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Exceptional Health Carein Clay CountyBaptist Clay Medical Campus opened this year, offering a complete healthcare complex for busy families that includes:

24/7 Fast-Access Emergency Care ......................... page 2Diagnostics and imaging ........................................... page 4Heart care and testing ............................................... page 6Primary care for the entire family ............................ page 8Award-winning pediatric specialty care .................. page 10

With Meghan’s acrobatic dance class minutes from wrapping up, her

mother walked from the waiting room to the gym and saw Meghan on the

ground in pain.

As Deborah Myers moved toward her daughter, she looked up and saw

staff running to get her. Meghan had done this very same back round-off

dozens of times, in this studio and in the front lawn of the family’s Clay

County home. But this time, something went wrong. Meghan clutched her

left arm and paramedics were called.

The EMS team suggested taking Meghan to the Baptist/Wolfson

Children’s Emergency Center at Clay, just minutes from the dance studio,

to get Meghan’s pain under control and take X-rays to see what the next

step would be.

One look at the X-ray and it was clear that Meghan had a rare, closed

fracture of the humerus and would need to be taken to Wolfson Children’s

Hospital for emergency orthopedic surgery.

Family of injured dancer grateful for fast, coordinated care at Baptist/Wolfson Children’s Emergency Center

2 Baptist Clay Medical Campus

“I certainly wouldn’t have guessed that in a million

years,” Deborah said.

The pediatric emergency doctor, Brian Gilligan, MD,

had been in contact with Eric Loveless, MD, the

pediatric orthopedic surgeon who would be doing

the surgery that evening.

Dr. Gilligan went through what would happen next:

Meghan would be taken to Wolfson Children’s

Hospital and be admitted to the hospital for surgery.

“I knew what to expect and I could explain to my

daughter what to expect, which was very important to

me,” Deborah said.

By the time the family arrived, the bracelet with Meghan’s name was already printed. Her electronic medical record was in the system – and the staff was ready for her.

“Everything was quick and seamless,” Deborah said.

“I didn’t have to repeat myself a hundred times.

They knew we were coming, they knew why we were

coming and they were ready for us.”

The Baptist/Wolfson Children’s Emergency Center features:• Afull-serviceemergencyroomopen24/7totreatchildrenandadults

• Separatewaitingandtreatmentareasforchildren,andaboard-certifiedpediatric

emergencymedicinespecialiston-siteduringpeakhours

• ALifeFlighthelipadandanambulanceon-siteforpatientswhorequirehospitalcare

• On-sitediagnosticsanddigitalimaging

Meghan was in surgery by 10:15 p.m. and an hour

later, she had three pins placed to help the bone fuse

back together. Meghan started the new school year

with a bright pink cast from under her right shoulder

all the way to her wrist. And she had quite a story

about her summer vacation.

Call us for your FREE Kids’ Emergency

Information magnet: 904.202.2273.

If there’s an emergency: What to say...I need help! My address is

My house looks like this

Who to call...My Mom’s name is

Mom’s contact info (Mom’s work number) (Mom’s cell number)My Dad’s name is

Dad’s contact info

(Dad’s work number) (Dad’s cell number)Helpful friend or neighbor

(Name) (Phone number)More information...I am allergic to

I have (list conditions like asthma, difficulty hearing, diabetes, wear glasses or contacts, etc.)I take these medications

My blood type is

My doctor is (Name)

(Phone Number)

Parents: This card helps you teach your children about emergencies. Complete it together and keep it in a prominent place by the phone or on the refrigerator. Always tell sitters the location, too.

Remember howto get help.

Call 911

To learn more, call 904.516.1000 or visit baptistclay.com

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Thescramblingaroundandfightingtraffictosqueezeinatestoran

appointmentwasgettingoldforStarMariano.

The judicial assistant lives in Mandarin, but works in Green Cove Springs at

the Clay County Courthouse. As a diabetic, it seems she’s always needing a

test or a scan, just to make sure everything’s on the up and up.

“I would have to try and rush before work or after work to get there and it

was always a hassle,” Star said.

