With the waning of the most recent surge of COVID-19 infections in our community, all of BayCare’s 14 acute care hospitals have resumed non-urgent surgeries and are lifting some visitor restrictions. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 12, hospital patients will be allowed multiple visitors a day – but they must visit one-at-a-time to enable social distancing in patient’s rooms and inside the hospital facility.

BayCarePlus Medicare Advantage, a subsidiary of BayCare, received a Five-Star rating from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for providing high quality service to its members. As a newer plan, BayCarePlus Medicare Advantage had the default CMS standard rating of 3.5 during its first three years of operation.

For Samara Treadwell, breast health has become her life’s mission. After losing a few family members to breast cancer, her goal is to educate people about the importance of early screening.

Individuals with diabetes in the Tampa Bay area who qualify for Medicare soon will have a new option for health insurance designed specifically for them. BayCarePlus Medicare Advantage, a subsidiary of BayCare, is expanding access to more affordable benefits for its members with diabetes.

With these funds, BayCare Behavioral Health will have the resources to serve a minimum of 600 additional community-based referrals over the two-year grant period.