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FAMILY TIES: FOUR MEMBERS TEACH ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL-SOUTH TOGETHER AT SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL EXPANDING PRE-OP AND PACU AREAS, By Jane Owen ADDING OBSERVATION UNIT It’s hard to asEveryone agrees
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sess or tally the on one thing: influence teach“It’s a win-win,” ers have on Jason said. students. With “Their pasfour teachers sion and comfrom the Talley mitment to family on staff supporting one at Sumner High another is parSchool, the benticularly evident efit will be seen during largefor generations scale theater to come. productions, Sumner Prin- Four members of the Talley family (left to right: Jason, Holly, where their cipal Christine Samantha and Peyton) work together at Sumner High. collaborative Wasylkiw cannot say efforts shine,” Wasylkiw enough about the incredisaid. ble Talley family. The Talleys know that “It is a source of great their family-work situjoy to have four out of five ation is unique. It has family members contribshown them, tangibly, the uting their expertise and benefits of a support netdedication to our Sumner work for new teachers. community as educa“We are always talking tors,” Wasylkiw said. solutions together and Sumner High School how we can make things opened in 2020 and was better,” Holly said. built to relieve overcrowding at East Bay “When it comes to advice for teaching, my and Lennard high schools. Jason and Holly parents are the first people I go to,” Peyton Talley, who had been teaching at Lennard said. High for nine years, recognized an opportu“Seeing the impact they have on kids was nity to move close to home. part of the draw to me. Now when I step “We like being close to the kids. We like into their class and see their energy, I am being in the community where the kids are,” reminded I need to be more energetic with Holly said. my kids,” Sam said. The Talleys’ love for their students is eviIs there a drawback to four Talley family dent and their love for teaching is palpable. members teaching together? Not really. But Their own kids were drawn to the education occasionally, at the beginning of the school field due to their passion. year, a student will end up in the wrong Jason teaches chemistry. Holly teaches Talley classroom. Without a doubt, Sumner theater and drama. Their daughter, Saman- High School can boast that their environtha ‘Sam’ Bergey, teaches geometry and al- ment feels like home. gebra. Their son, Peyton, teaches geometry. Jule F. Sumner High School is a public What is the biggest benefit of teaching high school in Riverview, Florida. It opened at the same school? It depends on who you in 2020 and was built to relieve overcrowdask. It is the extra time together, the abili- ing at East Bay High and Lennard High in ty to learn from each other, being held ac- Ruskin. For info, visit the school website at countable and having a true support group. www.hillsboroughschools.org/sumner.
Staff Report
St. Joseph’s who require Hospital-South 24-to-48-hour in Riverview is monitoring from underway with medical profesa $32.8 million sionals. This unit construction specializes in project expandthe rapid treating the facility’s ment and care pre-op and PACU of patients with (post-anesthesia minor complicare unit) areas cations so they and adding a St. Joseph’s Hospital-South operations director Michelle can quickly and 20-bed obser- Landy and facilities manager Michael Lichtenstein (left safely be disvation unit. The photo) and President Patrick Downes (right photo) check charged home. out the developing construction at the hospital. 36,000-square“During my foot project began in time as president of St. early 2024 and is exJoseph’s Hospital-South, pected to open in the I have seen tremenfirst quarter of 2025. dous demand for our The hospital’s expanservices,” said Patrick sion underscores BayDownes, who became Care’s continued compresident of the Rivmitment to growing erview hospital in July with the community and 2023. “Our growth and caring for families in the increase in patient volregion. It also reflects a consistent trend of umes affects virtually every department in growth at St. Joseph’s Hospital-South, as the hospital. I thank BayCare for recognizthe facility has completed multiple major ex- ing this and continuing to financially invest pansion projects during its nine-year history. in our facility so that we are appropriately “We have seen impressive growth in our positioned to meet the community health Riverview and surrounding communities, needs in southern Hillsborough and northern and these expansion efforts will help us Manatee counties.” continue offering world-class services with St. Joseph’s Hospital-South opened as a room for continued growth,” said Michelle 90-bed facility in 2015. Today, the hospital Landy, St. Joseph’s Hospital-South’s director operates as a 223-bed facility. In addition of operations. “It is a true testament to our to more than doubling its bed capacity, the investment in our community and commit- hospital has added surgical operating rooms, ment to providing the highest levels of care.” expanded the ER, added a NICU (neonatal The pre-op and PACU project, which will intensive care unit) and a pediatric inpatient expand from 17 beds to 30, will develop ad- unit and increased space for rehabilitation ditional capacity and streamline care in the and respiratory therapy departments. procedural areas. From 2022 to 2023, St. The hospital is located at 6901 Simmons Joseph’s Hospital-South saw double-digit in- Loop in Riverview. For more information, viscreases in robotic surgery (32 percent) and it www.stjosephssouth.org. endoscopies (25 percent). Services in the procedural areas include bariatric surgery, cardiac catheterization, ENT (ear, nose and throat), gastroenterology, general surgery, NEW PRINCIPAL .................................PG 3 gynecology, interventional radiology, neuro- MOTORING TAMPA BAY..................PG 5 surgery-spine, orthopedics, pediatric ortho- KITTEN CLUB .......................... ...........PG 12 pedics, urology and vascular. HONORARY MAYOR RACE............PG 21 The new 20-bed observation unit will provide specialized care for short-stay patients EYE ON BUSINESS ................PGS 25-26
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