She was having neck issues this summer and needed an MRI. She decided

to schedule it at Baptist Clay, which she drives by every morning headed

south on U.S. 17.

“The facility is beautiful, the people are so friendly and I was in and out and on with my day just like that,” Star said.

Convenient, compassionate care makes Baptist Clay an easy choice for Star Mariano’s imaging needs


The technician even spent a little extra time with her, showed

her the images of her neck and brain and how they can be

sliced and magnified to identify problems. Star said she was

fascinated by the technology and enjoyed the opportunity to

better understand the process.

“And, now there’s proof,” Star joked. “I do have a brain!”

Imaging services are scheduled for patients just like Star, so it’s

convenient for people to pop in on their way to or from work,

said Pat Dombroski, supervisor of Imaging at Baptist Clay.

“Tests should work around a busy person’s schedule, ideally, and not be events they have to build their schedule around,” Dombroski said.

When it came time for her screening mammogram, Star knew

where she was headed.

This time, she scheduled it on her way home from work on a

Wednesday afternoon. Again, she was in and out quickly and

was thrilled with the experience.

“No one wants to have tests,” Star said. “But I know it’s

important to have a regular mammogram and the staff here

makes it as pleasant as it can be.”

BaptistClayMedicalCampusisaone-stopresourceforimagingandroutinetestsforadultsandchildren,including:

• X-ray

• CTscans

• MRI

• Ultrasound

• Mammography

• Bonedensity

For scheduling, please call 904.202.2222

Did you know?Baptist securely stores your medical

images electronically and makes them

part of your medical record so they can

be available to all your doctors. This

can eliminate unnecessary repeat tests

being ordered.


Gary McLaughlin was doing everything by the book.

His five-year window was up and he needed a colonoscopy. But when he

arrived for the procedure, the nurse picked up an irregularity in an EKG

and sent him to his primary care physician for another look.

His primary care doctor, Michael Stephens, MD, told Gary he had a slightly

irregular heartbeat, which might be common for a 65-year-old, but he wanted

him to have a stress test, just to be safe.

Good thing.

Gary took a stress test at the Baptist Clay Medical Campus and met

with cardiologist Simone Nader, MD, with Baptist Heart Specialists. Dr.

Nader saw enough issues in Gary’s stress test to refer him to Baptist Heart

Hospital for a cardiac catheterization to determine if he had a blocked

artery. Turns out he had three. Gary had triple bypass surgery in July and

Dr. Nader said his recovery is ahead of schedule.


Precautionary stress test at Baptist Clay helped catch blockages, led to potentially life-saving triple bypass surgery

“He didn’t have any major outward symptoms, but when we can get people in here for a stress test, we can find serious problems lurking that can cause major damage,” Dr. Nader said.

Looking back, Gary says he did have some tightness

in his chest, but he thought it was from arthritis that

runs in his family. He was doing regular, day-to-day

activities and never would have thought his heart was

essentially a ticking time bomb.

“It’s great they are able to catch these things early like

this now. I guess before you’d just die and that was it,”

Gary said. “I thought everything was fine.”

Symptoms like chest tightness need to be checked

out, though most people do just attribute these issues

to slowing down some with age, Dr. Nader said.

“It is so important to pay attention to what your

body is telling you,” Dr. Nader reminds us. “It

tells you things for a reason.”

Just weeks after his surgery, Gary was already

walking two miles a day. Soon, he’ll start

comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation, a 12-week

program that gives patients the knowledge and

tools they need to lead a heart-healthy lifestyle.

He’s on the road to recovery and focusing

more on his health, thankful that preventive

care was able to catch his heart problems

before it was too late.

For an appointment with a cardiologist at Baptist Heart Specialists in Clay County, please call 904.224.5185.


Dr. Nader grew up in Brazil and

started medical school at age 16,

fueling her passion for understanding

and fighting heart disease. She

stresses the number of cardiac issues

and death that can be avoided by

eating right and exercising regularly.

Dr. Nader practices that philosophy

at home with her husband and two

children, all of whom are staying

active in the Florida outdoors

after moving to the Sunshine

State this year.

