St. Joseph's Hospital - North

02/08/2025

Our Bamboo Gifts Shop is not just for hospital visitors and St. Joseph’s Hospital-North team members, it’s for everybody! The gift shop sells merchandise to rival area boutique gift shops. The gift shop features Tyler candles and detergent, resort wear, jewelry, perfume, cologne, Brumate cups and much more.

What’s even better is that the gift shop is nonprofit and proceeds go back to our hospital to buy extra medical resources and equipment. Gift shop proceeds also buy clothing for disadvantaged patients being discharged needing new or fresh, clean clothes. This service makes sure every discharged patient leaves our hospital in dignity.

Consider stopping in to our gift shop to browse, you don't need to be visiting a patient. There is plenty of free parking and we provide free valet parking. Our address and phone number: St. Joseph’s Hospital-North, 4211 Van D**e Road, Lutz. (813) 443-7201. Call the gift shop about sales, specials or any merchandise details or information you may be seeking.

Gift shop hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

The gallery includes photos of some gift shop merchandise. The gift shop is staffed by volunteers. The gift shop always needs more volunteers. The caption with the first gallery photo includes a link to a page with volunteer information and a volunteer application.

29/07/2025

Our Team Members of the Month (TMOM) are 12 All-Stars recognized for displaying the BayCare values and principles of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and excellence with patients, patient families, visitors, medical staff and team members. The TMOM presentation is always one of the special monthly highlights at our hospital.

Today we introduce TMOM Heather, an endoscopy nurse!

Heather has an empathetic approach to patient care ensuring that patients feel comfortable, valued and understood. She has been recognized many times by patients for the high level of care she provides, making patients feel relaxed for their procedures. Her approach makes a significant, positive impact on patients’ recoveries.

Heather has nearly 20 years nursing experience and has remarkable clinical knowledge. She came to the endoscopy department from another discipline and has applied her previous knowledge effectively into her new role. She is especially valuable to her team for her expertise with medication equipment and blood transfusions. Heather has a collaborative attitude enhancing the team environment. Heather also mentors student nurses and new nurses to the department. Heather is known for helping colleagues when the workload can be challenging.

From Heather’s TMOM nomination documents: “Heather has developed into an integral part of the endoscopy department. She is always willing to step in and assist her teammates without being asked. Heather is an avid learner taking it upon herself to increase her skill level within the department…."

Congratulations Heather on the TMOM and thank you for your dedication, compassion and skill and for the impression you make with both patients and your teammates!

25/07/2025

We can't trumpet enough our new NICU! Thank you Spectrum Bay News 9 for the July 15 opening day coverage of the NICU. The news coverage describes our innovative NICU couplet care rooms where mother and baby are not separated if a baby needs to go to the NICU.

See the Bay News 9 coverage which included a live lead-in from outside our hospital during the morning news:
https://bit.ly/4kS2pJA (please note that a Spectrum sign-in may be required to watch the full video segment)
https://bit.ly/3IHCYgo (shorter news brief that was repeated in Bay News 9's 24/7 news rotation, no Spectrum sign-in required)

The gallery inludes screenshots from the Bay News 9's social media post and news segment. Also included in the gallery is a photo we took of our July 15 ribbon cutting.

Also, see our posts on this timeline from July 15, July 9 and July 7 with additional news coverage and information about our NICU and its couplet care rooms.

22/07/2025

Part 1 of a 2-part series.
In this two-part series, we’re highlighting nurses receiving 2025 St. Joseph’s Hospitals Clinical Nurse Excellence (CNE) Awards! The honorees were celebrated earlier this year at our hospital and again in an event in Tampa. The honorees were nominated by their peers for the exceptional work they do with patients, the community and our St. Joseph’s Hospital-North team. Nominees were selected for CNE awards by our hospital’s Professional Practice Council, nurses collaborating on hospital issues, policy and procedure and hospital improvement.

Read the captions for award highlights!

19/07/2025

Congratulations to Karen as recipient of a BEE Award! BEE, an acronym for “Being Excellent Every Day” celebrates non-nursing team members supporting patient care. BEEs honor team members for the skilled and dedicated support they provide contributing to extraordinary patient care. Karen is a secretary in our Unit for Psychiatry and Medicine (UPM), a behavioral health, mental health and psychiatry unit.

Karen provides kindness and empathy to patients in this unit, many of whom are vulnerable and discouraged. One example, cited in Karen’s DAISY nomination documents, stands out. One particular patient was especially down and lacked the motivation to groom themselves.

