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The Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of board-certified physiatrist, Ronald Tolchin, D.O., to our Visiting Specialists program. A physiatrist (pronounced fi-zahy-uh-trist) specializes in spine care and physical…

Overindulging during the holidays, or coming down with a virus or the flu, can wreak havoc on anyone’s system. Today there is a lot of emphasis on probiotics as a…

St. Augustine native Dr. Rick Baxley will join the Medical Center team to lead the Private Medicine Plus+  program. Dr. Baxley’s 18 years at his Baxley Center for Executive Health…

National Handwashing Awareness Week is Dec. 4-10 and is certainly timely with the upcoming flu season. It’s a good reminder of how important it is to wash your hands properly…

Early detection and treatment can be crucial in delaying the effects of early onset dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, resulting in a higher quality of life for patients. A new computer…

Emergency drills are an important exercise for health care organizations to optimize skills and gain familiarity with their health care partners. Smoothly incorporating everyone’s role in an emergency situation is…

Standards, Satisfaction and Safety: the three S’s that are valuable measures the Medical Center implements on a daily basis. Getting There and Staying There We set standards by achieving accreditation…

Competitive running in a marathon race takes serious commitment. The Medical Center’s own physical therapist Anastassia Gibson recently competed in a marathon at Martha’s Vineyard. Despite the weather conditions being terrible…

Shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you’ve had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in nerve tissue near your spinal…