Simone Nader, MD,

Baptist Heart Specialists

Regular check-ups for kids and adults can ward off problems before they startThe key to staying healthy is getting a feel for what’s going on with your body before significant symptoms take hold.

Prevention and a focus on a patient’s overall health are staples of

Patient-Centered Medical Home practices. Two primary care offices

now on the Baptist Clay Medical Campus —

Orange Park Pediatrics and Baptist Primary Care

Fleming Island — have earned this prestigious

national recognition and stress the importance

of regular check-ups.

“We’re not just looking at pneumonia, we’re not just looking at diabetes,” said H. Dale Boyd, MD, of Baptist Primary Care Fleming Island. “We’re looking at the entire person’s health and their family.”In children, especially those under age 5, the visits are tied to

immunizations. Richard Gehret, MD, with Orange Park Pediatrics said

immunizations are critical for children and urged parents to stay on top

of their child’s shot schedule to make sure he or she is protected.

The two other main points pediatricians will look at are the child’s

growth pattern and development milestones — such as when a child

first rolls over or when he or she begins to talk.

“Those are two areas where we may see some red flags and that could

be the first sign there’s a problem,” said Dr. Gehret, one of seven

pediatricians in the office that recently expanded to Baptist Clay and

also has two offices in Orange Park and Argyle Forest.

Stephanie Behee had been hauling her growing family from south of

Green Cove Springs to the Smith Street, just to see Dr. Gehret for the

past 13 years. Even though she tries to group the appointments as best

she can, with eight children – six of whom are still young enough to see a

pediatrician — she’s still making at least a dozen trips a year to the doctor.

H. Dale Boyd, MD, Baptist Primary Care8 Baptist Clay Medical Campus

With the opening the Baptist Clay office, the Behees have

saved about 15 minutes each way – making it very convenient

for those same-day trips to treat an ear infection or a bug

that’s running through the house.

“Dr. Gehret is so down to Earth, he knows me, he knows my kids as individuals and he listens to me. That’s important,” Stephanie said.Dr. Gehret said he was initially seeing families he’d already

been seeing at another office, but are now coming to Baptist

Clay because it’s closer to their home in Fleming Island or

Green Cove Springs. Others are brand-new patients drawn to

the office because of its location.

“The first thing you hear when you walk in the room is, ‘It’s

great to have you here,’” Dr. Gehret said.

Dale Boyd, MD, moved his family practice onto the Baptist

Clay campus and expanded to add Dian Trent, ARNP,

offering another primary care option for families.

Dr. Boyd echoes Dr. Gerhet’s thoughts on regular visits, but

for a different reason.

While most pediatric appointments focus on making sure

progress is made, many adult appointments are checking to

see that minor issues aren’t going unchecked to potentially

progress in larger problems.

The frequency of doctor’s visits is really an individual

question, based on a person’s age and overall health, Dr.

Boyd said. For someone who’s healthy and in their 20s or

early 30s, a visit every couple of years is recommended.

When a person starts to approach 40, an annual check-up

is a good idea, Dr. Boyd said.

While it may seem like a waste of time to walk into a doctor’s

office completely healthy, Dr. Boyd said it can pay huge

dividends down the road.

“If you wait until you have symptoms, the condition is much

further advanced, much more difficult to treat — and some

things cannot be reversed,” Dr. Boyd said.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Boyd, or

Dian Trent, ARNP, please call 904.264.4405.

To schedule an appointment with Orange Park

Pediatrics, please call 904.269.2140 or 904.520.6620.

For more information, please see

baptistprimarycare.net.Baptist Clay Medical Campus 9

Richard Gehret, MD Orange Park Pediatrics

From cardiology and rehabilitation to orthopedics and allergy, the area’s

trusted providers in more than a dozen specialties are now under one

roof at the Wolfson Children’s Specialty Center on the Baptist Clay

Medical Campus.

Some of the services have been offered in various locations throughout

Clay County and in Jacksonville, but this new center will offer pediatric

specialists in one convenient, outpatient setting for Clay County residents.

