PENSACOLA — A new hospital study that examined patient engagement ranked Sacred Heart Health System’s three hospitals among the five best in Florida.
Category: health-fitness
March of Dimes offers tips to prevent birth defects
MAITLAND — March of Dimes is raising awareness about the leading cause of infant mortality during National Birth Defects Prevention Month.
Crestview’s only day care for medically complex children
CRESTVIEW — Administrators at Caring Hearts demand more from their nursing staff than just the prerequisite minimum of two years of pediatric experience. They want nurses who really love tending to m…
Boston butt benefit scheduled in Crestview
CRESTVIEW — Duke it Out's American Cancer Society Relay For Life team has scheduled a Boston butt fundraiser for Christmas and New Year's Eve.
North Okaloosa Medical Center helps residents sign up for health insurance
CRESTVIEW — North Okaloosa Medical Center is helping area residents learn about the Health Insurance Marketplace and enroll in affordable plans.
Look Good, Feel Better program scheduled
MIRAMAR BEACH — Look Good Feel Better's next session is 5-7 p.m. Dec. 15 at Sacred Heart Hospital of the Emerald Coast, Olson’s Women’s Diagnostic Center, 7800 U.S. Highway 98 W., Miramar Beach.
Saturday concert to benefit Covenant Hospice
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Emerald Coast Community Band presents "By Golly, Be Jolly," a holiday concert benefiting Covenant Hospice, on Saturday.
Give thanks, and blood, for the Thanksgiving holiday
PENSACOLA — Thanksgiving is a time for all of us to give thanks. Many of us are thankful for our own health and for the health of our friends and families.
GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT: Want to quit? Double your chances by making a plan
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Great American Smokeout is Nov. 20. The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County and Tobacco Free Florida are encouraging tobacco users in Okaloosa County to quit on th…
Okaloosa County rabies alert lifted
Since there have been no new reports of rabid animals since September, the Florida Department of Health-Okaloosa has lifted the 60-day rabies alert in the county.