July 1, 2022 – Steward Health Care is pleased to announce a new addition to the Steward Health Care executive team - Luis Allende Ruiz has been named the new President of Hialeah Hospital.

Luis comes to Hialeah Hospital with over a decade’s worth of experience in the healthcare industry, having led prominent hospitals and medical centers across Florida and Puerto Rico. Prior to Steward, he was Chief Executive Officer of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Miami, where he successfully led hospital operations through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The importance of safety in healthcare medication

On the occasion of Patient Safety Day, we sat down with our Quality and Patient Safety Managers Victor Grixti and Lawrence Mizzi, from Karin Grech Hospital and Gozo General Hospital, to discuss the importance of safe medication practices and how the World Health Organisation (WHO) is raising further awareness on medication-related harm.

16 September 2022 -  Steward Health Care Malta hosted the tenth edition of the Worker of the Year Award for Gozo General Hospital (GGH) employees on Thursday 15 September 2022, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Charmaine Cini, Charge Nurse at the General Critical Care Unit, was awarded Worker of the Year, whilst the Tissue Viability team was given the Team of the Year award. The winners were chosen by an independent committee and were announced during the evening.

HOUSTON— St. Joseph Medical Center, a Steward Family Hospital, announced last week that Michael “Mike” Klepin will take over as President. Mr. Klepin’s first day was Monday, September 12, 2022. 

Mr. Klepin joins St. Joseph with extensive experience in enhancing hospital operations, service accessibility, and quality of care. These skills will prove valuable to St. Joseph Medical Center as the hospital completes its $92 million renovation project and looks to expand its services throughout the Houston community. 

The Florida Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care Administration Recognized Steward Family Birthplace at Rockledge Regional Medical Center for Low C-Section Rates, Among Lowest in the State

Trumbull Regional Medical Center is hosting a virtual Trauma Symposium on Thursday, September 8 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The symposium will feature regional and national experts on trauma care and will include topics such as management of abdominal injuries, triaging burn injuries, prehospital trauma care, management of acute brain lesions, and care of the pregnant trauma patient. The keynote speaker of the event is Andrew B. Peitzman, MD, Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Vice President of Trauma and Surgical Services at UPMC. Dr.

Did you know prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer diagnosed in men? It’s also the leading cause of cancer death among the male population. 

“After the age of 40, men should start receiving a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test as part of their annual bloodwork,” said Dr. Sanjay Mehta, DABR, a board-certified oncologist with St. Joseph Medical Center. “Like other cancers, if you have a family history, those screenings should begin earlier.”