospital emergency rooms.
“The health and well-being of our employees, retirees and their families is a top priority for the city, and we couldn’t ask for a better, more trusted partner than Memorial to provide high-quality, cost effective, primary care,” said George R. Keller, Jr., Hollywood city manager.
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Transforming Treatment Through Research Clinical Trials Offer Hope for the Future of Gynecologic Cancer Treatment
August 22, 2024- Clinical trials at Broward Health are transforming the treatment of advanced gynecologic cancers, offering new lifelines to patients in the fight for their lives. The health system is participating in clinical trials designed to provide new treatment options for patients with advanced and recurrent ovarian and endometrial cancer.
“At Broward Health, we are very passionate about gynecologic cancer research,” said Scott E. Jordan, M.D., FACOG, gynecologic oncologist with the Broward Health Physician Group. “We prioritize research in our practice model.”
THE GLORIOSA TRIAL
The first trial, GLORIOSA, offers new maintenance therapy options for patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer with high folate receptor-alpha expression.
“The world of ovarian cancer treatment is changing rapidly, and many former recurrence therapies are now first-line treatments, so we are working on new second-line options,” Dr. Jordan said. “We are hoping this trial will keep patients disease-free for as long as possible, and if they do experience a recurrence, they will hopefully respond better to chemotherapy.”
THE SELINEXOR TRIAL
In the past two years, endometrial cancer treatment has changed completely.
“Where survival often used to be less than a year, we’re now seeing survival on the order of multiple years,” Dr. Jordan said. “Patients who we never thought would have a chance of cure now have a very realistic chance of cure.”
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Tampa General Hospital Recognized as Best-in-State Employer by Forbes for Fourth Consecutive Year
Forbes America’s Best Employers by State ranks Tampa General among the top 50 out of 100 companies in more than 20 industry sectors in Florida.
August 22, 2024 – Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best-in-State Employers for 2024, marking the fourth consecutive time the academic health system has made the list. Tampa General was recognized as No. 42 out of 100 companies across more than 20 industry sectors statewide, earning its spot as the region’s top-ranking health system on this year’s list.
Driven by its mission to heal, teach, innovate and care for everyone every day in Tampa Bay and beyond, Tampa General prioritizes investment in the academic health system’s 14,000 team members. By fostering a culture built on the principles of authentic leadership, Tampa General empowers its workforce to thrive. This supportive environment, focused on meeting personal and professional needs, enables team members to deliver the highest quality of care, ultimately improving patient outcomes and experiences as Tampa General strives to be one of the most innovative academic health systems in America.
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Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Announces New Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has appointed Richard Rothman, M.D., as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
August 19, 2024 – Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has appointed Richard Rothman, M.D., as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, effective immediately. Dr. Rothman transitions from his interim role to a permanent position, bringing a wealth of experience and dedication to the hospital and the community it serves.
Dr. Rothman will also continue his pivotal role as the Chief Medical Operations Officer for the Florida Market, overseeing the innovative Hospital Care At HomeSM program. As a founder of this program, he has been instrumental in delivering acute-level hospital care to patients’ homes, a model that successfully launched at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in 2023 and has since expanded to other Cleveland Clinic facilities.
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Lina Augius, M.D., MPH, has joined the FIU Health Faculty Group Practice.
Dr. Augius is the incoming Director of Behavioral Health for the Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHELP program. She has extensive clinical experience in academic, private, and public settings. She is a board-certified adult psychiatrist and a diplomat of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. Her focus as a clinician-educator has been on transitional-age youth, higher education, and wellness in learning environments. She is the former director of Student Psychiatric Services for the University of Southern California, where she worked for nearly fifteen years. Dr. Augius advocates cultural competence, is a passionate educator and mentor.
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Mpox – African Region by WHO
Situation at a glance
On 14 August 2024, the WHO Director-General determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the highest level of alarm under the IHR. Here we describe the latest countries in the region newly reporting cases since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022. The clade Ib MPXV outbreak, which began in September 2023 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is having an increasing number of cases in the country and also expanding to neighbouring countries. Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have each reported their first mpox cases. Several of these cases have travel links to eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and each of these countries has identified clade Ib monkeypox virus (MPXV). Based on available epidemiological data, this clade has been spreading rapidly among adults through close physical contact, including sexual contact identified within networks of sex workers and their clients. As the virus spreads further, the affected groups are changing, with the virus also taking hold within households and other settings. Additionally, Cote d’Ivoire is reporting cases of clade II mpox for the first time since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022.
Description of the situation
Described below are the latest countries in the African region newly affected by mpox, either clade I or clade II, since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022. Additional countries in the region are continuing to report cases, please refer to the latest situation report published for an update on these countries including the latest epidemiological trends.
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Cross-Country Motorcyclist Rides Again After Brain Surgery at Broward Health Medical Center
August 22, 2024 – In August 2022, Thomas Lee, an information technology director, began experiencing frequent slight headaches. Initially, he didn’t think much of it, attributing it to spending long hours in front of a computer. However, his condition quickly escalated.
