BayCare Health System’s Post

Welcome to our new BayCare Health System family medicine, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, psychiatry and transitional-year residents! More than 80 physician residents—the largest class in BayCare Graduate Medical Education (GME) history—took part in our recent GME orientation. The health system's leadership team and the residents' program directors, associate directors and program also participated. We are excited for the year ahead! #BayCareProud

West Central Florida’s leading not-for-profit health care system, BayCare Health System, is reorganizing to ensure locally led, high-quality, compassionate care remains accessible for our communities for decades to come. The new corporate legal structure does not impact BayCare’s extraordinary patient care, physicians, or team members. Read more: https://bit.ly/3RPB1An

BayCare Health System is proud to be the first health care system to partner with CareerSource Pasco Hernando to offer a Summer Trades Program for teens interested in pursuing health care careers. The teens earned Florida Ready to Work Credentials and also completed Heartsaver® CPR training. #BayCareProud

Staying on the forefront of medical innovation, two cardiovascular physicians at St. Joseph’s Hospital leveraged new industry technology and their specialized experience to develop a revolutionary treatment option for atrial fibrillation (AFib) called the Tampa 2. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XHUYwC #BayCareProud

Getting your hip replaced at BayCare is not the same as it was five years ago. Today, one-third of joint replacement patients can go home the day of surgery rather than stay overnight at the hospital, accelerating their recovery. https://bit.ly/3VNs4J4

BayCare Health System’s Morton Plant Hospital recently became the first in the Tampa Bay area to offer a new treatment for in-stent restenosis. Congratulations to Interventional Cardiologist Lang Lin, MD, and her outstanding team for bringing another innovative treatment to our patients. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4b9L9KO

She survived cancer three times, and today, this BayCare Health System laboratory coordinator uses her incredible story to inspire others on their health journeys. Read how BayCare played a pivotal role in Donna Williams' survival after her lung cancer diagnosis here: https://bit.ly/3VO43Tb #BayCareProud

Today, we recognize Juneteenth, a key date that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, federal troops enforced the emancipation of all slaves in Texas. We honor this day by acknowledging the profound contributions and enduring spirit of African Americans who were enslaved. #Juneteenth

Last week, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital patient Chase and his family joined dozens of pediatric patients from across the nation on Capitol Hill to advocate for legislation that ensures access to high-quality medical care and greater access to mental health services for children. Learn more about Chase’s inspiring story and his time in Washington as part of Family Advocacy Day: https://bit.ly/45Ctj23 #FAD2024 #BayCareProud #BayCareKids