Category: Health
UWF warns of Zika fever, Santa Rosa case confirmed
Mission sent out by UWF to facility and students: Due to a case of Zika fever recently confirmed in Santa Rosa County, the University of…
Florida leads nation in HIV cases
In 2014, 6,132 people newly reported with HIV infection in Florida, 15 were among children younger than 13 years of age. Of the adult cases…
Health advisory for Bayou Texar
Press release: Health Advisory for Bayou Texar at Bayview Park Tuesday, December 15, 2015 – 3:30pm Effective immediately, in response to bacteriological sampling, the Florida…
Escambia County has little positive news for World AIDS Day
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. It is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those…
Escambia County gets ‘F’ on premature births
The March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign aims to reduce preterm birth rates across the United States. The organization has set a goal of reducing the…
LIP money back on the front burner
The state’s Medicaid director said today he hopes in the coming weeks to finalize an agreement with the federal government about details for the Low…
Teens dump smokes for e-cigarettes
By JIM SAUNDERS AND TOM URBAN THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida high-school students have largely kicked the cigarette habit. But many have found another…
UWF Foundation announces $100,000 endowment from Partnership for Public Health
Press release: Partnership for Public Health, Inc. – a non-profit corporation with a mission to support local organizations interested in improving public health – recently…
HCA offers a solution to health care crisis
HCA, the for-profit health care system that Rick Scott once served as its CEO, has sent a letter to the governor offering a solution to…
League of Women Voters challenges Scott on health care
The President of the League of Women Voters of Florida called Gov. Rick Scott’s announcement casting doubt on a Senate plan to help 800,000 of…
Context Florida: Health care pits RINOS vs. Tea Partiers in budget fight
By Jack Stevenson The ideological fissure that cleaves the Republican Party nationwide will be on display in Tallahassee as the legislative leadership labors to bring…
Florida lawmakers talk with feds about health care coverage
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With a $5 billion health-care budget breach between the House and Senate halfway through the legislative session,…
Bipartisan health care bill praised
A Healthy Florida Works, a bipartisan coalition of business leaders, chambers of commerce, statewide business organizations and concerned individuals, today released an ad thanking Senate…
Lawmakers eye major changes in mental health services
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As Florida lawmakers study the impact of mental illness on the state’s troubled criminal-justice and child-protection systems,…
PS podcast: Gaetz argues for Senate plan to help uninsured
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s Pensacola Speaks, I talked with Sen. Don Gaetz on how the Florida Senate wants to provide health coverage for the…
Quint Studer named one of the most interesting entrepreneurs in healthcare today
The Becker Hospital Review has published its list of the nine most interesting and intelligent entrepreneurs in healthcare today. Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group,…
TaxWatch recommends more state funding for mental health
Seeing getting help for those battling mental issues as a public safety issue, Florida TaxWatch wants the state to increase funding for mental health service,…
Florida Senate panel moves to expand health coverage
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Trying to build momentum amid continued opposition from House leaders, a Senate panel Tuesday approved a plan…
West Florida Hospital named to Top 100 Hospitals list
Modern Healthcare released a list of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, and West Florida Hospital made that list in the large community hospital section. The…
IN Rising Star Hong Tran promoted
Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute has selected IN Rising Star Hong Tran as operations services director. Tran has been at Baptist Health Care for 10…
