North Tampa Behavioral Health Opens To Patients

By Matt Wiley,

As of October 1, North Tampa Behavioral Health (NTBH), the area’s newest medical facility, officially is open to patients.

The 53,000-sq.-ft., 75-bed facility, which is located on S.R. 56 about a half mile east of Mansfield Blvd. on an outparcel of the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI), serves the mental health needs of the surrounding community, providing care for geriatric, general adult, and dual diagnosis patients who may check into the facility themselves, be checked in by family members or other providers for emotional or psychiatric concerns, or be transported to the facility under the Florida Mental Health Act, more commonly known as the “Baker” Act, which allows for a person to be involuntarily committed for up to 72 hours if there is evidence that the person is a danger to themselves or to others.

The facility also can receive Florida Substance Abuse & Impairment (aka, the “Marchman”) Act patients. Those who fall into the Marchman Act category are subject to the same treatment as Baker Act patients.

For more info, please visit NorthTampaBehavioralHealth.com

Dr. Greg Stepanski & Children’s Dentistry — A New Tampa Original!

Dr. Greg Stepanski has been taking care of the smiles of New Tampa kids for more than 20 years at Children’s Dentistry, which has been located on Cross Creek Blvd. for a decade.
Dr. Greg Stepanski has been taking care of the smiles of New Tampa kids for more than 20 years at Children’s Dentistry, which has been located on Cross Creek Blvd. for a decade.

By Gary Nager

We obviously have to do a lot of business profiles in our publications in order to keep our advertisers happy, but some stories are a lot easier and more fun to write than others — especially for someone like me, who has written, literally, thousands of these things over the years.

But, when you “have” to do a story about the dentist who took care of both of your children’s teeth for almost two decades, this gig gets a whole lot easier.Continue reading

Mobile Meals Brings The Restaurant To Your Living Room In No Time!

Mobile Meals owners and New Tampa residents Jennifer Mekdeci and Chris Shelton invite you to have cuisine from more than 130 Tampa Bay-area restaurants delivered to your home or office.
Mobile Meals owners and New Tampa residents Jennifer Mekdeci and Chris Shelton invite you to have cuisine from more than 130 Tampa Bay-area restaurants delivered to your home or office.

By Matt Wiley

Cravings for meals from restaurants located outside of New Tampa are many times easily extinguished by thinking about the travel time and traffic that will be encountered on the way to the eatery. However, one local company is making it as easy as a few clicks on a computer to have food from more than 130 restaurants from around Tampa Bay brought straight to your door, usually in less than one hour.

Started in 2009 by siblings and Hunter’s Green residents Jennifer Mekdeci, 29, and Chris Shelton, 27, Mobile Meals is a far-reaching food-delivery service that delivers meals from restaurants from Apollo Beach to Wesley Chapel.Continue reading

Land O’Lakes Primary Care Wellness Center — A Different Spin On Traditional Care

The team of health care professionals at Land O’Lakes Primary Care, located off S.R. 54, includes (l.-r.) Dr. Peggy Watson, M.D.; Joy Drexler, ARNP-C; Jennifer Godshall, ARNP-BC; Valerie Buethe, ARNP-C; & Dr. Larnel Sultan, D.O.
The team of health care professionals at Land O’Lakes Primary Care, located off S.R. 54, includes (l.-r.) Dr. Peggy Watson, M.D.; Joy Drexler, ARNP-C; Jennifer Godshall, ARNP-BC; Valerie Buethe, ARNP-C; & Dr. Larnel Sultan, D.O.

By Matt Wiley

Looking for a new family physician, but looking for more than the traditional care services offered at most doctors’ offices? Consider Land O’Lakes Primary Care Wellness Center, just a few miles west of Wesley Chapel.

Combining the convenience of being able to see a family physician with the option to take part in additional services not offered by most typical internal medicine offices, including hormone replacement therapy and anti-aging treatments, Land O’ Lakes Primary Care Wellness Center (LOLPC) is one-of-a-kind.

Together, Dr. Peggy Watson, M.D., and Dr. Larnel Sultan, D.O., along with nurse practitioners Joy Drexler, ARNP-C; Jennifer Godshall, ARNP-BC; and Valerie Buethe, ARNP-C, LOLPC treat patients older than 13 for a wide variety of medical ailments. The office also offers non-traditional, aesthetic services.

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LCSW Kristina Martin Of Brighter Days Counseling Is Here To Help

LCSW Kristina Martin can help put traumatic experiences behind you so that your days are brighter.
LCSW Kristina Martin can help put traumatic
experiences behind you so that your days are brighter.

By Bonnie Mason

Do you often feel an overwhelming sadness or despair, or have a hard time focusing your thoughts? Are you anxious in crowds, or have a specific fear, such as being afraid of heights? Perhaps you have a compulsive habit or behavior like washing your hands too often or overeating? You are not alone — each of these examples may be considered as a mental disorder, or a form of mental illness.

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