Health and Hope Clinic will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Health and Wellness Wing at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 21, at 1718 E. Olive Road. “This new facility will…
Category: Health
More on Healthy Schools Escambia…tomorrow
Press Release: Escambia Children’s Trust is excited to announce the launch of the Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the Healthy Schools Escambia initiative, available on our website on June 14. This initiative…
Daily Outtakes: Community Health launches foundation
Community Health Northwest Florida (formerly Escambia Community Clinics Inc.), a leading Federally Qualified Health Center committed to making affordable healthcare accessible for everyone, announced the establishment of its philanthropic entity, the Community…
Revive Awareness Day – June 6
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County invites the public to attend this year’s Revive Awareness Day event to learn more about how to spot the signs of an overdose, how…
CivicCon tackles low-barrier shelters tonight
CivicCon will host Jon DeCarmine, founder of GRACE Marketplace, at the Wesley Abbey building of First United Methodist Church (2 E Wright) on Monday, May 13, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. GRACE,…
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola earns ‘A’
Sacred Heart Pensacola earned an ‘A’ spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization that grades almost 3,000 general hospitals throughout the United States. This is…
Measles are back
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS organization, is calling on public health officials to provide more education and prevention services around vaccinations as a new measles outbreak spreads through 17 U.S….
HCA Florida West Hospital: 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award
HCA Florida West Hospital is honored to announce the hospital has been recognized with a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades, a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals…
Infant mortality a statewide issue
In the April 4 issue, I wrote about Escambia County’s high infant mortality rate. For counties with at least 3,000 births annually, we have the highest rate. Read Dying to Early. WalletHub…
Baker Act Central Receiving Facility set to open April 15
People facing mental health crises will soon have an easily accessible, new Central Receiving Facility (CRF) that will open this month at Lakeview Center’s main campus in Pensacola. On WCOA’s “Real News…
Daily Outtakes: Infant dies every 12 days
The Sun Sentinel has begun a series that looks at Florida’s high infant mortality rate – “Born to Die.” Over the past decade, Escambia County has averaged one infant dying every 12…
Real News: Community Health deals with 304B attacks
Attacks on the 304B Drug Pricing Program have given Big Pharma and others cover to not pass along mandated savings to Community Health Northwest Florida. A recent TV ad by Building America’s…