How is Jacksonville Thriving?
Blue Zones Project Jacksonville releases data on well-being Blue Zones Project (BZP), a research initiative devoted to studying and improving well-being in cities across North America, has launched the Blue Zones Project Jacksonville and released Gallup data on how Jacksonville residents are thriving. This project, led by BZP in conjunction with a coalition of community […]
Three Join Baptist Health Board
Baptist Health appointed three new members to its board of directors for the health system: Mark LaBorde, Ilene Levenson and Rachael Tutwiler Fortune. The Board plays a key leadership role in advancing the mission of the not-for-profit, locally owned, locally governed health system. “We are fortunate to add each of these individuals’ diverse perspective and […]
Community comes together to help WWII vet achieve a goal
San Marco resident Rufus McClure was a paratrooper who served during WWII in a special division that was trained to invade Japan. “I was in Europe when President Harry Truman gave the orders to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After that, the war was over. Instead of getting shipped to Japan to possibly […]
Lending a robotic hand: Baptist Health launching pilot program for robotic team member
Last month, Baptist Health introduced Moxi, the robot — its newest support member for its clinical teams. Moxi is “intelligent, dedicated to its job, has expressive eyes and is happy to pose for selfies,” according to a Baptist Health press release. Moxi was unveiled at a media event and demonstration on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The […]
Freed to Run draws big rivalries for Legal Aid
Marathon from Tallahassee to Jacksonville endows medical legal partnership Members of the Jacksonville Bar Association (JBA) representing Big Law, alternative dispute resolution and solo/small firms are entering into an epic battle to see who can garner the most support for Freed to Run 6.0, which is expected to fully fund an endowment for Jacksonville Area […]
Jordan joins Baptist Health’s Familial Brain Aneurysm Study to help others, ends up saving her own life
Threat discovered during state-funded research screening to assess the hereditary probability of brain aneurysms in families. Pamela Jordan, 61, wasn’t having any symptoms, exercised three days a week and lived a healthy lifestyle; but, because of her family history of aneurysm and stroke, she agreed to participate in Baptist Health’s Familial Brain Aneurysm Study. Backed […]
Kickoff for Winter Design Show illustrates eager anticipation
The lobby of the Borowy Tower at Baptist Hospital Downtown played host to the preview kickoff of the 2022 Winter Design Show, formerly known by many as the Art & Antiques Show. The new format will be fashion and design forward, with the debut event set to showcase the best of what Jacksonville’s neighborhoods have […]
Joe Barrow takes the governance helm of Baptist Health
He’s not your average Joe Baptist Health has named Joe Louis Barrow Jr. as chair of the system board of directors for the next two years. He began his service on the Baptist Health board nearly two decades ago, filling a variety of leadership roles. He is also a member of the inaugural board of […]
