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Patient Stories

Here at Capital Regional Medical Center, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. Sharing patient experiences is an important part of this commitment. Click on the names below to view the patient’s complete story. Have a story you’d like to share? Contact Rachel Bray-Stiles, Director of Marketing, at Rachel.Stiles@hcahealthcare.com or (850) 325-5249.

Kent's Story

As the owner of Florida Motor Sports dealership,Tallahassee resident Kent Johnson is always on the go, but one Friday in March, he was forced to slow down when he began experiencing pain in his lower right side. His primary care physiciansuspected acute appendicitis and said, “You need to go straight to the hospital. What hospital do you want to go to?." Kent chose Capital Regional Medical Center.
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Susan's Story

Susan Stafford, an attorney with the Florida Legislature, is one of the last people you would expect to have heart disease. The 61-year-old Tallahassee resident has been active and fit with a passion for hiking and travel.Then, one night after returning from a hiking trip in Oregon, she collapsed in her home and had to be rushed to the hospital. Doctors performed a heart catheterization and other tests that indicated a problem with her heart, but the exact problem eluded them.
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Vanda's Story

Vanda Ragans knows the importance of getting a mammogram every year. It was because of a routine annual screening that this 55 year-old Tallahassee resident learned that she had early breast cancer. “When you discover you have cancer, you just want it out of you,” says Vanda. That’s why I’m glad everything happened so quickly.”
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Natosha's Story

Natosha Faul says having bariatric surgery at Capital Regional Medical Center is the best decision she’s ever made. The 37-year-old Tallahassee resident had struggled with her weight most of her life. “I started putting on weight in the seventh or eighth grade, and by the time I was a senior, I had developed diabetes and thyroid problems,” she says.
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