“I had the worst headache of my life and felt nauseous,” Lee said. Initially dismissing it as a typical headache, he pushed through his workday. However, by lunchtime, the pain had worsened significantly, so the Fort Lauderdale resident decided to leave work early, hoping rest would help.
For the next four days, Lee felt very ill and weak. “I thought I had the flu, COVID-19 or food poisoning,” Lee said. “I decided to ride out whatever I had and mostly slept during those days.”
Lee’s mother became very concerned after not hearing from him. She flew in from Arizona and took him to the Emergency Department at Broward Health Medical Center.
“I was having trouble seeing, it was difficult to focus and everything looked blurry,” Lee said. “That’s when I realized I was losing my vision.”
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Beyond the Quick Fix: How Gastric Bypass Surgery Changed One Nurse’s Life
August 21, 2024 – Steven Padilla, a 42-year-old clinical nurse coordinator at HCA Florida University Hospital, has been on a lifelong journey battling obesity. Weighing 494 pounds at his heaviest, Steven faced threats of health challenges, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. The struggle to maintain a sense of normalcy in his daily life became increasingly difficult.
“For a long time, I considered surgery as a way to conquer this battle that I had been dealing with for years,” Steven shares. “When I found Dr. Donkor, I felt confident that this was the right path for me. I knew things would get better after the surgery.”
Steven decided to undergo gastric bypass surgery, a life-changing decision that he now calls “the best decision I’ve made in my entire life.” He was up and walking the same day after the procedure, a moment that marked the beginning of his transformation.
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HCA Florida Westside Hospital Celebrates Designation as Comprehensive Stroke Center Accredited by DNV for the city of Plantation
August 23, 2024 – HCA Florida Westside Hospital is proud to announce its recent designation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, accredited by DNV. This significant milestone underscores the hospital’s commitment to providing the highest level of stroke care to the Plantation community and beyond.
To celebrate this achievement, HCA Florida Westside Hospital hosted a morning celebration attended by Plantation community stakeholders, first responders, and hospital staff. The event highlighted the hospital’s advanced capabilities in treating complex stroke cases and recognized the dedication of the entire stroke care team.
The event was held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at HCA Florida Westside Hospital 8201 West Broward Blvd Plantation, FL 33324 at 9:00am- 10:30am
Highlights of the Event:
– Importance of the Designation: Mr. Tyrer emphasized the hospital’s advanced stroke care capabilities, including 24/7 access to a dedicated team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, specialized nursing staff, and state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment technologies.
– Gratitude and Recognition: The event will recognize the hard work and dedication of the stroke care team and the crucial role of first responders in ensuring timely care for stroke patients.
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Blood pressure program launches at Mandel Public Library in downtown West Palm Beach
American Heart Association’s “Libraries with Heart” gives patrons free access to blood pressure monitors and guidelines
August 21, 2024 – The newest item available for checkout at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach isn’t a book, movie or even a CD – it’s a blood pressure kit.
“Every time these kits are checked out, they could save a life,” says Antoinette Giamalva, library supervisor at the Mandel Public Library.
High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke and chronic conditions, but for most people, it has no symptoms. An estimated 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. has high blood pressure, but many of those individuals might not know they have it until it’s damaged their health.
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NCH Rooney Heart Institute Announces Successful Clinical Trial of Groundbreaking SPHERE Per-AF Technology
August 21, 2024 – NCH Rooney Heart Institute is proud to announce the successful completion of a clinical trial using the novel SPHERE Per-AF technology, a cutting-edge pulse field ablation (PFA) system developed by Medtronic. This groundbreaking treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) has shown promising results and could potentially revolutionize the management of AF. NCH was one of the country’s few centers to participate in this FDA regulated clinical trial.
SPHERE Per-AF, a state-of-the-art PFA technology, is poised to supplement existing AF treatment methods due to its efficiency, efficacy and safety. Unlike traditional ablation techniques that use thermal energy, PFA utilizes electric pulses to selectively target and ablate cardiac tissue responsible for AF.
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Fall Sports in South Florida: Safety and Health Tips from West Boca Medical Center
AUGUST 22, 2024 – As the temperatures in South Florida start to cool down slightly, the excitement for fall sports heats up. From football to soccer, and from cheerleading to cross country, the region comes alive with athletic activities. However, while these sports offer numerous benefits, they also come with certain risks. West Boca Medical Center is dedicated to ensuring that young athletes stay safe and healthy through the season. With our specialized pediatric emergency room and a free-standing ER in Coconut Creek, we are always prepared to handle sports-related injuries and emergencies.
Concussion Safety
Concussions are a significant concern in contact sports such as football and soccer. These injuries occur when a blow to the head or body causes the brain to move rapidly within the skull. It’s crucial to recognize the signs of a concussion, which include headaches, confusion, dizziness, nausea, and balance problems. At West Boca Medical Center, our medical professionals emphasize the importance of proper diagnosis and treatment.
