Category: Health

Baptist Health Care announced it has invested $10 million in a second combined emergency room and urgent care location at its Baptist Medical Park–Nine Mile,…

This Saturday marks the five-year anniversary of Parkrun on the University of West Florida’s Pensacola campus. Every Saturday morning, parkrunners gather to walk, jog, run…

Yesterday, several friends sent me a link to a viewpoint posted on FloridaPolitics.com that criticized Baptist Health Care for “executing a masterclass in dodging fiscal…

From The News Service of Florida: Data posted online by the state Department of Health showed that 725 Florida resident deaths had been linked to…

A Community Health Northwest Florida resident is a recipient of a $5,000 highly competitive research grant that will be used to help patients in underserved…

According to the American Lung Association’s 22nd annual “State of Tobacco Control” report, released today, Alabama continues to lag behind the rest of the country…

Two sources have shared a flyer that popped up in elevators in the new Baptist Hospital. The flyers call for a Baptist Compensation Rally on…

A reported 92,553 Florida resident deaths have been linked to COVID-19 since the pandemic started in 2020, including 8,070 this year, according to data posted…

The community is divided over the Escambia Children’s Trust, especially since last Tuesday’s program committee workshop regarding the Out-of-School Time grants. Other nonprofits have questioned…

By the Numbers: County COVID-19 Deaths ©2023 The News Service of Florida State numbers show that a reported 7,441 Florida resident deaths this year have…

Tallahassee insiders have shared that Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves’ effort to get the state to help bailout Baptist Hospital by putting up $18 million to…

Ascension Sacred Heart and the University of West Florida will begin a strategic initiative that allows 16 upper-level Bachelor of Science in Nursing students to…

Congressional Chaos Congress passed an emergency funding bill to avoid a federal government shutdown. Our congressman, Matt Gaetz, announced that he is filing a motion…

Achieve Healthy Escambia continues to fail to improve health outcomes. The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s County Health Rankings & Roadmaps ranked Escambia County…

At his weekly press conference this morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said the UWF Haas Center has 1,556 eligible responses to its residents satisfaction survey…

The Friday meal at Baptist Hospital began as a simple idea. Let’s bring together the Black women who lived, worked, and raised their families with…

According to the website Glassdoor.com, less than half of the Baptist Hospital employees who posted reviews said they would not recommend working at the hospital…

On WCOA this morning, Escambia County Commissioner Chairman Lumon May said the Baptist Hospital leaders are open to offering medical services at its old campus…

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has told the Washington Post and The New York Times that he will not seek a second Senate term. In a…

By Tom St. Myer With a dwindling staff and a strategic plan yet to be finalized, the Escambia Children’s Trust board still awarded over $2…