Author: Dorron Blumberg

Thomas Morrissey, M.D., joins the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute as director of gynecologic oncology

Posted by | Jan 21, 2021 | |

January 21, 2020 – Gynecologic oncologist Thomas Morrissey, M.D., FACOG, FACS, has joined the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, as director of gynecologic oncology. He is a specialist in the surgical and chemotherapeutic treatment of ovarian, uterine, cervical and other female genital tract cancers.

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MAKE-A-WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA PURCHASES MIAMI PROPERTY

Posted by | Jan 21, 2021 | |

Greenberg Traurig Assists with ‘Wish House’ Transaction
 
January 21, 2021 – After granting nearly 13,000 life-changing wishes for critically-ill children in its 38-year history, Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida is now making its own dream come true. The nonprofit has purchased land in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood and will begin construction later this year on a 30,000 sq. ft. ‘wish house’ whose central purpose is to uplift children and families during the wish discovery process. It will also provide space for volunteer and donor events while housing the organization’s administrative offices.
 

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Tampa General Hospital And Kindred Healthcare Break Ground On New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital

Posted by | Jan 20, 2021 | |

January 19 2021 – -Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare, LLC today broke ground on a freestanding 59-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the medical district of downtown Tampa. Announced as a joint venture in May 2020, the new facility will help meet the growing needs of Tampa Bay, the region and the state for rehabilitation recovery and care.

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WESTSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MAKES HISTORY IN CARDIAC CARE WITH HOSPITAL’S FIRST EVER WATCHMAN FLX CASE

Posted by | Jan 20, 2021 | |

This permanent heart implant is the only FDA-approved device for the reduction of stroke risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation  
 
January 20, 2021 – Westside Regional Medical Center made history this week as clinical cardiac electrophysiologist and the Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory at Westside, Dr. David Kenigsberg, FHRS, performed the hospital’s first implant of the WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device on a patient with atrial fibrillation (AF). The minimally invasive Watchman FLX procedure took place on Monday, January 18, 2020, and only lasted approximately 30 minutes.
 

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West Palm Beach VA Medical Center participates in VA’s Veterans Health Administration celebrating 75 years

Posted by | Jan 20, 2021 | |

January 20, 2021 –  This year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) commemorates 75 years of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). 
 
Originally established in 1946 as the Department of Medicine & Surgery to care for Veterans returning from World War II, VHA has evolved to meet the unique challenges and care needs of Veterans from every era and at every stage of their lives.
 

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