CEO Chandra Smiley has the latest on Community Health Northwest Florida.
Category: Health
HCA Florida West has new CEO
HCA Healthcare North Florida Division announced today the appointment of Gabe Bullaro, as Chief Executive Officer of HCA Florida West Hospital, effective April 4. In his new role, Bullaro will oversee the…
Monoclonal antibody treatment returns to Escambia
The day after Gov. Ron DeSantis declares COVID-19 pandemic over, the state works with Escambia County to open a monoclonal antibody site Escambia County, in partnership with the state of Florida, will…
Early detection of Alzheimer’s [podcast]
Dr. James Arruda, professor in the University of West Florida Department of Psychology, recently signed a consulting and licensing agreement with California-based company, BIOPAC Systems Inc., to collaborate on the development of…
FCAAP: ‘The best way to protect every eligible child from Covid-19’
Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics March 7, 2022 Tallahassee – Following a COVID-19 roundtable convened by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis where Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo recommended against the COVID-19…
Andrews Institute takes care of Sun Belt players
Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine will provide local sports medicine coverage for the Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships Wednesday, March 2 through Monday, March 7 at the…
Local Bio-tech company gets positive review on compliance with CMS 2020 decision
Press Release: A former FDA compliance officer and noted legal expert has issued a review and opinion examining the compliance of multiple Regenative Labs’ products with the important FDA 361 criteria initially…
Panda Express donates $1.25 million to Children’s Hospital
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2022) — Panda Express has pledged $1.25 million to the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola to support programs and services that provide compassionate, healing…
Alzheimer’s Educating America Tour [podcast]
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is holding a free virtual educational conference on Wednesday, Feb. 16 as part of its Educating America Tour to provide Florida residents with information about brain health, caregiving,…
Breaking: Winn Dixie to distribute N95 masks
As a preferred retail partner of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, Southeastern Grocers (SEG) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to distribute more than two million high-quality…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Jan. 21
Kayla Romero is in Naval Officer Candidate school. She’s a West Florida High graduate and fourth generation Navy. She graduates at the end of January and will entire flight school in Pensacola….
Community Health offers antiviral treatment and more
Here is the information Community Health Northwest Florida CEP Chandra Smiley discussed on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning: Antiviral Program: Community Health was selected to be part of the…
Order free at-home COVID tests
Here is the link: covidtests.gov Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order #44 free at-â home COVID-â 19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Order…
Ascension pauses COVID drive-thru testing next week
Ascension Medical Group (AMG) Sacred Heart will not operate its COVID-19 testing site off Bayou Boulevard next week. AMG reopened a drive-thru testing site on Jan. 4 because of the growing demand…
Breaking: FDA extends COVID tests for DeSantis
FloridaPolitics.com reports the Food and Drug Administration has provided a three-month shelf-life extension to the roughly one million unused COVID-19 tests the DeSantis administration let expire in late December. The new expiration…
FDOH sets up drive-thru testing
As we reported last week on 1370 WCOA/104.9 FM: The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County has resumed drive-thru COVID-19 testing, in coordination with Statlab, offered to all persons with or…
State sending COVID-19 tests to senior facilities
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday the state is shipping about 1 million at-home coronavirus tests to nursing homes and assisted living facilities,…
Gutty partnership
Gastro Health, a national leading medical group specializing in digestive and liver health, has partnered with Gastroenterology Associates of Pensacola. The deal closed on December 31 and marks the company’s first presence…
DeSantis racing feds on at-home COVID tests
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that the “federal government is not going to come through†on a plan to distribute at-home coronavirus tests, Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Ascension Sacred Heart restarts COVID testing drive-thru next Tuesday
Ascension Sacred Heart will restart COVID-19 testing drive-thru PENSACOLA, Fla. (Dec. 29, 2021) – In response to an increase in coronavirus cases in the Pensacola area, Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart will…
