HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital

On Friday, June 28, HCA Florida Healthcare and the USF Morsani College of Medicine Consortium hosted an orientation for 336 incoming resident and fellow physicians. This consortium hosts 55 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited residency and fellowship programs at 10 teaching hospitals in the greater Tampa Bay area. The event included various speakers, including Eric Walker, vice president of Graduate Medical Education for HCA Healthcare West Florida Division. “I am so proud to be part of the largest presence of graduate medical education in the state,” said Walker. “My team and I are excited to support this next generation of physicians, as they embark on their residency and fellowship training.” HCA Healthcare is the leader in graduate medical education. In Florida, HCA Healthcare is also home to the largest teaching hospital system. With more than 2,326 residents and fellows in 153 programs at 26 hospitals, HCA Florida Healthcare trains the most new doctors in the state. To learn more about HCA Florida Healthcare’s graduate medical education programs, visit https://lnkd.in/g-t3cGcU. #HCAFloridaHealthcare #GraduateMedicalEducation

Happy #FourthOfJuly! As you enjoy holiday festivities, please stay safe and celebrate responsibly. #HealthierTomorrows #IndependenceDay

We’re so thankful for our colleagues who volunteered nearly 3,000 hours during this year’s We Show Up for Our Communities initiative! The annual event began in 2022 to unite HCA Florida Healthcare colleagues across the state and invest in the neighborhoods served by each of our 48 hospitals. Learn more about how our colleagues stepped forward to meet their communities’ needs by volunteering through 80 nonprofit and partner organizations: https://bit.ly/4eGcuHM #WeShowUpWeek2024 #HCAFloridaHealthcare #HCACares

For those of you that have been following the story of Bob and Laurie Forand I would encourage you to watch this video. Their story is one of family, loyalty and courage and it speaks directly to what we do day in and day out at HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital - Culture, Compassion and Care are all on display here. Thanks to Laurie Forand for letting us tell their story.

Join us on the 20th of June for this exciting opportunity to join the HCA Florida Bayonet Point team!

Our nurses view their role as more than just a profession, but a commitment to their hometown community. “I’ve lived in the area for 25 years and for me, this is our hometown hospital,” says Jessica Leonard, RN, a nurse at HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital. “I see friends, their significant others, and my family members, so you see a lot of familiar faces here. It makes me feel good that they trust us to take care of them. For me, it’s a privilege to help our community and especially the people I know. It’s important to be a hand for the patient to hold on the hard days and celebrate with them on the good days. I’m honored to be with them every step of the way.” #WeShowUp #Positive Impact #CareLikeFamily

Greatness is happening is HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital. “Our new senior leadership team is fantastic. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t feel valued,” says Christine Jensen RN, a nurse at HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital. “The culture shift has been amazing and everyone feels it. Not only is it good for our collective psyche, it makes a difference when it comes to patient care.” Learn about career opportunities at HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital: https://lnkd.in/eW62jQmV #Unlock Possibilities #WorkWithUs

HCA Healthcare West Florida Division is pleased to announce that President Jyric Sims, Ph.D., has been named as an inductee to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Hall of Distinction for 2024. Sims is one of nine inductees selected for this prestigious honor that recognizes alumni who have brought credit and distinction to the University through their careers, their person and civic accomplishments and loyalty to LSU. This is the highest honor bestowed on a graduate. A panel of judges reviewed hundreds of biographies of LSU’s more prominent graduates for the selection. “The LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves and LSU through their careers, personal and civic accomplishments as well as loyalty to their alma mater,” said Joe Carvalhido, president of the LSU Alumni Association. “There is no higher honor bestowed upon alums from the LSU Alumni Association. The impressive collection of past honorees shows LSU has a strong and rich history of successful alumni.” “I am extremely honored and humbled to be inducted in the 2024 LSU Hall of Distinction class with other very deserving honorees. LSU is a university that not only provided me with a first class education and lifelong alumni network, but it is also where I found community, became a student leader and met my wife” said Sims. “As a first-generation college student, I am so grateful to LSU for the generational trajectory change for my family.” A black-tie Hall of Distinction gala will be held on April 12, 2024 on the LSU campus where Sims and his fellow Honorees will be inducted.

HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Bolsters Nursing Team,  Adds William H. Constantine IV as Assistant Chief Nursing Officer    HUDSON, Fla. (February 5, 2024) – HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital has added William H. Constantine IV as its new assistant chief nursing officer. Constantine will serve as a key member of the Bayonet Point Hospital  nursing team responsible for implementing strategic direction for the hospital’s nursing department, assisting with the management of clinical quality and patient safety and assisting with the recruitment, training and professional development of the hospital’s growing nursing staff.    Constantine comes to Bayonet Point Hospital as the facility continues to add registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and other essential staff. This year, the hospital has hired 111 full-time nurses. He most recently served as the director of Emergency Services at HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital in St. Petersburg, where he led his department to two consecutive Unit of Distinction awards. He played a vital role in the recent corporate rollout of emergency department (ED) emersion 1.0 & 2.0, in which he attended several training sessions in Nashville and then returned to assist the emergency room leaders across the West Florida Division. Before joining HCA Healthcare, he was heavily involved in finance and operations and also spent several years as a flight nurse.