Category: Health
Daily Outtakes: ECUA prepares for fluoride fallout
A debate is raging over the public health practice of putting fluoride in drinking water, and Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is preparing for the potential…
Community Health receives $1 million HRSA grant
The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) has awarded Community Health Northwest Florida (CHNWF) a $1-million grant to provide care for people released from incarceration…
Florida Surgeon General sides with Kennedy against flouride
Just in from the Florida Department of Health: State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo Issues Community Water Fluoridation Guidance Tallahassee, Fla. —Today, State Surgeon…
Opioid Advisory allocates $2.2 million
Yesterday, the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board approved $2,221,219 for five substance abuse treatment programs. The largest allocation was $755,000 for Ministry Village at Olive,…
Hospital Safety Scores: Ascension Sacred Heart – A; HCA Florida West – B; Baptist declines to report
Sacred Heart Pensacola earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the fall 2024 grading period. The Leapfrog Group, an independent national…
Daily Outtakes: Baptist Hospital buildings unsalvageable
The initial assessments show that Baptist Hospital’s campus in the E Street and Moreno Street neighborhood cannot be salvaged, including the hospital, medical tower, and…
Real News: Ice Flyers, Argos and Politics
Ice Flyers owner Greg Harris discusses last Saturday’s game and previews this weekend’s road trip. Will Kennedy discusses the UWF Argo football team’s four-game winning…
Trulieve CEO discusses voting for Amendment 3, debunks critics
On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Trulieve CEO Kim Powers discussed Amendment 3, which legalizes recreational marijuana use in Florida by adults 21…
Real News: Early voting slows, Home Base has new home
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender shares over 43,000 voters over the first seven days of early voting. Escambia County already has a 30%…
UWF announces $320k gift from Andrews Institute and BHC
UWF announced a $320,000 gift from Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care to name the Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care Master of Science in…
Ascension Sacred Heart named to Newsweek prestigious list
Newsweek’s prestigious 2025 list of the best-in-state hospitals includes Sacred Heart Pensacola and Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, placing the Ascension Sacred Heart facilities alongside just…
Community Health launches Baby Bucks
Community Health Northwest Florida has a new program for pregnant women to help them get the support and services needed for a healthy pregnancy. “Baby…
