Category: Health

The Escambia County Emergency Operations Center has established the Economic Reset Working Group to provide the business community with current and relevant information and resources…

County/DOH LTC Numbers On Saturday, April 18, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida of Department of Health released the list of long-term care facilities in…

The Florida Department of Health reports tonight that Escambia County has 138 cases, up 36 from the 11 a.m. numbers and 68 from 6 p.m….

FDOH shows the county has 102 cases among residents and staff at local long-term care facilities. The increase of 32 cases since 6  p.m. Tuesday…

Hospitals Support Opening Beaches Baptist Health Care CEO Mark Faulkner told Inweekly this morning that area hospitals will be sending an email to the Santa…

Lives Lost The News Service of Florida reports Florida National Guard-led teams have conducted more than 3,700 tests in 21 nursing homes as part of…

Escambia County has another COVID-19 death — the second reported today, which brings the total to 10.  The total positives increased by 25 in the…

I have admitted that I’m a numbers nerd.  Commissioner Doug Underhill’s mass email berating himself (after all, he is the government), media and medical professional…

Sources have spotted Ascension Sacred Heart’s mobile testing unit at Rosewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 3107 North  H Street. The Florida Department of Health reports…

Community Health Northwest Florida In the interest of increasing access to testing, we are taking our COVID-19 testing services on the road. Week of April…

Since last night, Escambia County had another COVID-19 death –bringing the total to 9– and 22 new cases — the biggest increase since April 7….

Industry Working Group on Tourism, Construction, Real Estate, Recreation, Retail and Transportation Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the members of the Re-Open…

Yesterday, Ascension Sacred Heart deployed its mobile testing unit to Southern Oaks to collect specimens from all its residents – about 200 people. We have…

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Just over 6 percent of people who have filed jobless claims since mid-March had received…

Sources have shared that Ascension Sacred Heart has brought it mobile COVID-19 testing unit to Southern Oaks and has begun testing residents.  The skilled nursing…

Inweekly has heard from medical professionals concern about low numbers of the African American community in Escambia County taking advantage of the drive-thru and standalone…

BY NSF Staff – notes by Inweekly in red TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Monday morning about the coronavirus in…

The Florida Department of Education’s Office of Early Learning (OEL), in coordination with local early learning coalitions, has prioritized and increased access to child care…

Reopening the Economy What will reopening the economy of Escambia County look like?  County Administrator Janice Gilley sent an email, “Subject: Reopening the Economy,” to…

Yesterday 22 people died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward, Dade, Desoto, Escambia, Hernando, Lake, Manatee, Sarasota, St. Lucie, Suwanne and Volusia counties.  Escambia County has…