Wellness

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Counseling Center of New Smyrna Beach Florida welcomes the newest member of its team of expert clinicians, Anthony Capozzi, MD.
Dr. Capozzi will begin seeing patients this month. He is a board certified psychiatrist with 22 years experience in behavioral health treating adults and adolescents.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Bert Fish Medical Center will hold an open house and health fair on Monday, Oct. 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m., in the Schildecker Outpatient Lobby of the hospital, 401 Palmetto St. This event offers a variety of screenings — blood pressure, pulse oximeter, and body mass index — free of charge.

Courtesy photo / Ed Noseworthy, CEO for Bert Fish Medical Center, has accepted the position of president/CEO for Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With the unwinding process in full swing with Adventist leaving Bert Fish Medical Center, so, too, is the hospital's chief administrative officer.

Ed Noseworthy will officially assume his new responsibilities as president/CEO with Florida Hospital Fish on July 1. Noseworthy succeeds Joe Johnson, who has accepted the position of chief operating officer for University Community Hospital in Florida Division's Tampa Bay Region.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Bert Fish Medical Center will host a special community event emphasizing stroke prevention and stroke awareness on Wednesday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Schildecker Lobby of the hospital, 401 Palmetto St.

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Courtesy photo / Dr. Kimberly L. Clayton will be recognized during Hospital week in May as Bert Fish Medical Center's physician of the year, the hospital announced Wednesday.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Kimberly L. Clayton, MD, has been named “Physician of the Year” by Bert Fish Medical Center, a spokeswoman for the hospital announced today.

"Dr. Clayton, a general surgeon, was recognized at a March 30 celebration of Doctors’ Day at the hospital on by hospital CEO Ed Noseworthy in recognition of her dedication to quality health care and for her caring, compassionate treatment of her patients," Bert Fish spokeswoman Cheryl Kennison said.

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 51-year-old woman who told a deputy she was "Satan's child" and "had no where to go but meet her maker" was taken into custody for a psychiatric evaluation.

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(Courtesy photo). Art Bakewell is the new directoror af pastorl care at Bert Fish Medical Center.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- To further provide patients with whole-person care of the mind, body and spirit, Bert Fish Medical Center welcomes Art Bakewell as its new director of Pastoral Care, who comes from Florida Hospital Deland, where he has led the pastoral program for almost 10 years.

Aligned with BFMC's Planetree tradition of whole-person care, Florida Hospital core values include faith and prayer as a complement to traditional medical treatment.

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Editor's Note: The following was written by Reed Markham, associate professor, Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach campus:

Are your children listening? This is a question many New Smyrna Beach educators ask each school year.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- During her break, Bert Fish Medical Center case manager Karen Berkeley practices speaking Creole, rehearsing for her first trip out of the country and the wait is making her
anxious.

Berkeley is joining BFMC physician Dr. Regina Asihene on a 15-person medical mission to Haiti from Sunday through Saturday, Oct. 23. Also traveling with the team is Kelly Ann Green, 17, who learned about the trip from her mother, Eileen Green, also a BFMC employee. The teen is using her trip as the subject of her senior project.

Photo by Mark Steighner

Bert Fish Medical Center is "shining a light" on breast cancer with the use of pink exterior lighting throughout the month of October. The initiative is part of a month-long community outreach effort to raise awareness about the importance of early detection through mammograms.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Bert Fish Medical Center is "shining a light" on breast cancer in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of early detection.