BayCare introduces nurse triage service

ST. PETERSBURG — The Area Agency on Aging of Pasco/Pinellas, in partnership with its network of non-profit partners, is launching a telephone reassurance program to support seniors affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising the public to be prepared if a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak occurs in their community. Officials also want people to know it could last a long time.

Seminole Recreation hosts its Fit Over 50 Health and Wellness Expo Thursday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Holland G. Mangum Recreation Complex, 9100 113th St. N.

If you haven’t gotten around to getting your annual flu vaccination, you still have time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend influenza vaccination as long as flu viruses are circulating.

AdventHealth recently signed an agreement for the purchase of all of the assets of Tampa Bay Mobile Mammography, a provider of 3D mobile mammography services to more than 700 locations in the Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas including schools, government agencies, corporations and health care clinics.

LARGO — A new music therapy-based educational series for caregivers will be presented beginning Thursday, Oct. 10, at Elmcroft of Pinecrest, 1150 Eighth Ave. SW, Largo.

DUNEDIN — The Arlete Rocha Foundation for the Deaf will host Dining with Dale on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Dunedin Golf Club, 1050 Palm Blvd., Dunedin.

The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System recently announced that all its campuses will be smoke-free for patients, visitors, volunteers, contractors and vendors beginning Oct. 1.

CLEARWATER — A local nonprofit has been working hard for months to make the dreams of a model with Down syndrome come true.

ST. PETERSBURG — This spring, Northside Hospital welcomed a new chief executive officer when Valerie Powell-Stafford joined the staff. She started her new role April 1.

LARGO — Two Sunstar Paramedics employees recently received the American Ambulance Association’s Stars of Life award.

For counselor Matt Fahy, role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons aren’t just pieces on a board. They are tools to help teach children or adults with autism or social anxiety how to succeed at the game of life.

DUNEDIN — As June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce is joining with the Alzheimer’s Association in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease by encouraging local businesses to “Paint Dunedin Purple” and help raise $10,000 for the Alzheimer’s care, support a…

Moffitt Cancer Center and AdventHealth are working together to open an outpatient cancer center on the campus of AdventHealth Wesley Chapel in Pasco County.

The Pinellas school year is winding up, but it's not too early for families in need to get a jump on next year by taking care of their child's health screenings starting on June 17.

The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County is investigating a measles case in a 72-year-old male with international travel to Asia.

ST. PETERSBURG — Palms of Pasadena Hospital emergency room patient George Chiodo recently made a return trip to the hospital to show his gratitude to Mike Jones, a paramedic.

SAFETY HARBOR — The Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce will present the sixth annual Health & Wealth Expo on Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, 105 N. Bayshore Drive, Safety Harbor.

LARGO — Adam Rudd, the new CEO of Largo Medical Center, is in his 40s but he has the look of a man who has had little time to unpack.

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LARGO — HCA Healthcare’s Largo Medical Center recently announced that Adam Rudd will be returning to the area as the hospital’s new chief executive officer.

The overall health of Pinellas County’s residents is continuing to improve, according to the 10th annual County Health Rankings released March 19 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.