Broussards New Guardians of Endangered Santa Cruz Horses

Bill and Margaret Broussard are a staunch friend of endangered species as their Crescent J Ranch now owns the largest herd of the endangered Spanish Colonial horses.

CRESCENT J RANCH, FLORIDA – Paco, eyes afire, steps from the shadows of the horse trailer into the blazing sunshine at Dr. William Broussard’s Crescent J Ranch. The Western dust still covers the animals, but a Florida downpour will soon take care of that.

SRMC Hosts Second Hospital Expansion Preview

Sebastian River Medical Center COO Ron Gicca, right, with Jeff Luther, Director of Governmental Affairs, for the Indian River County Sheriffs Office.

SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA (Aug. 12, 2010) – Over 400 community members, volunteers, and staffers turned out to celebrate Sebastian River Medical Center’s Second Hospital Expansion Preview.

Docs, Lawyers Surf Fest Benefits Boys and Girls Club

Every September Frank Venzara usually joins fellow surfing physicians, as well as lawyers and other professionals, in the Doctors, Lawyers, Weekend Warriors Surfing Festival at Sebastian Inlet.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The 2010 Doctors Lawyers Weekend Warriors Surf Festival will be held at Sebastian Inlet on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10-11.

USAF Thunderbirds Flight Surgeon Serves 130 Team Members

Cocoa Beach Air Show Director Bryan Lilley announces some of the highlights that will be at last year's air show prior to a ceremony held Sept. 11 saluting the military in Cocoa Beach.

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the second annual Cocoa Beach Air Show on October 30-31. The event will feature military jet demos, parachute team jumps, low altitude flyovers and civilian aerobatic performances and will take place over the Cocoa Beach waterfront.

Editor’s Note: ‘Project of Promise’

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This issue spotlights what has been called the “Project of Promise” featuring Nemours Children’s Hospital, M.D. Anderson Orlando’s Cancer Research Institute, Orlando VA Medical Center, University of Central Florida’s new College of Medicine and Health Sciences campus, Burnham Institute for Medical Research’s east coast campus, and a University of Florida research facility, all of which dot the Lake Nona Gateway Interchange in the 600-acre Science & Technology Park just 45 minutes from the Space Coast.

Dr. Steve Badolato Is Philanthropist, Educator

COMMENCEMENT: Steve gets a hug from his Grandmother, Ginny, upon graduation from the University of South Florida  Medical School.

It’s impossible not to like Dr. Stephen Badolato, president of the Brevard County Medical Society, and Brevard Physicians Network member. Caring, energetic, engaged, he’s any patient’s perfect physician.

HMA Acquires Wuesthoff Health System

Rockledge-based Wuesthoff Health System includes hospitals in Rockledge and Melbourne. It employees more than 2,000 people, including 500 physicians with staff privileges.

Health Management Associates, Inc. announced that a subsidiary of Health Management has executed a definitive agreement to acquire the 406-bed Wuesthoff Health System (“Wuesthoff”) and its associated ancillary facilities. The transaction is expected to be completed by October 1, 2010.

Brevard Physicians Network Helps Docs Focus on Patient Care

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Formed in 1995 by a group of local physicians, Brevard Physicians Network was created as a vehicle to free doctors from insurance hassles so they can do what they do best: care for their patients.

Heshmati Rehired As Director of Brevard Health Department

Dr. Heidar Heshmati has been re-hired to his former position as the Director of the Brevard County Health Department.

Dr. Heidar Heshmati has been re-hired to his former position as the director of the Brevard County Health Department.

Al Neuharth Shares Vitality Secrets

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As a husband, a father of two grown and six younger children, writer of a weekly nationwide newspaper column and participant in a non-profit of his own founding, Al Neuharth knows how to manage an active life. And as an octogenarian, he knows plenty about maintaining health and vitality.

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