“This is another example of the pediatric care providers in our region

partnering and coming together to better the lives of families in Northeast

Florida,” said Michael D. Aubin, FACHE, Wolfson Children’s Hospital

president. “We’re excited to join Nemours and UF in bringing high-quality

subspecialty care to residents of Fleming Island and beyond.”

“We are committed to doing whatever it takes to provide the very best,

research-based medical care for children and are glad to offer that care

in a location that is convenient to our patients and their families,” said

Michael Erhard, MD, medical director of Nemours Children’s Clinic,

Jacksonville. The Specialty Center is on the first floor of the Medical Office

Building complementing the array of emergency, diagnostic and primary

care options on the campus.

“With this pediatric specialty center and the Baptist Emergency Center,

we have become the place for the very best children’s health care in Clay

County,” Aubin said.

Partnerships drive Wolfson Children’s Specialty Center


Nemours Children’s Clinic, Fleming Island• Audiology and hearing• Allergy and asthma• Psychiatry and psychology• Immunology• Ophthalmology• Orthopedics

• Pulmonology• Radiology• Speech and language

therapy• Ear, nose and throat• Urology

University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville• Cardiology• Infectious disease

Wolfson Children’s Rehabilitation• Occupational and physical

therapy• Speech and language therapy• Little Bites Feeding program• Sports and Orthopedic program

The team of pediatric partners will provide the following services:

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Oneday,it’safriendfromHiberniaBaptistChurch.

The next day, it’s someone Mike Hixson knows

from Sunday afternoons watching his beloved

Pittsburgh Steelers.

Or, he’s greeted in a local restaurant by a patient

who recognizes Mike and raves about her

experience at the Baptist Clay Medical Campus.

Mike, a CT technologist, knew he’d be shaving

his daily commute down to 5-mile roundtrip from

his Eagle Harbor home once Baptist Clay opened

in May. That was certainly a plus.

Just as important was the opportunity to work close enough to home that he’d be caring for the friends, neighbors and smiling faces he sees around town. Those are the people that have made Fleming

Island such a welcoming home since the Hixsons

relocated from Guam in 2007. Mike was driving

into Baptist Jacksonville for work every day and

his neighbors were doing the same

for CT scans and MRIs, ultrasounds

and mammograms — all tests that

can now be done right here on

Fleming Island.

“I want them to get the best care possible and I

want them to come here because I know they’ll

be treated right,” Hixson said.

In his first month at Baptist Clay, he saw a

grandmother, her daughter and her granddaughter,

all for various ailments. It’s an example of the

family atmosphere in the area — and the ranges of

services available. Having an emergency center that

specializes in adults and children is a huge relief for

Mike and his neighbors.

“They’re so happy they don’t have to go

anywhere else,” Mike said. “That was probably

the one complaint people had about living down

here, that health care wasn’t available.

“We can’t say that anymore and I’m glad to be a

part of it.”

CT technologist Mike Hixson drawn to Baptist Clay to treat friends and neighbors

e m p loy e e p r o f i l e

“I love it here for the pure fact that I get to help take care of people I’ve known as long as we’ve lived here.”


Baptist Clay mediCal Campus

Map and visitor guide

Medical Office Building – 1747BaptistClayDrive

Orange Park Pediatrics Suite 110Wolfson Children’s Specialty Center First FloorNemours First FloorUF First FloorWolfson Children’s Rehab First FloorBorland-Groover Clinic Suite 300Baptist Heart Specialists Suite 320Baptist Medical Center Cardiac Testing Suite 330Baptist Primary Care Suite 340

Baptist/Wolfson Children’s ER and Diagnostics – 1771BaptistClayDrive

Baptist Emergency Center at Clay 904.516.1000Baptist Diagnostics & Imaging at Clay 904.202.2222

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Emergency Centerand

Diagnostics/Imaging

Medical Office Building

Directions

From I-295:

Take the US 17 S./Park Ave exit, EXIT 10, toward Orange Park/Green Cove Springs. Proceed 8 miles.

Turn right on Village Square Parkway.

Baptist Clay Medical Campus is on your left.

From Green Cove Springs:

Take US 17 north toward Orange Park.

Turn left on Village Square Parkway.

Baptist Clay Medical Campus is on your left.

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