St. Joseph's Hospital-South

05/27/2026

Here's an important message as we are about to close out May. It may be the most important message we communicate this month. May is American Stroke Awareness Month. Don’t hesitate when it comes to getting emergency treatment if someone is experiencing stroke symptoms.

Know the B.E. F.A.S.T. stroke symptoms listed here and all can happen suddenly. Call 911 immediately. Indecisiveness about going to an emergency room during stroke symptoms or waiting even a few extra minutes could be harmful.

• B – Balance, balance loss
• E – Eyes, loss of vision in one or both eyes
• F – Face, facial weakness or drooping
• A – Arms, weakness or numbness
• S – Speech, slurred speech or difficulty speaking
• T –Terrible headache, onset of a severe headache

Read more about St. Joseph's Hospital-South's emergency care and ER: https://bit.ly/4hSBQnk

05/25/2026

The Fallen Soldier's Table, in our Waterside Café, is displayed for Memorial Day and was in the café leading up to Memorial Day. The table signifies emotions and feelings for those who did not return home. The table represents that they are with us in our minds and spirit. We will never forget and our eternal gratitude goes out to those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice. Included in the photos is the placard on the Fallen Soldier's Table describing the significance of each item.

05/22/2026

Nearly one in four U.S. adults experience mental health issues annually with anxiety and depression being the most common. In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness month, BayCare is shining a light on the need to reduce stigma and advocate for greater access to mental health resources by illuminating each of our 16 hospitals in green throughout the month. Green is the official color of Mental Health Awareness. St. Joseph's Hospital-South is proud to do our part to raise awareness and display this meaningful reminder of the importance of compassionate mental health care.

Read about BayCare's behavioral health services: https://bit.ly/4wAGlu5

05/20/2026

Our NICU celebrated "International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day" on May 15th! Kangaroo Care is skin-to-skin contact between newborns and parents. Skin-to-skin and chest-to-chest touch can boost a baby’s brain development and function and positively benefit infants and parents. It's a powerful reminder that a parent's embrace provides healing, security and growth. This global movement is dedicated to giving every baby the best start in life. We educate our NICU families about Kangaroo Care for their infants.

Our kangaroo in the photos is Sheila, NICU assistant nurse manager!

05/18/2026

May is National Women’s Health Month and we'll take the opportunity to highlight our maternity services! Members of our Mom and Baby and labor and delivery units in the photos encourage you to visit the page in the link to learn more about our maternity services. The page includes a video tour near the bottom of the page showcasing our hospital’s labor and delivery rooms, the comfortable home-like, private Mom and Baby rooms, the NICU and other features.

Visit the page: https://bit.ly/3E2WvW8

We should also mention we delivered 2,017 babies last year, the third consecutive year we topped 2,000! 2,017 was the third highest in our hospital's history. We delivered a record 2,081 babies in 2024 with the second highest of 2,051 in 2023.

Consider this: We delivered 616 babies in 2015, the year we opened. That's a 227 percent increase from 2015 to 2025!

Overall, we have delivered almost 16,000 babies in our 11-year history!

05/16/2026

Florida’s new EKG requirement for student athletes is here—and BayCare Kids is ready to help. 🏈⚽

We’re helping families get ready with convenient EKG screenings at select BayCare Medical Group offices—guided by pediatric heart experts to help keep kids safely in the game. Find an upcoming screening by clicking the photo below:

BayCare offers EKG screenings for high school athletes to help detect hidden heart conditions. Find locations, scheduling info, and results details today.

05/15/2026

We coined this week “BayCare Week,” a celebration of our team members for the quality care and services they provide to the community. The week has been marked with big “thank yous” of a gift, a country-western themed “Smokin' Good BBQ - Yeehaw!” and fun activities. Activities included online/virtual and in-person opportunities including games, education, refreshments, culinary contests, journaling, community vendors and many other pursuits.

A special event was a visit by Jason Moo-Moa, a 1 ½-year-old male micro Scottish Highland cow.

See the photo gallery for some highlights of the activities at our hospital.

05/13/2026

One moment can change everything. Care doesn’t stop with one patient; it ripples through families, careers and entire communities. At BayCare, when we help one, we help everyone.

05/12/2026

National Hospital Week, held annually in May, recognizes and honors hospitals, health systems and hospital workers. We tweak it and call it "BayCare Week." BayCare Week, held this week, thanks and celebrates team members for being phenomenal. We are grateful and appreciate all our team members providing direct and indirect patient care and essential ancillary services that keep our hospital running, clean, efficient, supplied, safe and fed. We are grateful for their devotion and dedication to the BayCare values of trust, respect, dignity, responsibility and excellence. Photos include just a few of our remarkable team members in their work locales!

05/11/2026

This week, BayCare proudly celebrates BayCare Week! ✨ Backed by values and powered by teamwork, our Team Members come together every day to provide compassionate care, support one another and strengthen the communities we serve. 💙 Thank you for all you do to make a difference!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day! We celebrate the gift and blessing of motherhood! One day is not enough to honor you. Every day is a mother’s day! We especially celebrate all our St. Joseph’s Hospital-South moms. This is Mom Chelsea holding baby girl Sarah born recently in our hospital. Chelsea and Sarah are with Dad Matt and Sarah's big brothers, Daniel, 4, and David, 2.

Congratulations to the family, welcome to our St. Joseph's Hospital-South family, and thanks Chelsea for reppin' all the St. Joseph's Hospital-South moms on Mother's Day!