Healthcare with a Human Touch

Shands at AGH is the only hospital in Florida that is affiliated with Planetree, a non-profit organization committed to the development of patient-focused care - by Anisa Perbtani All too often when we need healthcare, we find ourselves worrying more about our turn in line than our immediate malady. Shands at AGH is intent on alleviating the growing situation of cold impersonal ...

Renovations the Robinshore Way

Editor’s Note: With this issue of Gainesville Today we are completing a six-part series on home and office remodeling and renovation. We have asked Scott and Wanda Robinson of Robinshore Renovation and Custom Homes, Inc. to guide us through this often difficult and confusing process. Our hope is that you have gained a clearer understanding of what is involved in this type ...

Letter From the Publisher

Happy New Year! From The Gang at Gainesville Today Welcome to our first edition of 2003. I think we have some awesome stories in this Medical Issue, including a couple of new monthly medical features like Medical Web Site of the Month, sponsored by our friends at Gainesville-Medical-Directory.com. ...

Developing Pride

One may not think of pioneering in compatible terms with the development and ownership of commercial and residential property. But that’s simply because one may not be familiar with the Hawley family and Hawley Realty & Investments, Inc. Since 1972, the Hawleys have been finding ways to be ...

Move Up to Progress Corporate Park

This article is one in an ongoing series about Progress Corporate Park and the businesses that now reside there. Progress Corporate Park is located just a few miles north of Gainesville on Highway 441 and is home to more than 25 companies with space available for your business. For a free tour, contact ...

Provention Awareness

Welcome to the first edition of the Gainesville Today medical issue and the beginning of our monthly Medical Department. In an effort to keep you informed about medical prevention programs and provide you with resource information, every month we will continue this Prevention Awareness editorial. ...

Life Changing Weight Loss

Have you finally decided to focus on managing your weight and health? You may have tried dozens of diets, but none of them delivered the miracles they promised, and for one good reason. Your basic eating habits and activity levels did not change. The Shands at Vista Weight Management and Lifestyle Program ...

Medical Web Site of the Month by Jackie Rowe

Our very first medical web site of the month, sponsored by Gainesville-Medical-Directory.com, is 3 clicks into the shortened version of the directory, www.g-md.com. The first site of our feature is www.gainesvilleflderm.com, home of Gainesville Dermatology & Skin Surgery, located just off Tower Road ...

Gators of the Highest Order

When Charles Graper was growing up in Savannah’s Bethesda Home for Boys, he said he wanted to be a doctor but few listened to him. Thanks to the diligence of a public healthnurse, his abilities were recognized and his life was changed forever. The nurse arranged a scholarship at Benedictine Military ...

The Future of Dentistry...Today

“You need a crown.” These are words most dental patients do not want to hear. The typical crown procedure requires two appointments spaced three – four weeks apart which in turn means lost work hours and productivity. The traditional procedure for getting a crown involves having to ...