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T H E N E W S PA P E R O F V I E R A & S U N T R E E • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A B L U E W AT E R C R E AT I V E G R O U P P U B L I C AT I O N APRIL 2011
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 3
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THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY By Ken Previti
Brevard County Fire Rescue begins operations from Station 48 Special to VIERA VOICE
As the month of March opened on everyone’s calendars, the Brevard County Fire Rescue began operations from Station 48 in Viera. Fire Station 48 is an 8,700-square-foot facility located at 5550 Porada Drive, just off Stadium Parkway. The building will house the county fire department’s Special Operations team and is home to the department’s newest ladder truck. The county operates a second station on Murrell Road, approximately five miles away from east of I- 95. A grand opening event is being planned for later in the month. For more information, contact Assistant Chief Brad Hall at 321-633-2056.
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Health First Director of Patient Relations and Volunteer Services, Marcia Phillips, (left) and Viera Hospital Manager of Patient Relations and Volunteer Services, Debbie Helton discuss the need for more volunteers on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, prior to the hospital’s grand opening.
The Viera Hospital opens April 2, 2011. A planned adjacent medical professional center will bring additional convenience to Viera and Suntree residents.
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Health First’s Viera Hospital opens April 2 and is looking for more volunteers. “Viera Hospital has had a wonderful initial response,” said Debbie Helton, Viera Hospital manager of patient relations and volunteer services. “We presently have about 300 volunteers, but we are actively looking for more as the need for volunteers grows as the hospital establishes itself. We welcome the opportunity to partner with local residents to become volunteers throughout the Health First services . . . especially Viera Hospital. “We are interested in people who are committed to service, and there is a full range of opportunities for them,” said Marcia Phillips, Health First director of patient relations and volunteer services. “Health First puts patients ahead of profits,” said Elliot Cohen, Health First director of media relations. “We are now the only notfor-profit health care system serving central and southern Brevard County. We are now also the only locally-headquartered multihospital system in the entire area. That means we focus 100% of our efforts, our passion, and our commitment on residents here. All our volunteers share the same vision and values, and we are proud of their dedication,” Viera Hospital wants volunteers to work at the information desk, admissions, the gift shop, provide clinical transport and the courtesy transportation cart, comfort providers in the emergency department, deliver flowers, as greeters at the information desk and waiting rooms, the mail-room and a host of other areas. Volunteers are often retired, and large numbers are students 18 and older from BCC, especially from the nursing programs that require service hours, as part of a course requirement. Continued on page 14
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