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PUTTING YOUR HEALTH FIRST: When Is Joint Replacement the Right Call?
HEALTH FIRST Orthopedic Surgeon Scott Miller, MD, says that joint replacements are the end result of a lifetime of wear and tear. […]
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Health First’s Cape Canaveral Hospital Bids Farewell to Old MRI With an Explosive ‘Quench’
Health First is installing a brand-new MRI scanner, which will eventually move to the new Cape Canaveral Hospital in early 2027, and today was time to officially decommission the equipment […]
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Three Years and 1,000 Patients Later: Health First Hospital at Home Program Is a Hit
Originally created out of a combination of both necessity and opportunity during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health First’s innovative Hospital at Home program has officially reached 1,000 patients – as hospital leaders seek to grow the program as a permanent trend in medical care. […]
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Atlantic Hurricane Season is Here: Health First’s Space Coast Hospitals are Ready
The 2024 hurricane season is 20 years removed from the historic 2004 season that lashed the state of Florida with four major hurricanes in just six weeks. This season is also widely predicted to be an exceptionally busy one. […]
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‘Renewed and Refreshed’ – New Health First Medical Offices Target Convenience, Aim to Delight
On June 4, Health First hosted a ribbon cutting for its newest office at Rockledge Square. The 14,000-square-foot facility at 1846 U.S. Highway 1 houses a Primary Care practice, with providers Lamar Wedderburn, DO, and Amy Cannon, APRN, and a Gastroenterology practice with Xiaosong Song, MD, and Mark Hughes, MD. […]
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Distinguished Florida Physician Leader Drew Fink Named Health First President of Community Health Services
Andrew “Drew” Fink, MD, FACP has been named President for Community Health Services with Brevard County-based Health First, effective Aug. 5, 2024. Dr. Fink brings to Health First and the Space Coast more than two decades of distinguished health care leadership experience. […]
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STOP THE BLEED: Free Public Program at Health First Aims to Stop the Bleed at a Trauma Scene
Spivey joined Heather Ouellette, Trauma Program Manager at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center, who led three classes free and open to the public to mark STOP THE BLEED® Day on May 23. The outreach came during the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week. The curriculum is composed by the American College of Surgeons. […]
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Heartburn is a Pain, Reflux is a Warning – Listen to Putting Your Health First Podcast
Heartburn is a symptom of acid reflux. A continual dull ache or “lump” in the throat, a persistent cough, even tooth decay – these are the signs of something more chronic, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). […]
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For Stroke, Care Must Come Fast – This Health First Hospital Volunteer Had One Big Advantage
Allan Gair, 82, has volunteered for Health First for 18 years, and it’s rewarded him in meaningful relationships and discoveries, but it’s never paid off like it did April 10. […]
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‘We’re Not Alone’ – Trauma Survivors Reunite at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center to Celebrate Life, Honor Life Savers
More than a dozen former Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center trauma patients converged on the Harry and Wendy Brandon Atrium at the hospital for a celebration of life and expression of gratitude for medicine and First Responders. […]
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Two Health First Associates Got Life-Saving Organ Transplants; Today, They’re Dedicated to Caring for Others
More than 30 years post-transplant, Tina Waggoner, right, is one of the longest surviving recipients of a kidney transplant received at Shands at the University of Florida. Jamie Phillips, left, a new Health First associate and Space Coast resident from West Virginia, received a heart and liver transplant six months ago. […]
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Preeclampsia: Health First Obstetricians Ready to Treat Deadly Perinatal Disorder, Promise Walk Set May 18 in Cocoa Village
Michelle Johnston of Melbourne was cruising to her due date with Diego, now 19 months. A member of FIT4MOM, she was exercising regularly, eating right, and on her feet 10 hours a day at the Brevard Zoo where she is now a manager. If her feet were starting to swell, well, “I thought that was another pregnancy thing.” […]
