Category: health-fitness

Baptist Health Care offers a variety of support groups to help families in our community enjoy a better quality of life. Baptist Mommies Support Circle Thurs., March 5, and Sat., March 21, 10 a.m. to…

According to Mary Beverly, epidemiologist with the Florida Department of Health Milton, testing done at local hospitals is showing an increase in cases of the flu and flu-like illnesses. The most rec…

Baptist Health Care wants to make sure our community is practicing proper preventive methods for the 2014-2015 flu season.  Influenza causes more than 200,000 people in the U.S. to be hospitalized ev…

It’s no secret that low-birth-weight babies face significantly greater risks for certain health problems early on, such as respiratory distress or infection. Now, a new study from researchers at the …

Thanksgiving is a time for all of us to give thanks. Many of us are thankful for our own health and for the health of our friends and families. Every day patients at our hospitals rely on the generos…

The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group meets on the 4th Monday of each month from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Community Rooms “A” & “B” of the West Florida Rehabilitation Institute, 8391 N. Davis Highway in …

WestFlorida Hospitalhas been granted a three-year term of accreditation in Echocardiography in the areas of Adult Transesophageal, Adult Transthoracic, and Adult Stress by the Intersocietal Accredita…

West Florida Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the following locations during the week of October 27 to offer convenient, high quality mammography services for women age 35 and over.  Wes…

Recently it was reported by the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County a student who resides in Escambia County and attends school in Santa Rosa County had contracted Enterovirus D68. Sant…

Blood donors hold an important role in helping many women battling breast cancer.  The harsh effects of chemotherapy can take their toll on patients, and as a result, many cancer patients require blo…