May 18, 2016
Santa Rosa Medical Center opens $7.5 mil emergency room
MILTON — Santa Rosa Medical Center’s new emergency room expands square footage from 7,400 to 17,100 and includes several features the former ER lacked.
The $7.5 million enhancement serves not only…
May 10, 2016
Milton-Pace Relay For Life set May 14
MILTON — The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Milton-Pace is set for May 14 on Pensacola State College’s Milton Campus.
The event begins at 11 a.m. on the PSC outdoor track and will end …
May 8, 2016
Healthy Start Coalition of Santa Rosa County sets May 9 board meeting
MILTON — The Healthy Start Coalition of Santa Rosa County Inc. will have a general board meeting on Monday May 9.
The meeting is set 4 p.m. at the Healthy Start office located at 5505 Stewart Stree…
May 4, 2016
Sacred Heart Health System names new chief strategy officer
PENSACOLA — Sacred Heart Health System has appointed Roger Poitras as its chief strategy officer for the Gulf Coast.
Poitras will further the Health System’s efforts to provide high-quality, low-co…
May 4, 2016
Tobacco Free Santa Rosa Coalition sets May 26 workshop
MILTON — The Tobacco Free Santa Rosa Coalition will host the Sustaining Our Future Workshop from 12-6 p.m. Thursday, May 26 in the main conference room of the Florida Department of Health in Santa Ro…
May 3, 2016
Beach body time–Dietary changes aid exercising efforts, experts say
PACE — Summertime’s coming, and many residents are considering getting into shape, if they have not begun doing so already.
Robert Hazewinkel, of Max Fit Sports Nutrition in Pace, said he has a way…
Apr 29, 2016
O negative blood needed in Santa Rosa County for emergencies
MILTON — Blood bank staffers ask those with every blood type to donate, but the most crucial type for traumatic situations, when seconds count, is the most rare, O negative.
For May, Trauma Awarene…
Apr 29, 2016
Pace students play kickball for Baptist Health Care benefit (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
PACE — Pace High School’s Student Government Association raised almost $150 for cancer research during an April 28 kickball tournament.
Six teams, each paying $24 to enter the tournament on the sch…
Apr 28, 2016
Santa Rosa residents: FREE prescription discount cards are available for you
MILTON — All Santa Rosa County residents are eligible for a free program to save on prescriptions.
The National Association of Counties Prescription Discount Card Program provides an average of 24 …
Apr 26, 2016
WIC farmers market now open in Milton
MILTON — Locally grown, fresh produce is now available at a farmers market sponsored by the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County’s WIC program.
The market is open 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. M…