Category: Health

Story Submitted Big Bend Hospice has been named a 2026 Hospice CAHPS Honors Award recipient by MatrixCare, recognizing the organization’s commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients and families. The Hospice…

Katherine Allen UF/IFAS Extension Have you eaten salad lately? With the recall notices for lettuce, I have seen and heard a reluctance to eat salad from friends and family. So, how do…

Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. Melissa Taylor Ridenhour is the director of the medical team at Sanctuary Clinics Christian Treatment & Recovery Program in Monticello. She has been a registered nurse (RN)…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Over many years to come, the front lawn of Big Bend Hospice (BBH) of Jefferson County will slowly become cool and shady as two young oak trees…

Story Submitted Bond Community Health Center has been awarded a $650,000 grant through the Florida Rural Health Transformation Program to establish a rural clinic at Jefferson County School, bringing primary and preventive…

ECB Publishing, Inc. Autumn Raulerson Paula Miller is quite the inspiration for her years of dedication to healthcare at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Physician Partners (TMH) in Monticello. We at Monticello News want…

Florida State University Contributor Florida State University (FSU) has been awarded more than $19 million in grants through the Rural Health Transformation Program to launch six new College of Medicine projects and provide resources to improve…

Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. Many Floridians have heard about the parasitic outbreak linked to lettuce in major restaurants and retailers who receive local business every day. The specific source of this…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Say hello to one of your local healthcare heroes, Maresha Barrington! As a lifelong resident of Jefferson County, Barrington was raised in Lloyd, graduated from Jefferson County…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc.  “Once my loved ones accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years. Can’t we, as a nation, begin…

Hailey Waldo ECB Publishing, Inc. As hospitals across Florida continue treating accident victims, surgery patients, cancer patients, premature babies and individuals battling chronic illness, blood centers are issuing an urgent plea for…

Story Submitted The Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County (DOH-Jefferson) urges residents who have a disability or special need, such as a medical condition that requires assistance but not hospitalization, to…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Free Clinic at Christ Episcopal Church will be seeing patients on Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. At the Free Clinic, volunteer physicians and…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. UF/IFAS Extension is offering an online program to help people with hypertension bring their blood pressure down. The interactive sessions take place 12-1 p.m. on Thursdays for…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet one of our local healthcare heroes, Donna Catalano! Catalano was born in New York and raised in North Miami Beach. She moved to Tallahassee in 1979,…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Big Bend Hospice (BBH) reports that during their recent Ensure drive they received an incredible outpouring of support from the Jefferson County community. “The response was overwhelming,…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Kim Allbritton has been an advocate for the health of others for many years. As the Health Department Administrator for both Jefferson and Madison counties, she has…

Hailey Waldo ECB Publishing, Inc. When a person experiences sudden cardiac arrest, quick action can save a life. Along with CPR, an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is one of the most important…