Florida Hospital Physician Group Welcomes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
Tampa, FL (PRWEB) October 31, 2016 -- Florida Hospital Physician Group (FHPG) is pleased to announce the addition of their first employed Certified Nurse Midwife, Gaye Ficarrotta, CNM, IBCLC, to Florida Hospital Physician Group. Gaye has over a decade's experience caring for women in the North Pinellas area and provides comprehensive obstetrical and well-woman care. She concentrates on quality, personalized care that truly focuses on the individual, helping each patient feel confident and comfortable throughout her healthcare experience. Gaye has delivered just under 1,000 babies in her years as a Certified Nurse Midwife and had 10 years of labor and delivery experience as a hospital staff nurse prior to becoming a CNM. She is also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
Gaye earned her Master’s in Nursing from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio before obtaining her Certificate in Nurse Midwifery from the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in Hyden, Kentucky. She began practicing midwifery in the Palm Harbor area in 1995 and has been caring for patients locally ever since. Her areas of specialty include full scope nurse midwifery care, well-woman care, family planning & counseling, labor & delivery and lactation consulting.
Florida Hospital Physician Group providers and staff focus on compassionate, whole-person care with extensive knowledge and expertise to diagnose and treat medical conditions with a patient-focused approach. “We are very excited to have Gaye join FHPG to provide quality and compassionate obstetric and gynecological care for women in the North Pinellas community,” shared Chris Jenkins, President of Florida Hospital Physician Group. “As our first employed Certified Nurse Midwife, Gaye helps us provide personalized care for patients who prefer the care of a CNM, continuing our role as a leader in the community providing the best possible OB/GYN services for our patients.”
Gaye Ficarrotta is located at 4705 Alternate 19, Suite B, Palm Harbor, FL 34683, and is currently accepting new patients. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call (727) 935-6477 or visit http://www.NorthPinellasWomensCare.com.
About Florida Hospital Physician Group
Florida Hospital Physician Group (FHPG) is a multi-specialty physician group, dedicated to improving the health and wellness of communities throughout the greater Tampa Bay region with more than 130 providers operating in over 40 locations representing over 25 medical specialties. FHPG offers patients the highest level of compassionate and multidisciplinary care through a broad range of medical and surgical services, as well as direct access to five local Florida Hospitals, a Long Term Acute Care facility, imaging centers, specialty and urgent care centers, rehabilitation facilities and home care agencies located throughout Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties. Part of the Adventist Health System, Florida Hospital is a leading health network comprised of 26 hospitals throughout the state. For more information, visit http://www.FHPhysicianGroup.com.
Meghan Mackenzie, Communications Coordinator, Florida Hospital West Florida Region, http://www.FHTampa.org, +1 (813) 803-4049, [email protected]
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