Baptist Health Care

In this episode, we discuss the growing problem of human trafficking including what it is, how to recognize it, what can be done to protect victims and how to prevent it.

In this episode, we explore the important work done at Lakeview Center Inc., an affiliate of Baptist Health Care, for children and adults who have experienced trauma in their lives. Lakeview offers a range of human services that help people at different stages throughout life’s journey. For many, that journey can be difficult and some of those challenges can be traced back to traumatic experiences they have encountered at some point in their lives. In recent years, a philosophy of care has...

In this episode, we speak with Richard Gilmartin, president of Global Connections to Employment (GCE), which is an affiliate of Lakeview Center, Inc. Rich provides an overview of the role GCE plays with employment training and job placement for those with disabilities in our community, the specific types of job and training opportunities available and support services available to GCE job applicants.

On this episode we focus on a book John Appleyard wrote back in 1976 about the founding of Baptist Hospital as well as the growth of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. We discuss some of the biggest changes in our communities we serve and how Baptist has responded or even anticipated those changes.

Scott Raynes discusses the four main phases of development before the opening of the new hospital – as well as the new facility’s space and size. Scott also discusses the modern and efficient plans for the new campus and answers user-submitted questions.

On June 26, 2019, Baptist Health Care announced plans to build a new hospital on the southwest corner of the intersection of Brent Lane and I-110 and also announced that Baptist will maintain a significant presence at the current E Street location. The project is part of a bold move to transform care for the people of Northwest Florida and South Alabama by expanding access to health care services and combining new approaches and technologies to diagnose and treat illness and injuries.