New hospital garments safer, more comfortable
While much of the country’s medical centers scramble to put measures in place to grapple with and contain highly infectious diseases – such as the Ebola virus – Baptist Health started taking steps to ensure both patient and staff safety about three years ago when they began exploring the Vestex® technology being developed by Orlando-based […]
Wolfson unveils new media center, technological breakthroughs
Children in isolation have renewed visitation, connectivity Wolfson Children’s Hospital is out in front when it comes to investments in the hospital experience, especially for area children. Not only do they serve the children, but a breakthrough has been funded for parents and other visitors to connect with patients. A partnership between Walmart/Sam’s Club and […]
Public Works given green light to move ahead with parking striping
With a single amendment and a unanimous vote, on Oct. 28 City Council put into place a new ordinance that is intended to address parking in two neighborhoods in District 14. While the parking issue is at least two-fold – merchants grappling with a lack of parking for their patrons versus residents fighting to keep […]
New Traffic Pattern for Philips Highway to Atlantic Boulevard
Florida Department of Transportation advises that a new traffic pattern begins Sunday, November 23, as part of the I-95 Overland Bridge Project at the south end of the Fuller Warren Bridge. Motorists traveling northbound on Philips Highway to access Atlantic Boulevard will see a new road pattern. Signs will be placed on Philips Highway informing […]
Traffic Signal Changes on Roosevelt at Park Street
Motorists on Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. 17) at Park Street should prepare for a change in the traffic signal operation on Monday. The current signal allows continuous travel in the right two southbound lanes. The new signal will require all traffic to stop when the signal changes. Previously, when vehicles entered Roosevelt Boulevard from Park Street […]
A record-breaking season for JDRF
The themed “One Night” masquerade ball drew glances of intrigue at the 14th Annual Miracles Gala at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach, held Oct.11. The event drew hundreds of patrons who supported the mission to better treat, prevent, and eventually cure Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). “On behalf of the JDRF North Florida Chapter, […]
Iconic exhibition opens with style in focus
It was an opening night that celebrated fashion’s makers, models and the media’s take on fashion and style throughout the past few decades. Through generous donor support, the exhibition at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens came to fruition with the assistance of the Museum of Fine Art in Boston and its collection of […]
Go Givers – Leslie Burkhalter
On November 18, 1999 Leslie Burkhalter’s life changed forever. She noticed that her son Tyler, 11, had lost five pounds and was constantly thirsty, symptoms she recognized from his friend Ben who was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes Type 1 (JD1) two years earlier. Burkhalter took Tyler straight to his pediatrician, where an abnormal blood sugar […]
