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Prime Healthcare Hospitals Rank Among Best in the Nation for Patient Safety in 2024

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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Prime Healthcare hospitals were well-represented as Healthgrades unveiled its 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipients.

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  • Prime Healthcare hospitals were well-represented as Healthgrades unveiled its 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipients.
  • In total, 21 Prime Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Foundation hospitals received Patient Safety Excellence Awards™ this year.
  • "We're proud to recognize these Prime Healthcare hospitals for providing top-quality care while preventing serious injuries to patients during their hospital stay."
  • The Prime Healthcare member hospitals that were recognized with Patient Safety Excellence Awards™ showcased high composite patient safety scores across a number of measures, including:
    In addition to the Patient Safety Excellence Award™ acclaims, Prime Healthcare hospitals also earned "America's 50 Best" and "America's 100 Best" distinctions from Healthgrades across a number of surgical and specialty categories in 2024.

Peerbridge Health's Remote Device for Early Detection of Heart Failure Achieves 95.7% Success Rate in Trial

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Peerbridge Health, developer of a hospital-grade, remote diagnostic platform that harnesses AI to detect early signs of heart failure, today announced results of a recent feasibility trial showing its technology had a nearly 96% accuracy rate in identifying heart failure in patients utilizing ECG as the only input.

Key Points: 
  • Leveraging five-minute windows of electrocardiogram signals, the Peerbridge platform was able to determine whether an individual patient had heart failure (HFpEF or HFrEF) with 95.7% accuracy.
  • Heart failure is the second-leading cause of hospitalization in the U.S. (after sepsis) and the leading cause of hospitalization among adults 65 and older.
  • "The current diagnostic process for heart failure is slow and expensive," said Peerbridge Health CEO and President Chris Darland.
  • Detailed feasibility trial results will be presented at the 2024 Heart Rhythm Conference May 16-19 in Boston.

LENNAR KICKS OFF SALES AT TOWNES AT SOUTHSHORE POINTE, BRINGING PREMIERE, ATTRACTIVELY PRICED TOWNHOME LIVING TO RUSKIN, FLORIDA

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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"Townes at Southshore Pointe are beautifully designed and finished, giving homebuyers the opportunity to own their own Lennar home with pricing that begins in the high $200,000s," said Lennar Tampa Division President Steve Smith.

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  • "Townes at Southshore Pointe are beautifully designed and finished, giving homebuyers the opportunity to own their own Lennar home with pricing that begins in the high $200,000s," said Lennar Tampa Division President Steve Smith.
  • Townhomes at Southshore Pointe range from 1,513 to 1,634 square feet, with two to three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.
  • Townes at Southshore Pointe is located at 222 Tulip Banded Way in Ruskin, Florida.
  • For more information, call (844) 478-5429 or visit the Townes at Southshore Pointe community website .

BayCare Expanding Academic Programs to Train West Central Florida's Physicians and Clinicians

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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The expansion of academic offerings will enhance medical and surgical specialties across the health care system, already the region's provider of choice.

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  • The expansion of academic offerings will enhance medical and surgical specialties across the health care system, already the region's provider of choice.
  • BayCare plans to bring more doctors to West Central Florida by increasing residency positions to more than 650 by 2029.
  • BayCare also has other post-graduate programs supporting pharmacy residents and providing graduate school training for respiratory therapy.
  • Its BayCare Medical Group is the largest multi-specialty practice in the region with 1,120 physicians and advanced practice providers.

Providence St. Joseph Hospital Implants First Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker on West Coast

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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ORANGE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A heart specialist at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange has successfully implanted a first-of-its-kind wireless pacemaker that has the ability to control both heart chambers using synchronized wireless communication. The revolutionary pacemaker has recently received FDA clearance and consists of two small AAA battery-sized capsules that are inserted directly into the heart during a minimally invasive procedure in which patients can return home the same-day. Approximately three million Americans live with pacemakers, which are commonly used for patients with a low or abnormal heart rhythm.

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  • "This is truly a breakthrough with a technological advancement that's like the difference between dial-up internet and high-speed Wi-Fi," said Brian Kim, MD, the cardiology and electrophysiology specialist with Providence St. Joseph Hospital who performed the procedure.
  • "Providence St. Joseph Hospital and its industry-leading specialists continue to be the forerunners in developing and providing access to the most innovative, cutting-edge cardiovascular therapies, technologies and surgical techniques for our patients," said Brian Helleland, Chief Executive of Providence St. Joseph Hospital.
  • The dual chamber leadless pacing system is made up of two devices – a ventricular leadless pacemaker, which paces the right ventricle (VR), and an atrial leadless pacemaker, which paces the right atrium (AR).
  • Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California is a nationally recognized, 463-bed, not-for-profit Catholic hospital founded in 1929 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange.

