Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point – an HCA West Florida hospital – held an event on Friday, October 14, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to recognize first responders who aided the hospital in August, when an electrical fire forced the immediate evacuation of 225 patients. More than 40 agencies, hospitals, and numerous individuals from surrounding counties worked with the Pasco Emergency Command to safely and quickly relocate all patients. Peter A. Marmerstein, President of HCA West Florida, and Shayne George, CEO of Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, spoke at the event. HCA West Florida presented the Pasco County Fire Rescue Amador J. Gonzalo Training Center with a large check for $50,000 in appreciation of their efforts in the evacuation.

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The event was located at Rao Musunuru, M.D. Conference Center, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, 14100 Yosemite Drive, Hudson, Fla. 34667.

About Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point

Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point is a 290-bed acute care facility with a long and illustrious history of providing the highest level of critical care for our community. Founded in 1981, it was the first hospital to be built in northwest Pasco County serving residents in Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties. It was the first hospital to deliver a comprehensive cardiac and open heart program. Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point is a Level II Trauma Center, and is the only trauma center in Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus Counties. The trauma program leverages the strengths through affiliation of both HCA Florida and USF. USF is a leading major academic university and medical school and HCA is the nation’s leading provider in healthcare services.