Escambia Schools seek input on wellness initiatives

Escambia County Public Schools is reviewing its wellness initiatives and is looking for input from district staff members, as well as members of our community….

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Ascension Sacred Heart among top 15 nationwide

Fortune and PINC AI named Ascension Sacred Heart among the nation’s top 15 health systems for 2024, marking the first time it has made the…

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Health and Hope Clinic

Health and Hope Clinic building a new wing

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…

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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…

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Community Health Foundation

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…

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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…

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homeless caring

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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