Hospital leaders, local government officials and community members took the next step in bringing better access to high-quality emergency care to Ocala with the groundbreaking ceremony for the new...
Recent News from AdventHealth West Florida Division
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AdventHealth, city, county and community leaders break ground on new off-site emergency department in Ocala
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AdventHealth Heart of Florida, Northeast Polk Chamber celebrate new addition to long-standing partnership
AdventHealth Heart of Florida leaders and members of the Northeast Polk Chamber joined community members for a ribbon cutting on a new addition to the Chamber’s office
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AdventHealth Ocala celebrates new class of Family Medicine Residents
Eight new physicians are joining AdventHealth Ocala’s incredible team to take their next steps to become fully licensed, board-certified family physicians.
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AdventHealth Sebring celebrates new class of internal and family medicine residents
Nearly two dozen medical residents are joining AdventHealth Sebring’s exceptional team to take their next steps to become fully licensed, board-certified physicians.
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Highlands News-Sun | Woman credits AdventHealth Sebring cardiologist, team for saving her life
Susan Bailey, 76, credits listening to her body and her medical team at AdventHealth Sebring for saving her life after she had multiple heart attacks over several days.
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TBBJ | Power 100: Tampa Bay's most influential business leaders of 2025 named
The Tampa Bay Business Journal has named David Ottati, president and CEO of the AdventHealth West Florida Division to its 2025 Power 100 List.
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AllNurses | Transforming Nursing Through Shared Governance Discover how shared governance is transforming nursing practice across care settings
In this interview, Tonya Clark, Assistant Nurse Manager, and Jamie Cohen, Director of Critical Care at AdventHealth Sebring, share how this collaborative model has empowered nurses across various...
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Tampa Bay Business Journal | AdventHealth’s Dr. Ryan Reed Shares AI Insights in Health Care Roundtable
Dr. Ryan Reed, chief medical officer for AdventHealth Zephyrhills, Dade City and Connerton, joined the Tampa Bay Business Journal roundtable to discuss the role of AI in health care. He highlighted...
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ABC Action News | Doctors tracking a big increase in flu and RSV cases
Health officials know that after the holidays with family gatherings, and travel there’s always a spike in respiratory illnesses in January. But this year is more active than usual, according to Dr...
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ABC Action News | As cases spread, AdventHealth doctor warns of norovirus symptoms
Dr. Timothy Hendrix with AdventHealth Centra Care says symptoms include fever, headache and body aches, and you should watch for dehydration.
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Business Observer | Major health care conglomerates are making big investments in Pasco
“A milestone right now is that we've poured the fifth floor on our three-story expansion on our north tower and all the structural steel is in place on our two-story infill in our south courtyard,”...
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Invest | Spotlight On: David Ottati, President & CEO, AdventHealth West Florida Division
In an interview with Invest: David Ottati, president and CEO of AdventHealth’s West Florida Division, highlighted the launch of AdventHealth Riverview, and how the region’s first helicopter, AirStar 1...

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For media inquiries and multimedia asset requests related to AdventHealth West Florida Hospitals in the Tampa Bay Region, including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Hardee, Highlands and Marion Counties, please contact the corporate communications team:
Lauren Rozyla-Wong
Sr. Manager of Media Communications, AdventHealth West Florida Division
e: lauren.rozyla-wong@adventhealth.com
Beth Tunis
Media Communications Specialist, AdventHealth West Florida Division
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John Luti
Media Communications Specialist, AdventHealth West Florida Division
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West Florida Media Communications: wfd.corporatecommunications@adventhealth.com
About the AdventHealth West Florida Division
The West Florida Division of AdventHealth has some of the nation’s brightest medical minds making lifesaving breakthroughs with surgical pioneers, scientists and researchers using leading-edge technology and innovation to deliver our brand of whole-person care. Our network of care includes AdventHealth Carrollwood, AdventHealth Connerton, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth Heart of Florida, AdventHealth Lake Placid, AdventHealth Lake Wales, AdventHealth North Pinellas, AdventHealth Ocala, AdventHealth Riverview, AdventHealth Sebring, AdventHealth Tampa, AdventHealth Wauchula, AdventHealth Wesley Chapel and AdventHealth Zephyrhills, as well as eight freestanding offsite Emergency Rooms including AdventHealth Belleview ER, AdventHealth Brandon ER, AdventHealth Central Pasco ER, AdventHealth Four Corners ER, AdventHealth Palm Harbor ER, AdventHealth TimberRidge ER, AdventHealth Westchase ER, and the AdventHealth Winter Haven ER.
We are more than hospitals, as we have a robust system of care including specialty acute care, more than 200 primary care and specialty employed physicians, Primary Care+ at Walgreens, urgent care centers, wound care, physical therapy, home care, mobile mammography and more. AdventHealth is a faith-based not-for-profit health care system with a mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. AdventHealth has hundreds of care sites and more than 50 hospitals across the United States. For more information about AdventHealth, visit AdventHealth.com, or Facebook.com/AdventHealth, and for West Florida Division, click here.

AdventHealth West Florida Facts and Figures
- 14 acute care hospitals
- 1 long-term care facility for post-acute care
- 8 freestanding Emergency Departments
- 37 multi-specialty physician group practices
- 10 AdventHealth Primary Care+ at Walgreens
- 10 AdventHealth Centra Care urgent care centers
- 18,000+ team members

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