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Health First Uses Minimally Invasive Equipment to Detect Lung Cancer

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Health First has a new weapon in the fight against lung cancer. In December, Health First Medical Group’s Dr. Theodore Amgott completed the first two procedures in Brevard County using state-of-the-art Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center. ENB is used to reach parts of the lung that previously were unreachable and unseeable with traditional bronchoscopy. According to Amgott, not only does it allow access to distant areas of the lung, Read More …

Health First Grape Escape Raises More Than $400,000 for Hybrid OR Suite

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Technology is First of Its Kind in Brevard County ROCKLEDGE, Fla. – The 2015 Health First Foundation’s Grape Escape event recently raised more than $400,000 to benefit Brevard County’s first Hybrid Operating Room Suite, which will be located at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center. “Because of the generous spirit of this community, Health First will have the leading-edge technology to enhance the quality of life and life span for patients suffering from heart and Read More …

Health First’s Viera Hospital Again Earns 5-Star Medicare Rating

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Health First’s Viera Hospital again earned the highest rating of 5 stars for patient experience from the federal government. Viera Hospital was one of only 13 in Florida and among 466 U.S. hospitals to earn the elite ratings, which were released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for only the second time. Health First’s Cape Canaveral Hospital again earned 4 stars, and Health First’s Palm Bay Hospital improved to 4 stars from Read More …