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Posted: December 31, 2008: 11:40 am
As 2008 comes to an end we offer our list of ten significant Winter Haven developments from the past twelve months. While the economy has slowed, there is still much positive local activity. A great many developments hold promise for the future. Here’s our selection - each is linked to the original blog post. What would you add?
10. DCA approval of the CSX intermodal rail facility
9. Winter Haven Hospital completes $40 million addition.
8. PCC one of nine community colleges to offer four-year degrees
7. Ledger New York Times buys News Chief
6. Winter Haven opens new airport terminal
5. City plans for Chain of Lakes property
4. Winter Haven Hospital attains Magnet status
3. Six Ten Corporation/T3 Communications “Inland Fiber and Data Technology Park” downtown
2. Winter Haven Parks Grow by 250 acres since 2000
1. Cypress Gardens closes … to reopen in March 2009
What would you add to this list?
The Chamber extends our best wishes for a bright and prosperous 2009. And remember … buy from local merchants, the job you save may be your own!
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Posted: December 15, 2008: 4:11 pm
Winter Haven Hospital is awarded prestigious nursing Magnet designation
As Polk County’s first healthcare organization to achieve Magnet status, Winter Haven Hospital joins 305 hospitals across the country – about 5 percent of the nation’s total – to be recognized for excellence in patient care. Hospital staffers have worked for more than five years to meet the program’s rigorous requirements.
Winter Haven Hospital has been recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) with the prestigious designation of Magnet status for its nursing program. The Hospital is the first in Polk County to achieve Magnet status, which has been granted to about 5 percent of the nation’s hospitals.
According to the ANCC, the “Magnet Recognition Program® recognizes healthcare organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and professionalism in nursing practice … Recognizing quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice, the Magnet Recognition Program provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care that they can expect to receive.”
“All of our nurses and staff at Winter Haven Hospital have been working hard toward this day for more than five years,” said Mary Jo Schreiber, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. “We are, of course, very proud of our nurses and of the outstanding level of care that they provide to our patients.”
Although the designation is an American Nursing Association standard, it is awarded to the hospital organization as a whole because the excellence in patient care outcomes that the award represents is achieved through the efforts of every staff member, volunteer, and physician on staff at Winter Haven Hospital, Schreiber said.
She noted that an ANCC credentialing team visited Winter Haven Hospital in September and solicited public commentary on the Hospital’s application for Magnet status.
Schreiber said: “On behalf of everyone at Winter Haven Hospital, I would like to express my thanks to the east Polk County community, which so strongly supports our not-for-profit healthcare mission. We are aware of that support on a daily basis, which contributes to the morale and the dedication that our nursing staff have for their profession.”
Lance Anastasio, president and CEO of Winter Haven Hospital, said: “I want to offer my congratulations to our nursing organization for achieving this distinguished national recognition. And I want to emphasize that as an institution, we have made a commitment to remaining on the Magnet journey. We think it’s a vital commitment to our patients from throughout the region.”
A formal award ceremony will be announced in the near future. Representatives from the Commission on Magnet Recognition will travel to Winter Haven to officially present the designation certificate to Hospital officials.
Charles McPherson, chairman of the Winter Haven Hospital Board of Trustees, said: “Everyone in east Polk County should take a measure of pride in the awarding of Magnet status to Winter Haven Hospital. Our commitment to serving our patients with the highest standard of nursing care has been certified to be among the very best in the nation. There simply are not many communities who can say that.”
The Chamber adds it congratulations to the staff and management of Winter Haven Hospital.
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Posted: August 26, 2008: 2:28 pm
Healthy Business and Healthy Breakfast on September 23 - Chamber Sneak Preview
Winter Haven Hospital will present a special Chamber sneak preview of its new $40 million 60,000 sq. ft. addition on Tuesday, September 23 beginning at 8 a.m. in the medical center’s new lobby. This event is open to Winter Haven Chamber members and features a free breakfast with your RSVP by September 16.
