1+ day, 16+ min ago   (304+ words) Lakewood Ranch Medical Center has announced another investment into the hospital with the addition of the Hydros Robotic System that will enhance Aquablation therapy for treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). The Procept BioRobotics system is listed at approximately $500,000. BPH…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1042+ words) Since the dawn of the 21st century, population growth in Florida has vastly outpaced the rest of the country on its way to becoming the third most populous state in the nation. Perhaps just as consequential was the dawn of widespread…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (476+ words) Sarasotans let the numbers speak for themselves during the third annual Fentanyl Awareness Walk and Resource Fair. A crowd of pedestrians at least 400 strong, walking shoulder to shoulder, spanned almost the entirety of Ringling Bridge on Labor Day to show…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (989+ words) Chaplain Jason "Jay" Barbosa says he felt drawn to provide spiritual services to those in hospice care for multiple reasons. Getting to relive the twists and turns of people's lives as they share their stories is one of his great…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (799+ words) Trying to hammer out a way to benefit the community can be for the birds. That's in a good way, and especially if the community you are trying to help is made up of parrots and their owners. This is…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (223+ words) The Board of Trustees of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens elected four new members to the governing body. The new members are healthcare professional and educator Sondra Biller, radiologist Dr. Richard Mones, conservationist Elizabeth Moore and academic physician Dr. Gail Morrison…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (977+ words) When 9-year-old Jordan Pavina was first granted a wish from Make-A-Wish Southern Florida, he decided he was too short to make such a big decision. He was only 5 years old and well below the height threshold for riding the big…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (996+ words) Licensed practical nurse Joan Brown had a full to-do list the morning of Friday at Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay. One of her first tasks after she sat at her desk for the start of her 6:30 a.m. shift was to pick…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (618+ words) Multiple market reports predict the U.S. freestanding emergency department market will exceed $20 billion by 2031, and the Lakewood Ranch area will be part of that growth. The first freestanding ER in the area, HCA Florida Braden River Emergency at 8500 State Road 70 E., opened…...