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Daily statewide news clippings related to hospital and health care issues.

Robot makes pharmacy deliveries, enhances care: (Fort Myers Florida Weekly © 12/7/2016); ...provides a seamless flow of information across the continuum of care. Lee Memorial Hospital s Pharmacy is now President, Lee Health Technology plays...
Hospital industry warns of 'crisis' if health law is repealed: (Sun Sentinel © 12/6/2016); ...President-elect Trump and congressional leaders on Tuesday that repealing the Affordable Care Act could cost hospitals $165 billion by the middle of...
Lee Health opening south Ft. Myers medical complex, urgent care: (The News-Press © 12/6/2016); ...also call for the relocation of the region's trauma center from Lee Memorial Hospital to Gulf Coast. Follow this reporter on Twitter: @FrankGluck...
Repealing Obamacare to be first on Senate agenda in 2017: (Reuters © 12/6/2016); ...the Republican leadership. McConnell did not say when the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, as it is officially known, would go into effect.
Martin Health for You: Antibiotic resistance being addressed locally: (TCPalm.com © 12/6/2016); ...Medicare. This mandate goes into effect on Jan. 1. At Martin Health System, we have an antimicrobial stewardship program in place to address...
Study: Medicare Beneficiaries May Face ‘Treatment Gap’ For Painkiller Abuse, Misuse: (Kaiser Health News © 7/21/2016)
Medicaid expansion in Florida would reduce uninsured, Zika risk, reports say: (MiamiHerald.com © 7/20/2016); Medicaid expansion in Florida would reduce uninsured, Zika risk, reports say Report says 877,000 Floridians would gain coverage under insurance...
SWFL hospitals grade well in national survey on medication safety: (Naples Daily News © 4/7/2016); according to the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Leapfrog developed standards for measuring hospital performance with...
Hospitals, blood banks take precautions to prevent spread of Zika: (TBO.com © 4/6/2016); Hospitals, blood banks take precautions to prevent spread of Zika TAMPA The microscopic virus that is spread through mosquitoes and results in...
Memorial Healthcare System board selects Aurelio Fernandez III as CEO: (Sun Sentinel © 4/5/2016); Memorial Healthcare System board selects Aurelio Fernandez III as CEO Memorial Healthcare System board selects CEO after monthslong search to...
Shepherd's Hope free clinic served 16,000 Central Floridians in 2015: (Orlando Sentinel © 4/5/2016); Shepherd's Hope free clinic served 16,000 Central Floridians in 2015 In 2015, 16,000 people sought care at Shepherd's Hope because they had little...
All Children's Hospital celebrates 90 years and changes name to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital: (Florida Trend © 4/5/2016); All Children's Hospital celebrates 90 years and changes name to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Starting today
Health Central Hospital names new president: (Orlando Sentinel © 4/5/2016); Health Central Hospital names new president Mark Marsh is the new president of Health Central Hospital in Ocoee Mark Marsh is the new president...
Jacksonville-area hospitals at forefront in providing specialized services with latest technology: (Jacksonville.com © 2/16/2016); Jacksonville-area hospitals at forefront in providing specialized services with latest technology The First Coast is home to some of the most...
New Zika infection in Broward brings Florida’s total cases to 21: (MiamiHerald.com © 2/15/2016); New Zika infection in Broward brings Florida s total cases to 21 All of the confirmed cases were acquired outside Florida, state says None of...
State insurance department approves Aetna-Humana deal, with conditions: (Capital New York © 2/15/2016); State insurance department approves Aetna-Humana deal, with conditions TALLAHASSEE The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Monday issued...
CDC Briefs Florida Doctors As Zika Cases Rise: (Health News Florida © 2/15/2016); CDC Briefs Florida Doctors As Zika Cases Rise Amid an increase of travel-related Zika cases in Florida, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Hospital puts health spotlight on Daytona's Midtown area: (News-JournalOnline.com (AP) © 1/18/2016); ...t have any insurance at all. Informally, Sharon Warriner, Halifax Health Medical Center's director of administrative services and outreach, has...
Protect your personal health information: (The News-Press © 1/18/2016); ...health information You do all you can to protect yourself and your family. Lee Memorial Health System s No. 1 core value is that safety, and...
Compare hospital price and quality on FHA's new site: (Orlando Sentinel © 1/15/2016); Compare hospital price and quality on FHA's new site Florida Hospital Association's new Web site lists hospitals' prices, quality Consumers can...
Florida Hospital Association Rolls Out Transparency Website: (Health News Florida © 1/15/2016); Florida Hospital Association Rolls Out Transparency Website The Florida Hospital Association has unveiled a new site dedicated to helping consumers...
New hospital price transparency tool unveiled by Florida Hospital Association: (Orlando Business Journal © 1/14/2016)
Florida Hospital Flagler facilities manager named Engineer of the Year: (News-JournalOnline.com (AP) © 12/21/2015); Florida Hospital Flagler facilities manager named Engineer of the Year PALM COAST Florida Hospital Flagler facilities manager John Newman was...
What does your bundle look like?: (Health Facilities Management © 12/21/2015); for example, we took an in-depth look at how Orlando Health deployed a bundled approach to sharply reduce hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile,
Health care leaders: collaboration will push innovation in Jacksonville: (Jacksonville Business Journal © 11/10/2015)
Power plant at St. Joseph's Hospital cited as 'creative' answer to carbon pollution: (Tampa Bay Times © 11/9/2015); Power plant at St. Joseph's Hospital cited as 'creative' answer to carbon pollution TAMPA Amid growing controversy over new carbon pollution...
Baptist Health appoints CEO of new Miami Cancer Institute: (Sun Sentinel © 11/9/2015); Baptist Health appoints CEO of new Miami Cancer Institute New Miami Cancer Institute picks its leader Dr. Michael J. Zinner is joining Baptist...
Dr. Allen and Marla Weiss Honored by FSW Foundation: (Gulfshore Life © 11/6/2015); wonderful feeling knowing you did something good, the president and CEO of NCH Healthcare System said to the crowd at the Port Royal Club on Nov.
Green U Hosts Sustainability Forum for South Florida Hospitals: (University of Miami © 7/14/2015); ...s Green U Office of Sustainability recently hosted the Florida Hospital Association s Annual Roundtable titled Sustainability in Healthcare Facilities.
New heart gave dying man 30 years — and time with grandkids: (TBO.com © 6/29/2015); New heart gave dying man 30 years and time with grandkids Glen Frank Spurlin of Lakeland counts many benchmarks in the past 30 years of his life
New director at University of Florida Health Cancer Center: (Gainesville.com © 6/29/2015); New director at University of Florida Health Cancer Center A Northwestern University faculty member and researcher is the new director of the...
GOP feud in Tallahassee likely to flare up again: (Sun Sentinel © 6/29/2015); ...to arise again. The $1 billion approved by Washington for the Low Income Pool, a voluntary Medicaid program paying hospitals for care for the...

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