Here are some key safety tips for preventing and managing concussions:
Wear Proper Gear: Ensure that helmets and other protective gear fit properly and are in good condition.
Educate Players and Coaches: Everyone involved should be aware of the signs and symptoms of concussions.
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Clips for Cancer planned during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September
The event raises money to support children fighting cancer at Golisano Children’s Hospital
FORT MYERS, Fla. – August 22, 2024 – Clips for Cancer will be held Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bell Tower Shops during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
This year’s event theme is “Go Gold for Golisano” in recognition of the gold ribbon, an awareness symbol for childhood cancer. The entire community is invited to Go Gold and Fight Like a Kid, from braving the shave and fundraising or donating in support of Barbara’s Friends – Golisano Children’s Hospital’s cancer fund.
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Cypress Pharmacy introduces new name and logo as Cypress Wellness Pharmacy
FORT MYERS, Fla. – August 22, 2024 – After more than 40 years of dedicated service to the Fort Myers community, Cypress Pharmacy announces its new name as Cypress Wellness Pharmacy. This change, which includes a new logo, underscores the business’s ongoing commitment to personalized service, education and overall wellness.
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Corey Howard, MD, receives FMA’s highest honor
August 22, 2024 – FMA Past President Corey Howard, MD, FACP, of Naples, Fla., has been advocating for medicine since he was a resident in the early ‘90s. More than 30 years later, the FMA honored Dr. Howard for his steadfast leadership by presenting him with the 2024 Award of Distinguished Service at Annual Meeting in Orlando on Saturday, Aug. 3. It is the association’s highest award.
Dr. Howard is a Board-certified internal medicine physician who got started in organized medicine in 1992, when he became a delegate to the AMA Resident Physicians Section – now the Resident & Fellow Section – for the American Society of Internal Medicine before it merged with the American College of Physicians. He has written, co-written and collaborated with other physicians on many resolutions that are now AMA policy.
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Update on pending Medicare payment cuts by FMA
By Jarrod Fowler, MHA, FMA Director of Health Care Policy and Innovation
What’s happening?
Next year, physicians face a 2.8% Medicare conversion factor cut. This significant pay reduction is largely the result of Congress’ unwillingness to statutorily fix the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. For years, physicians have been telling federal lawmakers that the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is unsustainable. Year after year of cuts have further destabilized the traditional Medicare program and left physicians wondering whether they’ll have to cut back on providing care to vulnerable seniors to keep their practices economically solvent.
How did we get here?
Medicare payments to physicians have lagged behind inflation for decades, even as payments to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, Medicare Advantage plans, and other entities have received considerable pay increases. Despite strong advocacy from physician organizations, Congress has yet to take action to prevent this pending crisis. Meanwhile, more and more physicians are being forced to consolidate their practices, limit Medicare patients, and contemplate whether they’ll be able to continue seeing Medicare patients in the future. The CMS Office of the Actuary and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission have acknowledged the problem that this lack of payment updates has created.
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NIH-funded study finds long COVID affects adolescents differently than younger children
Adolescents were most likely to experience low energy/tiredness while children were most likely to report headache.
August 21, 2024- Scientists investigating long COVID in youth found similar but distinguishable patterns between school-age children (ages 6-11 years) and adolescents (ages 12-17 years) and identified their most common symptoms. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in JAMA, comes from research conducted through the NIH’s Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative(link is external), a wide-reaching effort to understand, diagnose, treat, and prevent long COVID, a condition marked by symptoms and health problems that linger after an infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Children and adolescents were found to experience prolonged symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection in almost every organ system with most having symptoms affecting more than one system.
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August 7, 2024 – The Florida Blue Foundation is now accepting grant applications from Florida-based nonprofit organizations across the state who are dedicated to advancing maternal health.
The Foundation seeks to fund community-inspired, evidence-based, and sustainable initiatives that support innovative and actionable solutions to improve maternal health outcomes, bridge health disparities, and secure equitable access to quality maternal health care services across the state of Florida. The aim is to transform Florida into a state where maternal health is safer, and under-resourced or marginalized communities are supported, embodying a commitment to the health and well-being of all mothers and babies.
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Aug. 22, 2024 — Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Southwest Florida, offers a free monthly autism spectrum disorder screening for toddlers 18 months to five years of age.
The next screening will be held on Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Pediatric Specialist Office, 15901 Bass Road, Suite 102, Fort Myers.
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The 8th Florida Medical Cannabis Conference & Exhibition (FMCCE 2025) will be held May 30- June 1, 2025, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This conference is a networking and educational forum on the subject of medical cannabis.
This conference is designed for attendees who are active or interested in the medical cannabis industry.
For medical professionals and entrepreneurs, the conference will cover a range of topics, all relevant to the medical cannabis industry, as it pertains to the State of Florida, including but not limited to:
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Amount of Medical Marijuana Dispensed - (mgs THC) 343,526,510
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