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Dr. Broussard Pioneered Eye Care In Brevard

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comMay 31, 2010 0 Comments

WHAT IS NOW FLORIDA EYE ASSOCIATES was founded in 1967 by Dr. Bill Broussard who opened his practice with a mission to provide comprehensive, quality services to the community. Above, Dr. Broussard (center) with his doctors who include: Andrew Zorbis, MD; Ralph Paylor, MD; L. Neal Freeman, MD; David Weiser, MD; Tracy Ravin, MD; Paul L. Winslow, III, MD; Daniel Brown, OD; Victoria Dixon, OD; and Fred Lundquist, OD.

When Dr. William Broussard started his ophthalmology practice in Melbourne in 1967, no one was taking emergency calls at night in all of Brevard County. So he placed himself on call, seven days a week, 365 days a year. For three years.

Filed Under: Features, Flashback Tagged With: ALLEN BROUSSARD, Crescent J Ranch, Dr. William Broussard, Flashback, Forever Florida, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne Eye Associates, Spanish Colonial cattle

Knotts Arrived In ‘57, First Chief of Staff At CCH

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comSeptember 24, 2009 0 Comments

BEN KNOTTS served on the original board of directors for Cape Canaveral Hospital. From left: Fred Lucas, Knotts, Glen Musselman, Bernie McLaughlin and Joseph Von Thron.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Some might consider it a demotion, but Ben Knotts seems happy to have gone from hospital chief of staff to yard boy.

Filed Under: Features, Flashback, Physician Spotlight Tagged With: Bernie McLaughlin, Brevard County, Cocoa Beach, Dr. Ben Knotts, Flashback, Fred Lucas, General Dynamics Corp, Glen Musselman, Jackson Memorial, Joseph Von Thron., Wuesthoff Hospital

‘Automedic’ Way Ahead of Its Time

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comAugust 18, 2009 0 Comments

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SEBASTIAN RIVER MEDICAL CENTER’s original facilities were described as a “futuristic hospital for the atomic age,” by the Fort Lauderdale News in a story dated October 9, 1967.

Filed Under: Features, Flashback Tagged With: Automedic, Carl Brumback, Fort Lauderdale News, Kip Kelso, Sebastian River Medical Center, Wallace Best

Father-Son Doc Team Share Same Philosophies

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comJuly 15, 2009 0 Comments

FATHER AND SON TEAM: Dr. Martin Isenman (right), and his son Eric, practice together at MIMA in Melbourne, where they’re known as Dr. Martin and Dr. Eric. They share the same philosophy of taking their time with each patient and treating the entire person, not just the illness.

DR. MARTIN ISENMAN started his medical career in Brevard County, Florida in 1976, two years before his son Eric was born. Dr. Eric Isenman joined his father’s medical practice in July 2007.

Filed Under: Features, Flashback Tagged With: Dr. Eric Isenman, DR. MARTIN ISENMAN, Flashback, MIMA

From Humble Roots To Nation’s Best

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comJuly 1, 2009 0 Comments

SINCE HOLMES Regional Medical Center’s humble beginnings as Melbourne Hospital in the 1930s (below), and later renamed Brevard Hospital, HRMC’s history and culture have been steeped in community support, charitable contributions and volunteerism.

A TIMELINE HISTORY illustrating Holmes Regional Medical Center’s strong roots that built the facility Brevard County, Florida benefits from today.

Filed Under: Facility Spotlight, Flashback Tagged With: Brevard Hospital, Brevard Hospital Association, Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Chris Kennedy, Dale A. Dettmer, Dr. Isaac M. Hay, Dr. John L. Jackson, Dr. Robert Mandel, Elliott Newell, Elton Hall, Eugene McCarthy, Flashback, Grape Escape, Harry J. Underill, Health First, HealthGrades, Holmes Regional Ambulatory Surgery Center, Holmes Regional Medical Center, James E. Gray, James E. Holmes, Jerry Senne, John Rodes, Melbourne City Commission, Mike Means, National Industry Recovery Act, Ned Wilford, Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery, Open Heart Surgical Suite, Palm Bay Community Hospital, Public Works Administration, Russell P. Sullivan, Steve Bunker, The Health First Heart Institute, The Heart Center at HRMC

Hospital Named After Fledgling Space Program

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comJune 19, 2009 0 Comments

CCH MEDICAL STAFF CIRCA 1974: Front row, left to right; Joe Von Thron, Lew Bean, Ben Knotts, Gelnn Musselman, Bob Deeb, Bill Hyden and Bernie McGlaughlin. Second row; Alan El Tobgui, Tony Catasus, Dr. Aljure, Joe Sutley, Dorothy Twitchell, Paul Leeds, Dr. El Kabani and Miguel Rivera. Third Row; Hobson Wilson, Bill Addington, Dick Betz, John addington, Jim Holloway, Gabby Gioia, Fred Pierce, Everett Cooper, Jim Carter, Brian Gibbons, Dr. Mansur and Dr. Lopez.

