Students at Trinity Elementary School and other Pasco schools are learning a simple way to combat a highly contagious bacterial disease: by washing their hands. ...more

August 27, 2008

For men of a certain age, phrases like "prostate cancer" or "prostate surgery" can provoke involuntary cringing. Fortunately, prostate surgery is not what it once was, and the latest in minimally invasive operative technology is available here. Community Hospital of New Port Richey is the first and, for now, only hospital in Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties to offer the da Vinci Surgical System. ...more

August 13, 2008

Not long ago, it looked as if Morton Plant Mease North Bay Hospital was going to be left holding the short stick. Both it and Community Hospital of New Port Richey wanted to leave their longtime homes in New Port Richey for the booming Trinity area of southwestern Pasco County. State regulators approved the Community Hospital move but said no to North Bay. At the time, Trinity seemed to have unlimited growth potential, thanks to its rural atmosphere but proximity to jobs in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area. It was definitely seen as the place to be. ...more

June 28, 2008

An Orlando-area health care provider has won state approval for a psychiatric care facility to be located at a site along Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. ...more

June 25, 2008

While the housing market is still trying to pull out of a steep nosedive, the value of houses in this portion of southwestern Pasco County has weathered the housing crisis better than many areas. ...more

June 15, 2008

TRINITY - While the housing market is still trying to pull out of a steep nosedive, the value of houses in this portion of southwestern Pasco County has weathered the housing crisis better than many areas. "The higher priced homes have held their values better," Pasco Property Appraiser Mike Wells said. "But across the board, everything has gone done some." ...more

June 11, 2008

Good Samaritan Health Clinic recently unveiled its four winners in the second annual Nurses of the Year Awards banquet. ...more

May 21, 2008

Wagging tails and inquisitive pups were unleashed this week on the city's first dog park, in Meadows Park off Larch Lane. ...more

December 8, 2007

Now with a larger location, the West Pasco Pregnancy Center is expanding into a medical center by adding ultrasound procedures and other services. ...more

November 26, 2007

Now with a larger location, the West Pasco Pregnancy Center is expanding into a medical center by adding ultrasound procedures and other services. Women who are pregnant 7 to 20 weeks can get a free picture of their unborn babies Nov. 27 through Dec. 8, according to Marion Bauer, executive director of the nonprofit agency. ...more

November 21, 2007