Karen gently encouraged the patient and gave the patient support. Karen was able to make a connection and motivated the patient. Karen was able to give the patient some confidence and the patient began taking care of themselves. Karen pitched in by helping comb the patient’s hair. Later, the patient confided to another team member how Karen’s words and actions were so important in making the patient feel better.

Karen also lifts the spirits of her fellow team members when they might feel fatigued or disheartened. She uses the same generosity, warmth and kindness with team members as she does with patients.

Congratulations Karen on the BEE and for the impact you make in our UPM!

15/07/2025

Our new NICU is open! See the advance news coverage in the links below from ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay, FOX 13 News - Tampa Bay and The Laker - Lutz News. The news coverage describes our innovative NICU couplet care rooms where mother and baby are not separated if a baby needs to go to the NICU.

The stories:
WFTS-ABC Action News: bit.ly/44UTvWU (video plays after an advertisement)
FOX 13: bit.ly/4nDbCYM (click the tiny "Play" arrow in the lower left corner to play video)
Laker-Lutz News: bit.ly/3IlaWY4 (digital article)

The gallery includes some screenshots from the coverage including the front page article in the print edition of The Laker-Lutz News!

Stay tuned to this space as we'll post some additional news coverage following the opening.

11/07/2025

St. Joseph's Hospital-North is hosting a “Safe Sitter® With CPR” babysitting class to help adolescents learn the responsibilities of a babysitter. The in-person, one-day class, is Monday, August 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in a hospital classroom. The class is for ages 11 and up.

The class includes learning about minor to emergency situations, injury prevention, infant/child choking rescue, non-certifying CPR training, safety concerns, appropriate behaviors and activities for children of all ages and how to manage a babysitting business.

The fee is $60 per attendee. Register here: https://bit.ly/3Ts3bld
Or, register by phone by calling (855) 314-8352 and pressing the number “2” at the prompt.

The class is through St. Joseph’s Hospital-North’s partnership with the BayCare Kids Wellness and Safety Center and St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital.

For complete information on the class, call the BayCare Kids Wellness and Safety Center: (813) 615-0589

09/07/2025

Our new NICU opens July 15! Read the article in the link about the NICU and its innovative NICU couplet care rooms where mother and baby are not separated if a baby needs to go to the NICU, bit.ly/4lzB7IC

Photos in the gallery are from a NICU blessing and open house held July 8 for our team members, physicians and guests.

Also, see our post from July 7 on this timeline which includes a TV news report about our NICU!

07/07/2025

Thank you ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay for your report about our new NICU opening on July 15! The story highlights our innovative NICU couplet care rooms where mother and baby are not separated if a baby needs to go to the NICU. BayCare is an innovator in Florida for NICU couplet care. Click the photo below to watch the news report. The report plays after an advertisement.

St. Joseph's Hospital-North in Lutz is opening a state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on July 15.

06/07/2025

We, along with the whole family of St. Joseph's Hospitals, are designated as a statutory teaching hospital by the State of Florida! Read about the growing graduate medical programs that include our hospital, the flagship St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, St. Joseph's Women's Hospital and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, both in Tampa, and Riverview's St. Joseph's Hospital-South. Read more: https://bit.ly/4l7A7LV

In recognition of BayCare’s expanding investment in graduate medical education (GME), the State of Florida has designated BayCare’s St. Joseph’s Hospital as a statutory teaching hospital. The formal recognition comes as West Central Florida’s leading health care system has dramatically incre...

04/07/2025

Happy 249th birthday America! Next year, 2026, we'll celebrate our "Semiquincentennial," a word meaning 250th birthday or anniversary. First things first though, have a great and safe Fourth of July this year, 2025!

The flag flying proudly on our campus.

01/07/2025

We offer free, monthly in-person support groups and classes about breastfeeding and newborn care throughout the year. The events are open to all no matter which hospital you delivered or plan to deliver your baby. All events are held in our classrooms.

The events are free but we ask you to please register. To see the upcoming schedule and register, visit https://bit.ly/4lxZBD4. Or, you can also register by phone by calling (855) 314-8352 and pressing the number “2” at the prompt.

The class descriptions:
Breastfeeding Support Group - For breastfeeding mothers and their babies. The group provides a place where breastfeeding mothers receive support from other breastfeeding mothers and certified breastfeeding consultants.

Understanding Your Newborn - Provides information to the expectant mother and her support person about many aspects of safe infant care, including feeding, diapering, bathing, signs of illness and cues and communication.

Understanding Breastfeeding - Provides information to the expectant mother and her support person about breastfeeding basics, skin-to-skin contact, tips for returning to work and when to call a health care provider or lactation consultant.