Category: Health First

Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First Health First Foundation

DRAFT: Health First Foundation’s ‘Celebration of Giving’ at American Muscle Car Museum Spotlights Major Gifts, Bigger Inspirations

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At Mark Pieloch’s American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne Wednesday night, one of the Health First Foundation’s Celebration of Giving honorees said the quiet part aloud – how selfless is giving if it feels so great? […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First Health First’s Viera Hospital

Health First’s Viera Hospital Named to Newsweek’s America’s Best-In-State Hospitals 2024 List

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Health First’s Viera Hospital has been awarded on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best-In-State Hospitals 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on October 25 and can currently be viewed on Newsweek’s website. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First Hospice of Health First

Hospice of Health First Performs 10 to 15 Honor Ceremonies for Veterans a Month

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Americans stand ready to honor veterans, none more so than fellow veterans who know both the valor and the sacrifice of serving. As a Level Five partner in the national We Honor Veterans program, Hospice of Health First is committed to giving veteran patients their final salute as it serves them near the end of their life. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First Health First Foundation

Health First Foundation’s ‘Celebration of Giving’ at American Muscle Car Museum Spotlights Major Gifts, Bigger Inspirations

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At Mark Pieloch’s American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne Wednesday night, one of the Health First Foundation’s Celebration of Giving honorees said the quiet part aloud – how selfless is giving if it feels so great? […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First

Health First’s Economic Impact in Brevard County Approaches $900 Million in Recent Report

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Health First is Brevard County’s leading non-governmental employer. Employee salaries in 2022 totaled more than $664 million in 2022. The previous year, Health First increased the minimum wage to $15 an hour across the organization. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First Hospice of Health First

Hospice of Health First’s Five Star-Rated Veterans Recognition and Aid Program to Host Meeting Nov. 1

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Forever a Hero, Hospice of Health First’s Five Star-rated veterans’ recognition and aid program, is hosting an informational meeting for anyone interested in honoring veterans in their final days.  […]

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Categories : Brevard Business News Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First Health First Health Plans

Brevard County-Based Health First Health Plans Announces Central Florida Expansion

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With more than 60,000 members and nearly three decades of local customer-centric experience, Brevard County-based Health First Health Plans will expand its low-cost health insurance services to five new Central Florida counties. Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, Health First Health Plans’ services, which will also include access to the AdventHealth network, will now be available in Lake, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, and Polk counties.  […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First Holmes Regional

All Better Now and Bearing a Bounty: 11-Year-Old Returns to Health First’s Holmes Regional Pediatric ED With Treasure Trove

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Earlier this year, Sarah Grove and her daughter Addy arrived at the area’s only Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center, where they were met by a treasure chest of toys. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First Health First’s Aging Services Center

‘Art As You Wish’ Painting Workshop Turns 5 at Health First’s Aging Services Center for Family Caregivers

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Jan Bryant of Cocoa helms the monthly painting workshop at the Center for Family Caregivers called Interpreting Art As You Wish: Appreciating Art and Time Together, a service of Health First’s Aging Services, funded by the Health First Foundation. The students are area seniors suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or other cognitive impairment, and their caregivers, and the class is free to them. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Health Health First Midwives

National Midwifery Week: Health First Midwives Handle Babies, Women’s Care with a Personal Touch

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Few titles in medicine conjure more warmth and positive sentiment – and reveal more confusion – than midwife. The primary attendant for women in labor, midwives were historically apprenticed, not schooled, and by 1980, the rate of deliveries attended by a midwife had fallen to about 1 in 100 – but no longer. […]

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Categories : Best Employer Brevard Business News Brevard News Health Health First

A Very Big Year: From Best Employer to Patient Safety and Quality, Health First Claims Numerous National Honors

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From inclusion among the nation’s best employers to top-notch patient safety and quality measures, Health First has scored high this year in multiple national honors and rankings – underscoring the ideal that by prioritizing a laser-focused commitment toward patient care and quality, positive recognition will follow. […]

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Categories : Brevard Business News Brevard News Featured Story Forbes Health Health First

FORBES: Health First Ranks Among Best-In-State Employers

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Health First has been named to the prestigious Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers for 2023 in Florida.

This award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The state-by-state list can be viewed on Forbes’ website. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Cardiac Rehab Featured Story Health Health First

Health First Cardiac Rehab Patients Feeling Strong of Heart, New Location Open in Viera

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For Julie Mielcarek of Cocoa Beach, working out at the gym wasn’t on her list of healthy habits to start New Year’s Day, but then, a lot has happened. On the night of April 5, she lay awake in bed “feeling like a ball was bouncing around my chest.” […]

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Categories : Brevard News DeAnn Collins Featured Story Health Health First World Gratitude Day

Health First’s DeAnn Collins: World Gratitude Day Is Sept. 21, Have You Been Practicing?

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DeAnn Collins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Behavioral Services Clinical Manager at Health First’s Behavioral Wellness where she oversees intensive outpatient programs and assesses new patients. She has specialized in senior mental health needs and treatments. She is committed to daily mindfulness practice and is a devoted animal lover who may be spotted “in the wild” at Disney theme parks with her daughter or friends. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Dr. Christine Witte Dr. Sheila McLeod Featured Story Health Health First

Health First Pediatricians Dr. Sheila McLeod and Dr. Christine Witte Offer ‘Reach Out’ On Reading

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Health First Pediatricians Sheila McLeod, MD, and Christine Witte, MD, onboarded a few shelves of new books for ages birth to 5 years. There’s “Goodnight Moon,” “Zoo Babies,” “Clifford Barks!,” “How Many Are There?,” “Smile!” and many more. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Greg Sulzer Health Health First

Guardian Angel Grant: Health First Cancer Patient Greg Sulzer Gets Critical Help from the Community, Day of Giving is Sept. 28

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GREG SULZER WAS ADMITTED TO VIERA HOSPITAL where case managers, armed with compassion and determination, sought to make a difference in his fate. They applied for a Guardian Angel Grant through the Health First Foundation and its Compassionate Care Fund. The grant would pay for transportation to and from treatments as well as cover Sulzer’s tube feeding supplies for two months. To make a contribution to the fund and help others like Greg Sulzer get timely aid to continue the targeted care they need to live, visit HF.org/dayofgiving. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Dr. Timothy Laird Featured Story Health Health First HEALTH FIRST MEDICAL MINUTE Leprosy SCDTV Video

HEALTH FIRST MEDICAL MINUTE: Dr. Timothy Laird Explains ‘Ancient’ Leprosy is Still Around, But Nothing To Fear

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Leprosy (or Hansen’s disease) was once thought in ancient days to be a disease associated with a curse – or the mark of sin. And many believe the disease has long been eradicated. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Cardiologist Dr. Kevin Campbell Featured Story Health Health First

Health First Cardiologist Dr. Kevin Campbell Stresses Heightened Screenings for High School Sports Participants

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The daily high temperatures haven’t dipped below 90 degrees across Florida in months – and there’s no drop in sight. Yet, as the calendar officially turns to August, thousands of middle and high school students across the country are already beginning the school year on the practice fields prepping for fall sports. […]

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EXCEPTIONAL PERK: Nursing Scholarships at Health First Support Bedside Care, Career Advancement

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Recently, nearly three dozen Health First associates were notified that their applications for 2023 Nursing Scholarships were approved. One was Vanessa Rodriguez, a Certified Medical Assistant working at the ENT and Audiology office at Health First’s Gateway Medical Plaza. […]

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