Your Health: News in the Polk medical community The Ledger WATSON CLINIC Kathleen Haggerty, M.D., a board-certified internal medicine specialist at Watson Clinic Main, 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in Lakeland, has established a post-COVID clinic to address the lingering symptoms faced by many patients in the aftermath of their infection. Ongoing research has shown that these prolonged side effects often include fatigue, dizziness, chest heaviness, brain fog, malaise, poor concentration and nausea. 863-680-7190, www.WatsonClinic.com/Haggerty. BAYCARE MEDICAL GROUP Misty Holland was named vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer for the Polk region, which encompasses Bartow Regional Medical Center, Winter Haven Hospital and Winter Haven Women’s Hospital. Holland joined BayCare in September 2017 as the director of patient care at BRMC. In recent months, she filled that same role at Winter Haven Women’s Hospital. Holland received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Albany State University in Georgia, master’s degree in healthcare leadership from Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, and is certified in emergency nursing. Her professional affiliations include the American Nurses Association, Emergency Nurse Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers and the National Patient Safety Foundation.