BankAtlantic and Brandon Regional Hospital Team up to Sponsor "Female Physician’s Networking” Event

BankAtlantic, Florida’s Most Convenient Bank announced today that it has teamed up with Brandon Regional Hospital to sponsor the "Female Physician’s Networking” event. The event, specifically for female physicians, is scheduled to be held in Brandon, Florida on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, and will feature Bay Area Neurosurgery’s Dr. Donna Saatman.

"The medical profession, from practitioner to biomedical researcher, is one of the fastest growing and most vibrant sectors in Florida, and women are playing a vital role. Female physicians outnumber male physicians in pediatrics and female residents outnumber male residents in family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, and psychiatry, and their role in other medical specialties is increasing daily,” commented Arlene Waldron, BankAtlantic’s Vice President and Manager of the Brandon Boulevard branch location. "In today’s fast paced world, a venue specifically for female physicians is ‘just what the doctor ordered.”

Female Physicians Networking Event:

When: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, from 5:30 p.m. to approximately 7:00 p.m.

Where: Della’s After Dark, 608 Oakfield Drive, Brandon

To RSVP, please contact Arlene Waldron at 813-240-1168, or via email at awaldron@BankAtlantic.com.

About Brandon Regional Hospital:

Brandon Regional Hospital is a full service acute care facility with 407 beds and accredited as a Chest Pain Center with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) and Joint Commission certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center. With more than 70,000 births, High Risk Obstetrics services and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Brandon Regional Hospital is one of the premiere childbirth providers in Hillsborough County. Other major services include the Heart & Vascular Center and the Spine Care Center of West Florida. The Neurosciences Center opened in early 2009, adding 40 more beds and a new level of care for the community featuring treatments for brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy, spinal disorders and more. The CyberKnife Cancer Center at Brandon Regional Hospital also opened in early 2009, offering a non invasive way to treat cancer.

About BankAtlantic: BankAtlantic, "Florida’s Most Convenient Bank”, is one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Florida. Via its broad network of community branches, online banking division - BankAtlantic.com , and conveniently located ATMs, BankAtlantic provides a full line of personal, small business and commercial banking products and services. BankAtlantic is open 7 days a week with extended weekday hours, Free Online Banking & Bill Pay, a 7-Day Customer Service Center and Change Exchange coin counters. BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE: BBX) is a bank holding company and the parent company of BankAtlantic.

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