Our Commitment to You
Jim Wilson,
Chief Executive Officer Happy Birthday, Lakewood Ranch
Medical Center!
The hospital invited the community to help celebrate five years of service to Manatee and Sarasota counties on September 12. Despite a downpour that moved part of the event inside, there was a big turnout to enjoy good food and fun activities, including sea life; face painting; playing with a Nintendo® WiiTM; a balloon man twisting monkeys and poodles; finger printing and the ask-a-doc table.
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| Say Cheese: Between 200 and 300 children who were born in the Women's Center gathered in the lobby for a photograph. | Eat Up: Jim Wilson, CEO of LWRMC, helps the staff and visitors twirl cotton candy. Under the main entrance awning, Boar's Head and the hospital's Sodexo chefs served hotdogs, burgers, chips and drinks. |
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| Outside Action: Under the main entrance awning was a giant fish tank and a touch tank with starfish, sea urchins and more sea life for the kids to touch. A turtle shell and squid were on display, too. And for burning off energy, the admitting awning sheltered a bounce house set. | Funny Money: Kids loved meeting Grant the Ant, the mascot for Grow Financial Credit Union. The bank filled a phone booth with money and used a fan to blow it around as kids entered and grabbed as much as they could. |




