Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group Welcome Cardiologist Thomas Haffey, D.O., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.O.I., F.N.L.A., F.A.H.A.
June 6, 2024Experienced cardiologist joins Sebastian hospital staff
Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group Welcome John P. Sullivan, M.D., FAAOS, Orthopedic Surgeon
May 28, 2024Sebastian, Florida (May 28, 2024) –Sebastian River Medical Center, a Steward Family Hospital, is pleased to announce that John P. Sullivan, M.D., FAAOS, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in joint preservation and joint replacement surgery for over twenty years, has joined Steward Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. “Dr. Sullivan will bring a wealth of experience and expertise ...
Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group Welcomes Carlie Plessl, MD
May 10, 2022Dr. Plessl has joined Vero Family Medicine (Vero Beach, FL) – Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group are pleased to welcome Dr. Plessl to Vero Family Medicine. Dr. Plessl is a board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Medical Association. She earned her Doctor of Medicine through V...
Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group Welcome Samuel T. Fawaz, MD, Internal Medicine
November 16, 2021Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group Welcome Samuel T. Fawaz, MD, Internal Medicine Dr. Fawaz has joined Steward Primary Care Vero Beach (Vero Beach, FL) – Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group are pleased to welcome Dr. Fawaz to Steward Primary Care Vero Beach. Dr. Fawaz is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a member of t...
Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group Welcome Theodore Perry, MD, FACS, General Surgery
November 16, 2021Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group Welcome Theodore Perry, MD, FACS, General Surgery Dr. Perry has joined Steward General Surgery Vero Beach (Vero Beach, FL, November 16, 2021) – Sebastian River Medical Center is pleased to welcome Theodore Perry, MD, FACS, Florida native and third generation physician, to Steward General Surgery Vero Beach. Dr. Perry has made his home...
Sebastian River Medical Center Designated United Healthcare’s Optum Bariatric Center of Excellence
August 26, 2021[August 26, 2021, Sebastian, FL] – The Clinical Sciences Institute of Optum, the health services platform of UnitedHealth Group, has designated Sebastian River Medical Center’s bariatric program an Optum Bariatric Center of Excellence. Programs designated as an Optum Bariatric Center of Excellence perform more successful surgeries compared to other facilities in the area and have the outcome and q...
Sebastian River Medical Center Awarded Primary Stroke Center Accreditation from The Joint Commission
August 5, 2021[August 5, 2021, Sebastian, FL] – Sebastian River Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Primary Stroke Center Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. “When someone is having a stroke...
Home Depot and Sebastian River Medical Center Work Together to Transition a Patient Home
August 3, 2021(Sebastian, FL, August 3, 2021) – Charleen Dolinger, RN, a case manager for Sebastian River Medical Center’s Transitional Care Unit, understands the challenges that many patients may face, even after being discharged home. Making sure the patient receives the proper care and accessibility to services and devices, after they leave the hospital, is as critical to their recovery as when th...
Steward Health Care Adds Joe Deschryver As South Regional President
June 21, 2021DeSchryver – a 20-year industry veteran – to oversee Steward Health Care operations across Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas DALLAS (June 21, 2021) – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest physician-owned and -led healthcare network, has added Joe DeSchryver as Regional President, Steward Health Care, South Region. DeSchryver brings 20 years of experience operating acute care hospitals an...
Sebastian River Medical Center Recognized with Blue Distinction® Centers+ Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Bariatric Surgery
April 8, 2021Sebastian River Medical Center is proud to be recognized by Florida Blue, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association with a Blue Distinction® Centers+ for Bariatric Surgery designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities that show a commitment to delivering high quality patient ...
Sebastian River Medical Center Offering Hope for the Treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
February 22, 2021(Sebastian, FL, February 22, 2021) – Sebastian River Medical Center is offering the latest treatment for those at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. The EMBLEM™ Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) System is the first and only subcutaneous (beneath the skin) implantable defibrillator providing protection for a broad range of patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, while also ...
