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CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL (September 23, 2020) – Bayfront Health welcomes Fatin Albezargan, M.D., board-certified family medicine physician. She is now seeing patients at Bayfront Health Medical Group’s newest walk-in and primary care location off Kings Hwy. Dr. Albezargan enjoys all aspects of preventive care and the management of chronic diseases so your entire family can achieve and maintain good health. She has been named America's Top Family Doctors by Consumer's Research Council of America and Top Fami... ... Read More

CHARLOTTECOUNTY, FL (August 10, 2020) – Tara McCoy has been named chief executive officer of Bayfront Health Port Charlotte and Bayfront Health Punta Gorda effective September 8. McCoy brings extensive experience, having successfully led strategic initiatives and service line development, strong physician recruitment and relationship skills, and the ability to create and maintain a positive culture. She most recently served as CEO at Good Samaritan Medical Center, a 333-bed hospital in West Palm Beach, ... ... Read More

This article was originally published in Venice Gondolier Business Matters, August, 2020 by Heidi Smith, Contributor While employers have been rightfully focused on guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, another challenge is on the way as flu season approaches. Health care professionals are hoping that the public will seek a seasonal influenza vaccine this fall, which they say is the best way to prevent infection. “Seasonal influenza can be dangerous, even deadly, and yet it ... ... Read More

Meet the unsung hero fighting alongside our environmental services team to protect patients from serious hospital-acquired infections. It’s a 5-foot-5 germ-killing UV disinfection robot that enhances the effectiveness of our already strict cleaning protocols. The unit works by generating UV light energy that modifies the DNA or RNA structure of an infectious cell. The device’s technology automatically calculates the time needed to react to room variables such as size, geometry, surface reflectivity, and... ... Read More

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL (August 4, 2020) – Bayfront Health Punta Gorda has earned another Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission, making Bayfront Health Punta Gorda the only hospital in the state of Florida to hold five Disease-Specific Care (DSC) Certifications in Orthopedics at time of recognition. Since 2013, Bayfront Health Punta Gorda has held DSC Certifications from The Joint Commission for spinal fusion, laminectomy, joint replacement-knee, and joint replacement-hip. Earlier this year they... ... Read More

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL (July 7, 2020) – Earlier this year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association [BCBSA] selected Bayfront Health Punta Gorda as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities that show a commitment to delivering high-quality patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed with input from the medical community an... ... Read More

This article originally appeared in Southwest Florida Health & Wellness, July 2020 issue - Heidi Smith, Contributor Women in the Venice area who have been diagnosed with breast cancer or who are at high risk for breast cancer now have access to the latest breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) technology to aid in further diagnosis and screening through Venice Regional Bayfront Health. Venice Regional’s new breast MRI technology uses radio waves and strong magnets to make detailed pictures of the i... ... Read More

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL (June 05, 2020) – Bayfront Health welcomes Simon Grinshteyn, M.D., FAPWHc, family medicine physician who will begin seeing patients Monday, June 8 at a new walk-in and primary care location at Murdock Medical Plaza. Dr. Simon Grinshteyn is board-certified in family medicine, with additional certification in wound management and hyperbaric medicine. He provides preventive and diagnostic care for acute and chronic illnesses, with special interests in advanced diabetes care and hyperte... ... Read More

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL (June 03, 2020) –Bayfront Health Medical Group welcomes psychiatrist Suresh Sarma, M.D. Dr. Suresh will treat patients in the inpatient setting at Riverside Behavioral Center, the 52-bed adult psychiatric center located at Bayfront Health Punta Gorda. In addition, he will offer Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in the outpatient setting.  Dr. Suresh Sarma is board-certified in psychiatry and has over 18 years’ experience with both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric treatment fo... ... Read More

This article originally appeared in Southwest Health & Wellness Magazine – August 2019 On April 4, 2019, Caroline Lackey celebrated her 90th birthday with a cardiac checkup. Forty-five days earlier, the motorcycling great-grandmother had received a heart implant to help prevent a stroke and eliminate her need for blood-thinners. After taking the medication for a dozen years, the redheaded spitfire suffered from anemia and severe bruising. “I would wake up in the morning and look like I had been beat... ... Read More