ALONE IN A VACANT LOT, just off Atlantic Avenue, stood the birthplace of Cape Canaveral Hospital – a little log cabin.

Filed Under: Flashback Tagged With: Ben Knotts, Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa Beach Chamber of Commerce, Flashback, FRANK VENZARA, Gene Hadden, Jim Carter, Jim Palermo, Joe Von Thron, John Harm, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Larry Garrison, Marco Burenko, Robert Bashore, Robert Clayton, Rodney Moore, Sally Sange, Steven Wolff, Wuesthoff

Patriots Give to Area Hospitals

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comJune 15, 2009 0 Comments

CAROLYN MILLER beat the odds to became a Women Air Force Service Pilot, or WASP, during World War II. Carolyn, a long time volunteer and board member at Cape Canaveral Hospital, is pictured at left in the below photo, and above, during training in 1943 in Sweetwater, Texas.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA hospital staffs count themselves lucky to be the recipients of service by the Greatest Generation, a group of patriots that continues to give long after their tour of duty has ended.

Filed Under: Flashback Tagged With: ART CROSSWELL, Cape Canaveral Hospital, Carolyn Miller, DON LONG, DONALD BAKER, Flashback, Holmes Regional Medical Center, JANE PARRY, JOE SALLY, Palm Bay Hospital, Parrish Medical Center, ROBERT HENDERSON, Sebastian River Medical Center, VINCENT O’DONNEL, Wuesthoff Health Systems, Wuesthoff Medical Center

Dr. Jim Carter’s Career Spans Five Decades

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comJune 11, 2009 0 Comments

MEDICAL ICON: Dr. Jim Carter has spent his career serving individual patients, as well as building a hospital that amplifies that impact. He moved to Brevard County, Florida in 1965 from his home state of Wisconsin and served as chief of staff for Cape Canaveral Hospital from 1972 to 1977.

AT AGE 81, Dr. James Carter continues to work full time at his practice, associated with Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Florida. “I like to get up in the morning and go to work,” says Dr. Carter.

Filed Under: Features, Flashback, Physician Spotlight Tagged With: ANN ANDERSON, Bert Francis, Brian Bussen, Cape Canaveral Hospital, Carolyn Miller, Chris Kennedy. George Lewis, Dr. Frank Venzara. Rodney Ketchum, Dr. Glen Musselman, Dr. Jim Carter, Dr. Jim Palermo, Dr. Rodney Moore, FLASHABACK, Larry Garrison, Marv Jones, Nick Pelligrino, Rusty Fisher, Vince Spizzano, Walter Rose, Wuesthoff Hospita

Storey Book: Father-Son Dynasty Spans 50 Years

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comJune 4, 2009 0 Comments

DR. BEN STOREY, above right, began his practice in Titusville in 1959, choosing to affiliate with Parrish Medical Center. Dr. Ben’s son Mark, above left, joined his dad’s practice in 1986. ABOVE RIGHT: The Ben Storey Service Award has been presented for the last 33 years by the Astronaut High School athletic program. Pictured on the plaque is Dr. Ben with former War Eagle, Florida Gator and Cincinnati Bengal Chris Collinsworth.

DR. BEN STOREY began his practice in Titusville in 1959, choosing to affiliate with Parrish Medical Center. Dr. Ben’s son Mark, above left, joined his dad’s practice in 1986.

Filed Under: Features, Flashback Tagged With: Astronaut High School, Bob Minor, Chris Collinsworth, David Muldowney, DR. BEN STOREY, Dr. Mark Storey, Dr. Peter Balsam, Dr. Robert Anderson, Flashback, Greg Phillips, Ivan Gautenbien, Mike Phillip, Neal Beaulieu, Parrish Medical Center, Paul Mack, Ron Pulido, Wabash College

FLASHBACK: Wuesthoff 69 Years of Service

By SpaceCoastMedicine.comMay 31, 2009 0 Comments

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WHEN WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL opened its doors in December 1941, it was housed in a six-room building with only 10 beds. The hospital staff consisted of three doctors, two nurses, an orderly, a cook and an administrator. The orderly was also the janitor and yard man. Ambulance service was provided by funeral homes.

Filed Under: Flashback Tagged With: Barbara Johnson, Becky Bennett, Bonnie Matejeck, Carol Deen Bilott, Claudia Morewood, Diane Zimmerman, Dorothy Tanner, Eugene Wuesthoff, Greater Cocoa Chamber of Commerce, Jane Cushing, Joan Morewood, Jolin Burkett, Linda Huff, Mary Farris, Molly Thomassen, Nancy Loring, Renee Youngberg, Sally Howard, Sandy Lou Williams, Teresa Lee, WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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