Sebastian River Medical Center Offering Patients a New Heart Failure Monitoring Solution
February 5, 2021(Sebastian, FL, February 8, 2021) – Sebastian River Medical Center is now offering a new, miniaturized, wireless monitoring sensor to manage heart failure (HF). The Abbott CardioMEMS™ HF System is the first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitoring device that has been clinically proven to significantly reduce hospital admissions when used by physicians to manage heart failure. Heart fai...
Sebastian River Medical Center’s Newest Technology Offers Patients Hope in the Fight Against Lung Cancer
January 12, 2021Sebastian River Medical Center’s Newest Technology Offers Patients Hope in the Fight Against Lung Cancer (Sebastian, FL, January 12, 2021) – Sebastian River Medical Center physicians are utilizing Veran’s SPiN Thoracic Navigation System to assist in diagnosing lung cancer in its earliest stages by reaching lesions in the lungs that were, in the past, difficult to reach with traditional ...
Keeping Joy During These Challenging Times
December 3, 2020Holiday Blues 2020 Keeping Joy During These Challenging Times (Sebastian, FL, December 7, 2020) - There is no doubt that the holidays can be stressful, especially this holiday season. The way we live our lives has changed and it is affecting the holidays in dramatic ways. For the first time in our lives, we may be limited as to whom we can spend our holidays with, and our ye...
Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Use Groundbreaking Technology for Joint Replacement Surgery
October 22, 2020Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Use Groundbreaking Technology for Joint Replacement Surgery (Sebastian, FL, October 27, 2020) – Orthopedic surgeons routinely use pre-operative, 3-dimensional CT scans, coupled with computer augmented surgical navigation and implant design, to facilitate the best possible implant and surgical techniques to meet pat...
Welcome Robert Watine, MD, Internal Medicine
October 13, 2020Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group Welcome Robert Watine, MD, Internal Medicine Dr. Watine has joined Barefoot Bay Internal Medicine (Barefoot Bay, FL) – Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Medical Group are pleased to welcome Dr. Watine to Barefoot Bay Internal Medicine in Barefoot Bay, Florida. Dr. Watine is board-certified by the American Board of Internal M...
Sebastian River Medical Center Hosting a Clinical Career Fair
October 13, 2020Sebastian River Medical Center Hosting a Clinical Career Fair (Sebastian, FL) – Sebastian River Medical Center is hosting a clinical career fair on Thursday, October 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Education Classroom at 7925 Bay Street, Sebastian. Hiring managers will be interviewing for all levels of clinical staff for all areas and shifts. Interviews will take pl...
Sebastian River Medical Center Clinical Career Fair
October 13, 2020Sebastian River Medical Center Hosting a Clinical Career Fair (Sebastian, FL) – Sebastian River Medical Center is hosting a clinical career fair on Thursday, October 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Education Classroom at 7925 Bay Street, Sebastian. Hiring managers will be interviewing for all levels of clinical staff for all areas and shifts. Interviews will take pl...
Sebastian River Medical Center Staff Give James and Cheryl Petzing a 50th Wedding Anniversary They Will Never Forget
August 11, 2020Contact: Patricia Montgomery Marketing Director Sebastian River Medical Center 772-589-3186 [email protected] A Day to Always Love, Honor and Cherish Sebastian River Medical Center Staff Give James and Cheryl Petzing a 50th Wedding Anniversary They Will Never Forget (Sebastian, FL, August 10, 2020) - An intimate lunch setting for two in a private dining area with M...
Sebastian River Medical Center Offers the Latest in Surgical Advances
August 4, 2020Contact: Patricia Montgomery Marketing Director Sebastian River Medical Center 772-589-3186 [email protected] Sebastian River Medical Center Offers the Latest in Surgical Advances New Operating Rooms and New Technology (Sebastian, FL July 31, 2020) – Sebastian River Medical Center’s new operating rooms offer the latest in surgical technology with ultra-high definition monitors...