JUNE 29, 2026
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TGH Burn Center Earns Prestigious Reverification from American Burn Association
The recognition for excellence in adult and pediatric care underscores the role as a regional leader in advanced burn treatment and academic medicine.
June 26, 2026– Tampa General Hospital (TGH) in partnership with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has once again earned verification from the American Burn Association (ABA) and the American College of Surgeons for the TGH Burn Center: A TECO Partnership. The recognition affirms the hospital’s commitment to providing the highest level of care for patients with complex burn injuries by upholding rigorous national standards across the full continuum of burn care, including emergency treatment, surgery, critical care and rehabilitation.
“This reverification underscores the expertise of our multidisciplinary team and our ongoing commitment to delivering advanced, patient-centered care,” said Dr. Nicholas J. Panetta, chief of the Tampa General Hospital Plastic Surgery Institute and Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. “At Tampa General, we are proud to serve as a regional leader in burn care, providing specialized treatment and comprehensive support for patients and families at every stage of recovery.”
The TGH Burn Center is one of only six burn centers in Florida to receive reverification and remains one of just two in the state verified to care for both adult and pediatric patients. This elite designation reflects the center’s adherence to rigorous national standards for patient care, staffing, infrastructure and outcomes.
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Jupiter Medical Center Breaks Ground on Second Hospital
New Avenir campus expands access to emergency and specialty care in fast-growing region
June 25, 2026 – Yesterday, Jupiter Medical Center (JMC), the region’s only independent, not-for-profit health system, broke ground on its second hospital, marking a significant expansion of access to high-quality care across western Palm Beach County. The “Jupiter Medical Center Neighborhood Hospital at The Health Park at Avenir” is designed to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population, bringing emergency and specialty services closer to where patients live and work.
The 53,000-square-foot hospital will include 29 inpatient beds, four operating rooms, 24-hour emergency services, a diagnostic laboratory, and imaging services. It will be adjacent to a three-story, 47,000-square-foot medical office building dedicated to Jupiter Medical Center physicians, including primary care, concierge medicine, orthopedics, cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonary and general surgery. Both facilities are expected to open in early 2028.
“Today is a proud and historic moment for Jupiter Medical Center and for the communities we serve,” said Amit Rastogi, MD, MHCM, President and CEO of Jupiter Medical Center. “Breaking ground on the second hospital in our health system’s history represents a defining step in our continued growth and our mission to expand access to the highest-quality care across our region. As western Palm Beach County continues to grow, this new campus will allow us to bring advanced emergency, surgical, and specialty care closer to home for patients and families, while strengthening the seamless continuum of care that defines Jupiter Medical Center.”
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Jack & Jill Center Summer Campers Learn to Be Lifesavers During CPR Training
Jack & Jill Center CEO Amy Jewell; Rick Case Automotive Group President and CEO Rita Case; Ellice Martinez, Executive Director, Development & Community Health, American Heart Association; Jack & Jill Center Board President-Elect Sigrid McCawley; and Jack & Jill Center Board member and President and CEO of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Caitlin Stella
June 25, 2026 – Just because school is out, learning shouldn’t take a summer break. Education is year-round. That’s why Rick Case Automotive Group President and CEO Rita Case paid a visit to Jack & Jill Center to donate CPR Anytime Training Kits for them to participate in CPR training.
“I embrace every opportunity I have to teach children important skills they can apply now and take with them as they progress into adulthood,” said Case. “I cannot emphasize enough the importance of feeling confident performing CPR because you never know when you might need to perform this lifesaving technique. I have made it my mission to equip as many people in our community as possible with the ability to be a hero and save a life. We are turning bystanders into lifesavers.”
The team from Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital led the CPR training and the team from the American Heart Association was also on hand to assist in facilitating the training.
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TGH Cancer Institute I Cancer Center of South Florida Expands Palm Beach County Practice With Renowned Melanoma Specialist
Medical Oncologist Dr. Sanjay Awasthi joins Tampa General’s
nationally ranked team in the Palm Beaches and on the Treasure Coast.
June 25, 2026 – TGH Cancer Institute | Cancer Center of South Florida (CCSF) announced today that Medical Oncologist Dr. Sanjay Awasthi has joined its Palm Beach County practice, effective June 1, 2026.
A board-certified physician-scientist, with more than 40 years of experience spanning clinical oncology, cancer research and academic medicine, Awasthi brings a distinguished record of advancing the understanding and treatment of melanoma, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and rare hereditary cancers.
Awasthi’s career has been defined by the integration of patient care and scientific discovery. In 2011, the Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope in Los Angeles recruited him to lead its melanoma research program and continue National Institutes of Health-funded research on cancer, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and obesity – work that has contributed significantly to understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development and treatment resistance.
