Lines leading from the new Gulf Coast Medical Center in south Fort Myers looked more like the line for a ride at Disney World than for a hospital tour.
But, crowds came to take in all the new facility, walking around the 436,000 square feet of new construction in groups of 20.
Rose Digiorgio, 69, said she came to see it for peace of mind.
“Nobody wants to go to the hospital, but it’s great to know it’s here if you need it,” she said. “Plus Read the rest of this entry »

Cheetah Medical delivers accurate noninvasive cardiac output (CO),
thoracic fluid content (TFC) and other vital hemodynamic monitoring
parameters to provide continuous, clinically actionable data for fluid
and drug optimization in acute care settings, including intensive care,
emergency and perioperative patient management. The Reliant System uses
Cheetah Medical’s proprietary BIOREACTANCE(R) technology which Read the rest of this entry »

OXNARD, Calif.—Authorities say two men whose boat capsized off the coast of Oxnard have died.
Mike Tellez of the Ventura County coroner’s office says 59-year-old Wen Xiang Lu of El Monte and Shao Shun Peng of Arcadia were pronounced dead Tuesday at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard after they were pulled from the water by rescue crews.
Oxnard fire spokeswoman Deborah Shane says hordes of rescuers including lifeguards, sheriff’s Read the rest of this entry »

State emergency officials have made a decision to evacuate some hospital patients in need of constant care from areas along the Texas coast, according to Dallas emergency officials.
Plans remain preliminary, and it is not clear how many patients will evacuate, though the number could be in thousands. It also isn’t known exactly where those evacuees will come from or where they will go.
During Hurricane Gustav, evacuation plans changed frequently Read the rest of this entry »

Central Coast Labs, Inc., San Luis Obispo based manufacturer and marketer of personal care products, announced that they have engaged Jennifer Nicole Lee, to act as the lead spokesperson for the company's line of CREO® line of products. CREO is a premium product sold exclusively through high end salons and direct to consumers. The engagement of JNL is the first step in the company's efforts to expand its base of direct customers.
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The U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuated a 45-year-old male from the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Griffon at approximately 8:20 p.m. due to lower back pain Saturday.
crew and the Cutter Griffon crew established an underway position approximately 2 nautical miles offshore of Rochester to transfer the crewman to the small boat.
The U.S. Coast Guard Station Rochester crew then transported him to Emergency Medical Services at Station Rochester Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. Coast Guard officials have ended their search this morning for a missing fisherman whose boat sank off the coast of Ano Nuevo Point in San Mateo County on Saturday afternoon, Lt. j.g. Simone Mausz said.
A Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched at sunrise today to the area where two men were found in a life raft near where the vessel sank around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The search ended at about 8:45 a.m. today when Coast Guard officials weren’t Read the rest of this entry »

To Rose Digiorgio, 69, having a good hospital near home equals peace of mind.
“Nobody wants to go to the hospital, but it’s great to know it’s here if you need it,” she said. “Plus the building is beautiful.”
Digiorgio was among thousands that came out Saturday to tour the new Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers at the corner of Metro and Daniels Parkway.
The $285-million renovated building is the result of a merger between Southwest Florida Read the rest of this entry »

PANAMA CITY – An EC-135 helicopter slowly circled by Gulf Coast Medical Center and over Jenks Avenue Tuesday afternoon, before descending just east of the Panama City hospital and landing on a fenced off, 30-by-30-foot concrete section.
It’s a sight that will become more common for motorists and visitors, as the hospital uses a new tool in its efforts to provide swift emergency medical services and cut down on response time in rural areas.
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October 7, 2008 – Prime Time Boxing Franchise, Inc. was founded by Angelo Nunez and Cary Williams-Nunez. Their first Prime Time Boxing Club was opened over 10 years ago and they have been talked about ever since.
Angelo, who fought great champions such as Oscar De La Hoya, created and perfected the programs that are used at all Prime Time Boxing clubs. The formula teaches real boxing technique and mixes in a boxer’s conditioning workout. This is Read the rest of this entry »