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Category: Health

Posted inHealth

Moms With Monitors Program Aims to Reduce Infant Mortality in Polk

by Stephanie Claytor January 24, 2023January 23, 2023

The initiative is a joint effort by the Polk County Health Department and the League of Women Voters.

Posted inPeople

Dr. William Roth selected as Watson Clinic’s managing partner

by Stephanie Claytor January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

The previous managing partner, Dr. Steven Achinger, chose not to seek the position again, a clinic spokeswoman said.

Posted inHealth

Lakeland Regional Health to Build a Free-standing ER in Christina Area

by Kaylee Holland November 28, 2022November 30, 2022

Construction starts early next year on the facility, which will have access from South Florida Avenue and County Road 540A.

Posted inHealth

Polk State Nursing Program Gets $1.7M Boost

by Kimberly C. Moore November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

Polk State College is getting a boost to its nursing program, with Florida-based AdventHealth donating $1.7 million to the program

Posted inHealth

Orlando Health Doubles Bed Capacity at Planned Lakeland Highlands Hospital

by Kimberly C. Moore October 27, 2022October 31, 2022

Orlando Health hasn’t even broken ground yet on its Lakeland Highlands hospital location, but officials have already doubled plans for the facility.

Posted inHealth

Lakeland Regional Set To Welcome Patients To $46 Million Behavioral Health Facility

by Kimberly C. Moore August 30, 2022November 28, 2022

In the next few weeks, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center’s Behavioral Health unit will leave two cramped spaces in a building that is more than 50 years old and move into a new, $46 million facility filled with natural light, artwork, special in-patient units, and multiple courtyards.

Posted inHealth

New COVID Cases Reported in Polk Are Declining

by Barry Friedman August 22, 2022August 22, 2022

Polk County’s latest uptick in COVID-19 cases has peaked. The number of new cases has shown a downward trend over the last four weeks after increasing steadily over a four-month period, according to weekly tallies reported by the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Posted inHealth

Three Monkeypox Cases Reported in Polk County

by Stephanie Claytor July 24, 2022July 24, 2022

Polk County has three known cases of monkeypox, all reported this month, according to the Florida Department of Health. The virus is spreading globally, and it was declared “a public health emergency of international concern” by the World Health Organization on Saturday.

Posted inHealth

COVID Positive Testing Rate in Polk Climbs to 23%

by Barry Friedman July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

The proportion of people in Polk County whose COVID-19 tests turn out positive is nearly one in four, which is higher than the state average, Fox 13 News reports. While the prevalent Omicron variants are not as virulent as previous strains, patients say it’s no picnic. Reporter Ken Suarez interviews Lakeland Regional Health’s Dr. Hal […]

Posted inHealth, Neighborhoods

Plans for 541-Bed Hospital in South Lakeland Rile Neighbors

by Kimberly C. Moore June 29, 2022September 11, 2022

Some residents around Harrell’s Nursery Road off of County Road 540A are having nightmares about screaming ambulance sirens, hovering helicopters and the traffic back-up of nearly 400 cars a hospital shift change could bring.

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