Prior to joining TGH Cancer Institute | CCSF, Awasthi earned a reputation as an exceptional clinician across some of the nation’s most respected academic and cancer institutions, including UT Health, Texas Tech Health Science Center, University of North Texas, Texas Oncology and City of Hope. Known for his ability to navigate complex, difficult-to-treat cancers with precision and compassion, he has spent his career ensuring that every patient receives thoughtful and individualized care grounded in the latest evidence and emerging therapies.
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Holy Cross Health Earns 4-Star Rating From Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Rating is based on hospital’s performance in five categories of patient care
June 24, 2026 – In the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2026, Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale was awarded four out of five stars for the second consecutive year.
CMS annually rates hospitals nationwide based on how they perform in five categories that are called measure groups. The categories are mortality, readmissions, patient safety, patient experience, and timeliness and effectiveness of care. To help patients, families and caregivers make an informed decision on where to receive emergency care, preventative care, routine exams, diagnostics, surgeries, treatments, therapy and procedures, one metric they rely highly on is this CMS rating because of its objectivity.
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HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL EARNS STATUTORY TEACHING HOSPITAL DESIGNATION
June 26, 2026 – HCA Florida JFK Hospital has been designated a Statutory Teaching Hospital by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), a distinction recognizing the hospital’s more than 30-year legacy of training physicians and advancing academic medicine in Palm Beach County and South Florida.
Under Florida law, the Statutory Teaching Hospital designation is awarded to hospitals that meet rigorous criteria in graduate medical education, physician training, and academic medicine. The designation reflects HCA Florida JFK Hospital’s more than three decades of investment in physician education, faculty development, and clinical excellence.
Since launching its first graduate medical education program in 1994, HCA Florida JFK Hospital, working closely with HCA Florida JFK North Hospital, has steadily expanded its programs. Today, it supports more than 100 residents and fellows across residencies in internal medicine, podiatric medicine and surgery, psychiatry, orthopedic surgery, and general surgery, as well as fellowships in advanced heart failure, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and hospice and palliative medicine.
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Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Earns Prestigious Three-Star STS Rating for Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Hospital Achieves Highest Possible Rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
June 24, 2026– Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center has earned the distinguished three-star rating, the highest possible quality designation, from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for both isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures and the Multiprocedural Composite Quality Rating.
The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) is considered one of the most comprehensive and respected quality improvement initiatives in health care. Using sophisticated risk-adjustment methodologies, the database evaluates hospitals and surgical groups based on patient outcomes and data integrity over a rolling three-year period. Programs receive a rating of one to three stars, with three stars representing “better than expected” performance and placing a program among the nation’s elite cardiac surgery centers. Typically, only 10% to 20% of participating programs achieve a three-star rating.
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Continuum Injury & Wellness Named First Personal Injury General Health Clinic in Florida to Earn AAAHC Accreditation
Fort Lauderdale clinic achieves AAAHC accreditation, raises the bar for patient safety, clinical oversight and quality assurance in a fraud-challenged industry.
We wanted to build a clinic that could withstand the highest level of scrutiny from regulators, physicians, insurers, attorneys and most importantly, patients.”
— Hylan Elias
June 25, 2026 — Amid longstanding scrutiny of fraud, overutilization and quality concerns within Florida’s personal injury system, Continuum Injury & Wellness Center has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), becoming the first privately held, personal injury-focused General Health Clinic in Florida to achieve the nationally recognized credential.
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HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN STROKE CARE
The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke: Gold Plus award for demonstrating commitment to delivering evidence-based, life-saving stroke care
June 25, 2026 – HCA Florida Palms West Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke: Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring people experiencing stroke receive timely, appropriate treatment based on nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately helping to save lives and reduce disability.
Stroke is the No. 4 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Report. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel supplying the brain is blocked by a clot or ruptures, preventing blood and oxygen from reaching brain tissue. When this happens, brain cells begin to die. Early detection and rapid treatment are critical to improving survival, minimizing disability and supporting faster recovery.
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HSS Study Reveals How Early-Life Cellular Process Helps Shape Lifelong Immune Health
Study identifies a previously unknown role for skin immune cells in building the lymphatic system that supports immune function throughout life
June 26, 2026 -Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered a critical link between the immune system in early life and its function in adulthood. The study, published in Science Immunology, identifies a new role for specialized skin immune cells, called Langerhans cells, in shaping the development of lymphatic vessels—an essential part of the body’s immune network.
Lymphatic vessels act as communication highways, carrying signals from tissues to the immune system to alert it to infection, injury, or disease. When this system does not function properly, the body may struggle to fight infections, respond to vaccines, repair tissue, or control inflammation.
