Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC), which is, of course, currently being expanded, continues to be a great community partner, offering many opportunities for local residents to visit and learn more about this spectacular, technologically advanced, $150-million, 200,000-sq.-ft., 83-bed facility, which is adding 111,993 sq. ft. of new construction, as well as 10,834 sq. ft. of renovated space as we speak.
Although February was technically heart month, the hospital extended that month by a couple of weeks when president and CEO Denyse Bales-Chubb cut a ribbon (along with the Greater Wesley Chapel and Central Pasco Chambers of Commerce) on FHWC’s newly expanded cardiac cath lab (on Mar. 13), which has doubled in size.
“We’re so proud of all of our technological innovations here at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel,” Bales-Chubb said during the event, which also featured free food, door prizes and even a walk-through tour of a giant inflatable heart (at the far left in the header at the top of this page), so attendees could actually get a close-up look at how the human heart works.
In late February, FHWC hosted a cupcake-tasting contest, where Bales-Chubb, FHWC Executive Chef Jerry Dzialo, WCCC CEO Hope Allen and yours truly were the “celebrity” judges.
We sampled 20 different types of cupcakes, from my favorite with chocolate and peanut butter to the favorite of all four judges for appearance, the raspberry surprise cupcake shown top right in the header above.
After the judging, all of the more than 350 total cupcakes the hospital created for the event were sold and many of the flavors continue to be sold in the hospital’s café.
For more info about FHWC, including upcoming events like “Fun & Fancy: Ladies Night Out at FHWC” on Wed., Apr. 6, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m., visit FloridaHospital.com/wesley-chapel or see this issue’s Community Calendar on pg. 20 for pre-registration info.
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