Temperatures are expected to plunge into the 30s next week, and requests for assistance from seniors are exceeding the number of donated items to meet this need. Council on Aging of West…
Category: Health
DeSantis Announces Cancer Research Grants AGAIN
Gov. DeSantis is running out of reasons for press conferences. He has moved into repeat mode, hoping no one will notice. However, both of these pressers were held in Jacksonville, with only…
2025 Annual Report on Infant Mortality Causes
Inweekly has obtained the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Annual Legislative Report, dated October 1, 2025. Full Report: fiar-annual-report-2025 Background: The Florida Department of Health presents this report to the Governor, the…
Florida Lawmaker Targets Infant Mortality Crisis Through Medicaid Overhaul
State Rep. Alex Andrade (R-Pensacola) seeks to tackle one of the state’s most troubling healthcare disparities: infant mortality rates that disproportionately affect Black families. In a recent episode of the “Don’t Color…
Lawmakers Tackling Infant Mortality With Different Approaches
The 2025 Civic Leaders Summit and Inweekly may have jump-started a community conversation on how to reduce Escambia County’s infant mortality rate. Two state lawmakers are taking two different approaches to solving…
Escambia Children’s Trust Puts Mental Health Programs on Hold Amid Budget Concerns
Board members raise questions about expenses, missing audits, and mission drift as three providers face additional review. What was expected to be a routine renewal of mental health programs turned into a…
Looking for $5 million to End Infant Mortality
At the 2025 Civic Leaders Summit, Jill Miller, the president and CEO of Bethesda Inc. and the bi3 Fund, shared how Cincinnati conquered what many saw as an impossible challenge—infant mortality. She…
How Cincinnati Transformed Its Greatest Challenge Into Its Greatest Success
When Jill Miller, President and CEO of Bethesda Inc. and the bi3 Fund, stood on the Saengar Theatre stage at the 2025 Civic Leader Summit, she shared a story that proves even…
Medicaid Expansion Proposal Pushed Back
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage have shelved putting the measure on the 2026 ballot…
Mayor ready to accept County’s offer re: Baptist, but devil in the details
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves told me this afternoon that his legal staff is in communication with county staff regarding the offer the Board of County Commissioners approved yesterday. He wants to work…
New ER Residency Program at Ascension Sacred Heart
A new emergency medicine residency program at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in partnership with The Florida State University College of Medicine aims to increase the number of emergency room physicians in the…
Daily Outtakes: Rotary Fought to End Polio
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo publicly stated their intention to end all state vaccine mandates, including those required for school attendance—such as polio vaccination. Framed by…
Meet HCA West Florida Hospital’s New CEO
HCA Florida West Hospital announced the appointment of Karl Leistikow as its new chief executive officer, bringing decades of healthcare leadership experience to the Pensacola-area medical facility. Leistikow will oversee operations at…
As Kinsella departs, Admiral Mason Pond turns green
DOH-Escambia Issues Blue-Green Algae Health Alert The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (DOH-Escambia) has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in Admiral Mason Park…
Daily Outtakes: Medicaid Settlement Includes $$$ for Hope Florida AFTER EOG meeting
From 2021 to 2024, Centene, the state’s largest Medicaid contractor, negotiated with the Florida Attorney General’s office and the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to settle claims that its pharmacy benefits…
Salzman’s Mental Health (Task Force) Reconvenes
The Mental Health Task Force of Northwest Florida will convene noon on Friday at Pensacola Christian College, 250 Brent Lane, for its quarterly meeting. It is an invite-only event, and the secret…
New partnership: FSU College of Medicine and the Andrews Research & Education Foundation
Florida State University’s College of Medicine has just announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Andrews Research & Education Foundation that promises to elevate advanced medical training and patient care throughout the region….
Autism Pensacola picks Holly Strickland
Autism Pensacola has selected Holly Strickland as its new executive director. Strickland has more than 20 years of administrative and operational experience, and she has successfully managed medical practices, overseen service line…
Free or Low-cost Medications for Underserved Communities
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, in collaboration with the Dispensary of Hope, has launched a program to provide our community’s most vulnerable with access to free medications. Why this matters: Escambia County’s uninsured…
Podcast: Andrade discusses budget’s ‘war of attrition’
As chair of the House Health Care Budget Subcommittee, State Rep. Alex Andrade oversaw the largest portion of Florida’s state budget. The Pensacola Republican characterized the final days of negotiations as particularly…