The new findings show that Langerhans cells play a key role during early life by helping lymphatic vessels grow and develop properly in the skin. This early “setup” has long-term consequences, influencing how well the immune system functions later in life.
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Mark Tarr honored by American Heart Association for advancing stroke recovery and women’s heart health
President and CEO Mark Tarr pictured with Encompass Health Vice President of Operations Support Elaine Prince and AHA National Board Chair Lee Shapiro.
June 24, 2026 — Encompass Health President and CEO Mark Tarr has received the American Heart Association’s Award of Meritorious Achievement, recognizing his leadership and longstanding commitment to improving cardiovascular health, advancing stroke recovery and supporting women’s heart health nationwide. Tarr was honored at the AHA’s National Volunteer Awards in Dallas, where leaders and volunteers from across the country gathered to celebrate those driving meaningful progress in the fight against heart disease and stroke. Tarr was introduced by Encompass Health Vice President of Operations Support Elaine Prince, who serves on the Birmingham, Alabama-area Go Red for Women Executive Leadership Team and was a 2025 Woman of Impact.
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Admirals Cove Foundation Awards $50,000 to Clinics Can Help to Provide 500 Safe Sleep Cribs to Local Families
June 24 2026 – For more than a decade, Admirals Cove Foundation has supported Clinics Can Help’s efforts to provide safe sleeping environments for our community’s youngest residents. Today, Clinics Can Help is proud to announce that the Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to support the organization’s Admirals Cove Cribs Project. This generous gift will allow Clinics Can Help to purchase and provide 500 new Pack N Play cribs to parents of infants and newborns in the North Palm Beach community.
“Thanks in large part to Admirals Cove Foundation, Clinics Can Help has been able to provide thousands of cribs to families over the last ten years,” shared Clinics Can Help CEO Owen O’Neill. “This continued partnership has truly served our community by helping parents give their babies a safe place to sleep. We are deeply grateful for Admirals Cove Foundation’s continued belief in this work and for their commitment to protecting the health and safety of local infants and newborns.”
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Lee Health Ranks Third Among U.S. Hospital Systems for Social Responsibility
Lown Institute recognizes Lee Health nationally; HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital ranked No. 2 in Florida
June 26, 2026 — Lee Health is proud to rank third among 331 U.S. health systems as one of the most socially responsible, according to the Lown Institute. All Lee Health acute care hospitals also earned “A” grades on multiple metrics, with HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospitals ranking number two in Florida.
This marks the third year the system has been in the top five nationally for social responsibility and health equity. Lee Memorial Hospital, which includes HealthPark Medical Center under the same license, ranked second in Florida for social responsibility and avoiding overuse, and first for care value.
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International Study Reveals How the Brain Senses Movement
Findings from Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and Cleveland Clinic may pave the way for improvements in prosthetic limbs
June 24, 2026 – PISA, Italy, and CLEVELAND, Ohio: A research team led by Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic has uncovered new insight into how the brain senses movement. Their findings, published in Science Advances, could potentially help improve sensation and movement for prosthetic limbs.
By combining data from the world’s only two neural-machine interfaces designed to restore kinesthetic sensation – or the sense of movement – in upper limb prosthetics, the researchers found that the brain appears to process this information not as isolated signals, but as coordinated hand grasp movement patterns, or “synergies.”
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An Evening of Hope Celebrating 25 Years of Compassion and Saving Lives
For 25 years, A Safe Haven for Newborns has stood as a beacon of hope for mothers in crisis and a lifeline for vulnerable newborns. What began as Nick’s deeply personal journey to heal a broken heart and honor the memory of his beloved wife, Gloria, following her tragic passing, has grown into an internationally recognized organization dedicated to preventing infant abandonment and providing support, counseling, and critical resources to women facing the overwhelming reality of an unplanned pregnancy. From its beginnings, the mission has been rooted in compassion, dignity, and love — offering hope, protection, and a path forward during life’s most difficult moments.
Over the past quarter century, countless lives have been touched through the organization’s unwavering commitment to offering safe, legal, and anonymous options for mothers seeking help. Through advocacy, education, community partnerships, and around-the-clock support, A Safe Haven for Newborns has continued to remind women that they are never alone. To date, 441 newborns have been given a chance at life — 431 in Florida; nine in other states, and one in Honduras.
This milestone anniversary is more than a celebration of years — it is a celebration of lives, second chances, and the power of compassion to change the future. We invite you to join us in celebrating our Silver Jubilee by visiting our website and selecting a sponsorship opportunity. Or, contact Nick Silverio at safehaven@asafehavenfornewborns.com; 305-882-1304 x103 for more information.
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