Entries by LifeInNaples

doctors’s corner by Allen Weiss President and CEO, NCH HealthcareSystem

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Associate Chief Nursing Officer Ilia Echevarria recently shared the following essay with me. In the June 2017 Quick Safety newsletter, the Joint Commission deemed daily safety briefings, also called safety huddles or daily check-ins, as ‘hallmarks of high reliability organizations.’ Safety huddles in healthcare have also been endorsed by a number of organizations, including the American Hospital Association, Institute for […]

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name

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It’s just like that old TV show ”Cheers” theme song – Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name … and they’re always glad you came. That’s what it’s like for the veterans who are regulars at Homer’s Annex, a little known meetup that helps fill the void left behind since Homer Helter  passed away. Homer, the name-sake for the annex, was a […]

Water Safety tips from the NCH Safe & Healthy Children’s Coalition

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                        The NCH Safe & Healthy Children’s Coalition recognizes that multiple layers of protection are necessary to prevent drowning. We stress that NO single device or solution can prevent pediatric drownings. Parents, caregivers, aquatic facility owners, managers and operators should use “layers of protection” to provide a system of increased […]

CARING FOR THE YOUNGEST OF EYES

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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute welcomed Dr. Carla Osigian Probst to the fulltime faculty at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Naples in August. Dr. Osigian is an ophthalmologist who specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and pediatric and adult strabismus. She completed her medical degree at University of Panama Medical School in Panama City, an internationally recognized 6 year MD program. She then completed two years of transitional internship […]

life in the facet lane…tales of TOURMALINE

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What excites serious gemstone devotees is not so much adding more to their collection, but searching out the unknown, the rare and hard to find jewels. So quality trumps quantity every time in this sparkling pursuit. There are new gemstone varieties found all the time of course. The earth has not yet yielded all its glory. So, you can be […]

SEASON…and so it begins again!!!

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It seems to be starting earlier every year – many of our arts groups begin with increased schedules in November that continue through April – so that is our expanded season. How many of us remember when it was January through April? The one advantage this has had for our area is that many groups are having events and concerts throughout the […]

65 Years of bringing Art to Life in Naples

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It’s hard to imagine a time when the Naples Art  Association (NAA) wasn’t an integral part of the  Southwest Florida community. With a history that dates back to 1954, there is much to celebrate during this momentous 65th anniversary season. And, what better way than with a throwback party? The NAA will host a roaring ‘20s For the Love […]

QUALITY OF LIFE IN SWFL

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There are three existential threats to our Southwest Florida community. First, deterioration of water quality, highlighted by the algal blooms and red tide currently plaguing our rivers and coastal waters. Second, rising sea levels which, if unchecked, will increase flooding and threaten the future of our coastal communities. Lastly, forecasted population increases east of Interstate 75 threaten the Everglades ecosystem and place heavy burdens on our transportation […]

Naples Yacht Club … A Rich Heritage

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It all began in 1947 with just three friends and the shared dream of a boater’s paradise. Stephen Briggs, Benny Morris, and John Glen Sample envisioned a thriving Naples Community, but something was missing, a place to celebrate the traditions of the water and a place that would bring families together. What Naples needed was a private establishment, thus what would be the city’s first […]