HEALTH MATTERS

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center celebrates its fifth anniversary with a birthday party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 12, at the hospital, 8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. The party will include a cookout, face painting, a balloon man, bounce house and more. All children born in the Women’s Center are invited to take a photograph together at 1 p.m.

The East County Observer commemmorates this milestone with a relaunch of our Health Matters section. To see our exclusive coverage, download Health Matters here.