St. Joseph's Hospital to Open First Proton Radiation Therapy Center in Tampa Bay Area

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction of the first proton therapy center to open in the Tampa Bay area is set to begin at St. Joseph's Hospital Cancer Institute, bringing technologically advanced treatment closer to home for local cancer patients.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction of the first proton therapy center to open in the Tampa Bay area is set to begin at St. Joseph's Hospital Cancer Institute , bringing technologically advanced treatment closer to home for local cancer patients.
  • "BayCare is bringing the first proton radiation therapy center to Tampa so patients in our community don't have to drive to Orlando or beyond to get this level of high-quality care."
  • Woods Radiation Therapy Center and proton therapy treatment is expected to be available by fall 2025.
  • Woods Radiation Therapy Center at St. Joseph's Hospital treats more than 900 patients each year using a variety of radiation therapy treatments and state-of-the-art equipment.

Parallel ENT & Allergy expands by adding Head & Neck Surgery of Kansas City as a supported practice

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parallel ENT & Allergy has continued its national expansion by adding Head & Neck Surgery of Kansas City as a Parallel supported practice.

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  • OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parallel ENT & Allergy has continued its national expansion by adding Head & Neck Surgery of Kansas City as a Parallel supported practice.
  • With the addition of Head & Neck Surgery of Kansas City, Parallel is now supporting 70 providers and over 325 employees across 11 locations in five states.
  • The physicians of Head & Neck Surgery of Kansas City have hospital privileges at St. Joseph Hospital (Kansas City), St. Luke's South Hospital (Overland Park), Overland Park Medical Center (Lenexa), Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas, and AdventHealth Hospitals.
  • "Everyone at Kansas City Head & Neck Surgery is thrilled to have the support of Parallel ENT & Allergy for non-clinical practice operations.

New Facility Planned for BayCare's St. Joseph's Children's Hospital

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BayCare, West Central Florida's leading health care system, announced today that it is planning to build a new, specially designed facility for St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa by 2030 as part of a strategic effort to increase the region's access to high-quality, state-of-the-art pediatric health care. 

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  • BayCare is the region's largest provider of pediatric services and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital (SJCH) is its largest-volume pediatric hospital.
  • The Tampa hospital also is home to St. Joseph's Children's Hospital Steinbrenner Emergency/Trauma Center with the region's largest team of board-certified pediatric emergency physicians.
  • A new SJCH facility would be the fourth new hospital project BayCare has undertaken in the past five years.
  • BayCare opened its 16th hospital, BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel, in March 2023 and will open a replacement facility for South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City in early 2024.

Seattle Seahawks President Chuck Arnold Joins VMFH Board of Directors

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chuck Arnold, president of the Seattle Seahawks and First & Goal Inc., has joined the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Board of Directors effective September 1, 2023.

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  • Arnold brings extensive community involvement, business expertise to board operations
    TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chuck Arnold, president of the Seattle Seahawks and First & Goal Inc., has joined the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Board of Directors effective September 1, 2023.
  • In addition to his new role on the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Board of Directors, Arnold is also a member of the American Cancer Society's CEOs Against Cancer and serves on the BDA and Boeing Classic Advisory Board.
  • "We are excited to welcome Chuck to our board, and I know he will be a wonderful asset to our organization," says Uli Chi, MS, PhD, chair of the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health board of directors.
  • "Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has been a valued partner of the Seahawks for more than 20 years, and I'm honored to continue working with their talented leadership team as a member of the Board of Directors," said Arnold.

St. Joseph's Hospital brings new treatment for AFib to Central Florida

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new cryoablation procedure designed to improve treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib) is being offered by St. Joseph's Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute in Tampa.

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  • Kevin Makati, MD, and the St. Joseph's Hospital cardiovascular team perform a new cardiac ablation technique in Tampa.
  • The hospital, part of BayCare Health System, participated in the research trials of the equipment used.
  • Now, St. Joseph's is the first hospital in Central Florida and the third in the state to perform the ablation procedure after FDA-approval in September of a specialized cardiac cryoablation catheter for the treatment of AFib.
  • "This is yet another example of how the St. Joseph's Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute leads from the front," said Phil Minden, St. Joseph's Hospital president.