SEBRING — A Sebring resident has filed a lawsuit against a doctor who she said drugged her and performed an emergency appendectomy without her permission. Mollie A. George and her husband, Lawrence, filed paperwork at the Highlands County Courthouse last Thursday, seeking damages exceeding $15,000, against Dr. Kevin Meyer. The suit alleges that on or about Sept. 12, 2006, Mollie was experiencing abdominal pains and went to the emergency room at Highlands Regional Medical Center (HRMC), when Meyer allegedly advised her that she had appendicitis and required surgery. The suit goes on to say that at the time, Mollie was competent enough to make a decision regarding her medical care and was legally within her rights to decline treatment. ...more

January 29, 2008

SEBRING — Could this year's advanced ninth-graders graduate high school with an International Baccalaureate Diploma? We'll have a better idea come March when the School Board of Highlands County decides whether to pursue the program. Then paperwork to start a feasibility study needs to completed by Sept. 1, 2008, said parent Diane Juve. The IB program is well known nationwide, and is a highly regarded college prep program, Juve added. Juve's child is in middle school and she played a big part in getting the Advanced Academics program to Highlands County. Parents curious about the program will have a chance to get some information. An informational parent forum on the IB program is scheduled at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 10 at Hill-Gustat Middle School. ...more

November 23, 2007

SEBRING — Thursday's grand opening of the Highlands Regional Wound Care Center was a chance for partners Highlands Regional Medical Center and Florida -based National Healing Corporation to show off the new 1,800-square-foot facility. Converted from former surgical suites, the spacious wound center features four treatment rooms and two hyperbaric oxygen chambers. More than 100 well-wishers attended the opening and received guided tours. The center at 7200 S. George Blvd. underwent $300,000 worth of renovations and offers state-of-the-art specialized wound healing care, especially for diabetics. ...more

November 2, 2007