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Arlette Jordan Found Love – and So Much More Working at St. Joseph’s Hospital
When Arlette Jordan was only 15 years old, she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. And while that certainly wasn’t in her life’s plan at such a young age,…
Read MoreDelivering Decades of Care at St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital
Growing up in Cuba, Dr. Lazaro Hernandez remembers being surrounded by family members in the medical profession, and even as a young boy what impressed him most weren’t the stories…
Read MoreSt. Joe’s is More Than Just the Local Hospital. It’s Part of Our Community.
Early in 2020, Karen and Micah’s two children, Dexter and Hadley, were lounging in one of the family’s hammocks enjoying the sunny weather. Soon their giggles turned to tears when…
Read MoreFrom Patients to Healers: How Three Former St. Joe’s Patients Were Inspired to Return as St. Joe’s Team Members
A doctor has just given you devastating news. Your child has cancer. Everything else that comes after those words seems to be a blur. Your child has cancer. What now?…
Read MoreWhy We Named Our Baby Boy after St. Joe’s
Monica Angel describes her pregnancy last year at the age of forty as an unexpected miracle. That’s because she and her husband had been told that they could not have…
Read More“I Was Saved For a Reason”
Rob Clarke had all the odds stacked against him but is here today to share his miraculous story. It was a typical day of travel when he boarded the short…
Read MoreFirst-of-Its-Kind Program in Florida Provides Comprehensive Care for Children with Complex Airway and Swallowing Disorders
As the founder of Tampa Children’s ENT and the Medical Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, Dr. Karin Hotchkiss specializes in all things ears, nose, and throat…
Read More2022 Annual Report
Extraordinary Care for an Extraordinary Dad Leads to an Extraordinary Gift to St. Joseph’s Hospital-North
An avid cyclist, triathlete, mountain climber, veteran, and explorer, Jack Gaffney was larger than life. His adventurous spirit took him on a desert survival mission in Death Valley, mountain climbing…
Read MoreLike Mother, Like Daughter: The Story of Two St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Nurses
At 12, Babette Bailey began volunteering at St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital, then called Humana Women’s Hospital – Tampa, where her mother was a nurse. She spent her summers helping in…
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