Articles from BayCare Health System

CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine have selected BayCare for the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women™ list, marking the sixth time BayCare has earned a spot on this prestigious national list.   “This recognition is particularly relevant because women make up 77% of the BayCare workforce and 74% of our leadership,” said BayCare President and CEO Stephanie Conners. “Our team members are our greatest asset, and their contributions are essential to our success as the largest academic health system in West Central Florida.”   To determine the Best Workplaces for Women honorees, Great Place to Work surveyed more than 640,000 women who work for Great Place to Work Certified™ companies nationwide about their workplace experiences. Companies selected for the list demonstrated consistently positive experiences for women across job roles or work statuses.   The Best Workplaces for Women recognition adds to a growing list of workplace accolades BayCare has received this year.    Earlier this month, BayCare earned a spot on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care™ list for the 10th consecutive year. BayCare also was one of only 13 organizations with 2,500-plus team members nationwide named a 2026 Woman-Led Top Workplace based on an employee survey by Energage. USA Today also recognized BayCare as a Top Workplace in the USA, while the Tampa Bay Times named BayCare a Top Workplace for the 12th consecutive year.    Top Workplaces ranked BayCare No. 18 nationally among Top Workplace for Frontline Workers in 2026 and honored BayCare with eight national Culture Excellence & Industry Awards in Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being, Professional Development, Healthcare, Innovation, Work-Life Flexibility, Leadership, and Purpose & Values.   BayCare also ranked No. 21 nationally on the 2026 PEOPLE Companies That Care™ list, recognizing its commitment to caring for team members and communities.   Learn more: Careers at BayCare

CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayCare, the largest not-for-profit academic health care system in West Central Florida, is developing plans to become the first health system in Florida to pilot Aletta®, an FDA-approved, image-guided robotic blood-draw device from Vitestro.    Expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2027, the 18- to 24-month pilot will include two Aletta devices at BayCare's Suncoast Medical Office Building and BayCare HealthHub® (Bardmoor) locations.   Aletta uses real-time imaging to guide blood collection. According to Vitestro, the device has achieved a 94.5% first-stick success rate, and the needle remains out of the patient’s view during the robotic procedure. Patients age 21 and older can select the robotic option when scheduling an appointment or, if available, during a walk-in visit. Those who prefer a traditional blood draw can choose to have a phlebotomist perform the procedure.   A phlebotomist will remain in the room to oversee the process, with one BayCare team member supervising two devices. Laboratory team members would also prepare the devices and handle required cleaning and disposal procedures between patients. The technology is intended to supplement BayCare’s existing laboratory services and support phlebotomists at two of BayCare's busiest laboratory patient service centers.  “We’re excited for BayCare to help pioneer this technology in Florida and explore how it can enhance the blood-draw experience,” said Donna Lynch, BayCare vice president of Laboratory. “Aletta will give patients another option and our laboratory teams another tool, complementing the expertise of our phlebotomists as they care for patients.”   During the pilot, BayCare will evaluate blood-draw accuracy, patient and team member satisfaction, and operational performance to help inform future decisions about the technology.    Learn more: BayCare’s laboratory services 

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The BayCare Proton Center is now open and accepting patients, expanding access in the Tampa Bay area to one of the most advanced forms of radiation treatment for adults and children. The opening marks a significant milestone in BayCare's ongoing investment in advanced cancer care across West Central Florida.  

CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have named BayCare Health System to the national list of 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care. This marks the 10th consecutive year BayCare has earned a place on this prestigious list, reflecting the health system’s longstanding commitment to creating a rewarding and supportive workplace for its team members. Great Place to Work builds the annual Best Workplaces in Health Care list by gathering confidential feedback from employees of companies in the health care industry. “To be named one of the best workplaces in the health care industry for 10 straight years is an incredible honor and a reflection of the people-first culture our team members experience every day,” said BayCare President and CEO Stephanie Conners. “Our team members and providers bring extraordinary skill and compassionate care to our patients and the communities of West Central Florida, and I’m proud BayCare continues to be the best place to work, receive and provide care.” Earlier this year, BayCare ranked No. 21 among the nation’s top PEOPLE® Companies that Care and earned eight National Culture Excellence & Industry Awards from Energage and Top Workplaces in the areas of Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being, Professional Development, Healthcare, Innovation, Work-Life Flexibility, Leadership and Purpose & Values. In addition, BayCare and Conners were honored as a 2026 Woman-Led Top Workplace — one of just 13 organizations with 2,500+ employees nationwide to achieve that recognition and the only Florida-based organization and the only comprehensive health care system in that size category. BayCare also was listed as a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace for the 12th consecutive year and was recognized by USA Today as a Top Workplace in the USA for the third year in a row.

CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayCare Health System today released Vital Impact, its 2025 Physician and Provider Annual Report, highlighting a year of clinical excellence, academic growth and expanded access to care across West Central Florida. The report recognizes the physicians, advanced practice providers and clinical teams whose expertise continues to strengthen BayCare as the region’s largest academic health system.

CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayCare has named Brendan Malik, MD, vice president of Physician Enterprise Development and chief medical officer, a newly established role that will help provide leadership and strategic alignment for BayCare physician development and integration, service line development, BayCare Urgent Care medical direction and the Ambulatory Quality Assurance Program.

CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayCare’s commitment to serving the health care needs of the growing West Central Florida region also means positive outcomes for Florida’s economy. A new report by Washington Economics Group found that BayCare, the region’s largest academic health system, has a $13 billion impact on Florida’s economy each year, including supporting jobs for more than 66,000 Floridians.

CLEARWATER, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayCare has hired health care support operations leader Lawrence “Wren” Roberts as its first vice president of Support Services, a newly created role that will provide systemwide leadership and strategic alignment for support services that play a critical role in creating safe, welcoming, clean and efficient environments for patients, visitors and team members.