Where we've been and where we're going

2009 was another banner year at Watson Clinic for both the delivery of high-quality care and the spirit of medical innovation. In the past 12 months, we’ve added 18 new physicians to our family in specialties as diverse as podiatry and plastic surgery. We've also unveiled three new locations to serve our patients in every corner of our community, including the Bella Vista Building, LabCare Xpress at Merchants Walk and XpressCare at Lakeland Highlands. 

 

We also added some of the latest medical technologies, including Trilogy linear accelerator and imaging system (see page 18).

 

Spreading awareness, encouraging prevention
We continue to be a leading advocate for disease prevention and increased community awareness. For breast cancer, we supported the American Cancer Society as an active voice on it's board and as presenting sponsor of the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event; we put our support behind the efforts of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the annual Florida Suncoast Race for the Cure event; we celebrated the power of survivorship and the importance of self-exams and mammograms with our annual Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon; and we collaborated with ABC Action News and Publix to spread awareness throughout our community and beyond.

 

Our physicians and the care they provide have been honored and awarded by some of the top organizations in the medical industry. Most recently, the Lakeland Surgical & Diagnostic Center -- the outpatient surgery center located near Lakeland Regional Medical Center at which Watson Clinic's gastroenterology team provides endoscopic procedures received recognition from the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy as one of the top endoscopy sites in service, safety and quality.

 

Meeting challenges head-on
With the dawning of a new year comes a wave of new possibilities as we strive to deliver the skillful and compassionate healthcare services you deserve. The ever-evolving world of medicine brings about a host of challenges, old and new. 

Our job is to meet those challenges head-on and deliver the knowledge and the tools that ensure improved healthcare for our patients, our community and, in turn, our world. 

 

Yours in good health,

 

Louis S. Saco, MD

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Watson Clinic LLP

 

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