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PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (December 16, 2016) – Bayfront Health is thrilled to announce that the Pantyhose-Free Zone Women’s Expo will be back again for the ninth year in a row. The date is set for Saturday, February 4 from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte. This will be a great day for mothers, daughters, sisters and girlfriends to have the opportunity to reconnect during a day of shopping, demonstrations, pampering, makeovers, educational ... Read More

Weighing your options in the New Year Punta Gorda, FL (December 12, 2016) – Obesity in the U.S. has reached epidemic proportions, and is now considered the number one cause of diabetes and heart disease in the nation. For many people, traditional methods like calorie restriction and exercise have failed to produce initial or sustained weight loss results. If you have failed to lose weight through other methods and are considering a more aggressive approach to deal with the issue, you are not alone. N ... Read More

Punta Gorda, FL (December 7, 2016) – Bayfront Health Punta Gorda is proud to announce they now offer all-private rooms on their main campus. You won’t find another hospital in the area that can provide the same. At no additional cost, private rooms can offer increased privacy, encourage family participation in the healing process, and can even reduce the number of days a patient may spend in the hospital. “Here at Bayfront Health Punta Gorda, we understand that a stay in an all-private ro ... Read More

    PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (November 28, 2016) – The public is invited to attend and we welcome participation in the following December events and observances hosted by Bayfront Health Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda.    December 1-December 31 – 30-Minute One-on-One with a Dietitian Bayfront Health Punta Gorda, 809 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda With outpatient one-on-one consultations, our dietitians provide time to discuss weight management and general nutrition. If you are lookin ... Read More

Port Charlotte, FL (November 28, 2016) – The Southwest Florida Heart Center, located on the campus of Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, and Bayfront Health Medical Group welcome the addition of Gonzalo Carrizo, M.D., board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in cardiac, thoracic, vascular and endovascular surgical procedures. Carrizo was first exposed to the medical field by his father, a physician. He graduated with honors from the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba Medical School in Argentina ... Read More

  PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (November 18, 2016) – While pain in your legs while walking is often caused by sore or tired muscles, it can also be a symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a narrowing of one or more arteries that supply blood to the legs. PAD often goes undiagnosed since leg pain has many possible causes.   “If plaque in the arteries is creating a blockage to blood flow, the muscles won’t get enough blood during exercise,” said Justin Boccardo, M.D., board-ce ... Read More

  PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (November 17, 2016) – In recent years, the American Heart Association has identified diabetes as one of the seven major, and controllable, risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Adults with diabetes are about 50 percent more likely to die of the effects of a heart attack than adults without diabetes, according to a study of 700,000 people over ten years by the University of Leeds.   “We’ve made significant advances in the treatment of heart disease over th ... Read More

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (November 02, 2016) – November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Bayfront Health Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda are decorating their campus’ with white ribbons to recognize and bring awareness. Did you know: Each year in the US, over 224,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer and nearly 158,000 die of the disease Lung cancer takes more lives than breast, prostate and colon cancers combined 1 in 14 men and 1 in 17 women will be diagnosed with lung cancer  Recognize it ... Read More

Bayfront Health again offering free application assistance PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (November 02, 2016) – If you need help comparing plans or filling-out an application on the Health Insurance Marketplace, Bayfront Health is once again offering free assistance during Open Enrollment, November 1 – January 31, 2017. Appointments may be made with the hospital’s certified assisters by calling 941-766-4191 for Port Charlotte, 941-833-1719 for Punta Gorda, or can be booked online: www.GetCoveredAmeri ... Read More

This article originally appeared on abc-7 and can be found here. One Australian mom and fitness guru took to Instagram to show off her rock hard abs during pregnancy. Chontel Duncan has since come out and admitted how her abs caused complications during birth, detailing how surgeons had to cut and use forceps to successfully get her son out. Southwest Florida gynecologist, Dr. Charlene Okomeski, has never heard of a case this extreme. "I've done lots of C-sections and vaginal deliveries on people who have ... Read More