The healthy breakfast start to your day will take place in the new lobby area and tours of other new areas will be offered. Enter the hospital from Avenue F, NW and follow the signs to parking and then to the new lobby.
You can RSVP here.
Winter Haven Hospital adopts Smoke- and Tobacco-free Policy for All Campuses
Nationwide, more than 450,000 deaths a year are attributable to smoking. Tobacco use is the No. 1 cause of preventable death. More than 500 hospitals across the country have adopted tobacco-free policies.
Winter Haven Hospital will join many Florida hospitals and more than 500 across the country in having a smoke- and tobacco-free campus beginning Oct. 1, 2008. The policy will apply to patients, employees, physicians, volunteers and visitors. This effort is being undertaken to ensure a healthy environment at all hospital facilities.
Lance Anastasio, president and CEO of Winter Haven Hospital, explained: “Our mission statement begins: ‘To improve the health of the communities we serve…’ There is sufficient research regarding the harmful effects of smoking and inhaling second-hand smoke. Tobacco use is the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States. One in every five deaths is attributable to cigarette smoking. More than 450,000 deaths are attributable to smoking. Knowing these facts, the Board of Trustees and medical staff members are in agreement that becoming a smoke- and tobacco-free campus is the appropriate thing to do.”
Bob Carter, chairman of the Board of Trustees, said: “As a healthcare organization committed to the health and safety of our patients and the community we serve, we have a responsibility to lead by example and provide a safe, clean and healthy environment. The U.S. Surgeon General has made us aware that even second-hand smoke is a contributing factor to respiratory infections, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, lung cancer and coronary heart disease in non-smokers. This new policy to have no smoking inside the hospital buildings, or outside on hospital property, eliminates the potential dangers of second-hand smoke.”
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Posted: August 20, 2008: 2:52 pm
Winter Haven Hospital launches around-the-clock physician care for expectant mothers
This new program enhances patient safety and care with OB/GYN physicians on site 24/7/365. The program also enhances the hospital’s relationship with the Polk County Health Department and care for Medicaid recipients.
While many obstetricians divide their time between office and hospital, the Regency Medical Center (the women’s division of Winter Haven Hospital) has introduced an Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) hospitalist program, a service that allows hospital-based doctors to focus on providing care to patients in the labor and delivery unit. To support this initiative, Winter Haven Hospital has contracted with the OB Hospitalist Group, a national physician group that specializes in caring for pregnant women.
OB/GYN hospitalists are board-certified or board-eligible physicians who specialize solely in caring for patients who are hospitalized, rather than in a clinical office setting. This new program creates a dedicated role for obstetricians on site – 24 hours a day, seven days a week – for pregnant patients who do not have a private physician or patients with pregnancy-related emergencies.
Through this program, a number of services will be enhanced, such as:
- Accepting transfers from outlying areas for medically appropriate patients who require obstetrical care.
- Providing triage evaluation for obstetric patients presenting to Regency Medical Center and communicating clinical information to the patient’s physician.
- Providing surgical assistance to private physicians performing cesarean section deliveries.
- Assisting in the stabilization of OB/GYN patients in emergency situations until the patient’s attending physician arrives.
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Posted: July 31, 2008: 1:19 pm
Bond Clinic, P.A. is featured in the July issue of Exec US digital magazine. The article explores the clinic’s strategy on technology, patient care and customer service.
Exec US magazine is a digital Business-to-Business magazine focused on organizational strategies and operational management techniques. Published by White Digital Media, Exec US targets industries such as construction, energy, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing, etc. The magazine has an average of 260,000 subscribers in the US and Canada who receive the magazine through e-mail communications and blog postings. Sixty-eight percent of the publication’s subscribers are companies with more than $50 million in annual revenue.
The photographs in the article are by local photographer, Mike Potthast of Potthast Studios. Founded in 1948, Bond Clinic is currently celebrating its 60th Anniversary.
You can view the digital publication here.
At the link provided, you can read the article in plain text or click on the thumbnail of the cover of the magazine to view the digital version of the article with photos. To view the entire Exec US magazine, click on Magazine in the left side column.
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