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Logan Memorial Hospital (LMH) announced on May 19th, that longtime LMH nursing leader and Interim Chief Nursing Officer Shirley Blick, MHA, BSN, RN, RRT, CEN, has been elevated to the
DOVER – A nurse at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been awarded the organization’s highest honor, the President’s Award, for her excellence at work and for taking the lead on the many efforts made by the hospital staff to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Part of the hospital’s PILLAR Awards program, the President’s Award honors an employee, volunteer, or medical staff member, who takes a step above the unexpected and whose actions large, or small, contribute to a quality experience at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
Stacey Savage, clinical director of emergency nursing, has been instrumental in many COVID-19 initiatives at Wentworth-Douglass, including the Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing site, employee COVID-19 testing, and respiratory illness clinics.
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WATSON CLINIC
Kathleen Haggerty, M.D., a board-certified internal medicine specialist at Watson Clinic Main, 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in Lakeland, has established a post-COVID clinic to address the lingering symptoms faced by many patients in the aftermath of their infection. Ongoing research has shown that these prolonged side effects often include fatigue, dizziness, chest heaviness, brain fog, malaise, poor concentration and nausea. 863-680-7190, www.WatsonClinic.com/Haggerty.
BAYCARE MEDICAL GROUP
Misty Holland was named vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer for the Polk region, which encompasses Bartow Regional Medical Center, Winter Haven Hospital and Winter Haven Women’s Hospital. Holland joined BayCare in September 2017 as the director of patient care at BRMC. In recent months, she filled that same role at Winter Haven Women’s Hospital. Holland received a Bachelor of Science degr