Press Release: Lakeview Center, an affiliate of Baptist Health Care, has joined the Hazelden Betty Ford Patient Care Network in a collaboration that will expand addiction treatment services for individuals and families…
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More psych beds needed
AHCA has published the need for adult, children and adolescent psychiatric beds as well as adult substance abuse beds for July 2025. The agency says there’s a need for 24 new adult…
Lawmakers look for way to curb vaping
By Dara Kam TALLAHASSEE — As state lawmakers ponder how — and if — to respond to teens’ skyrocketing use of electronic cigarettes, one university student is influencing the Florida Senate leader’s…
Bubba Watson kicks off ad campaign for Children’s Hospital
To support the efforts of Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart to serve children from across the Gulf Coast region, especially kids living in poverty and those most vulnerable, starting…
Children’s Hospital launches ICU campaign
The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart is launching a $19 million project to build a new pediatric intensive care unit and new operating rooms designed specifically for pediatric surgeries….
CivicCon tackles opioid crisis
CivicCon is bringing to Dr. Tom McLellan Pensacola 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at The Rex Theatre, 18 N. Palafox St. To attend, simply RSVP for this FREE event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civiccon-speaker-tom-mclellan-helps-pensacola-fight-addictions-tickets-72090166629 Can…
Sacred Heart Hospital now Ascension Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Health System has formally changed its name to Ascension Sacred Heart and is adopting a new logo to fully identify itself as part of Ascension. At Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola,…
Panel eyes small number of doctors making pot approvals
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the number of Floridians allowed to use medical marijuana continues to grow, new data shows that a relative handful of doctors…
Crush the Crisis
On Saturday, September 7, West Florida Hospital will host “Crush the Crisis,†an opioid take back event with the goal of collecting and properly disposing of unused or expired medications from the…
Buzz: WFH hires new president
Inweekly has heard that the former president of CHI St. Luke’s Health-Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Gay Nord, has been hired as the new president of West Florida Hospital. Read more about…
Opioid Crisis: Who sold most opioids in our area?
The Drug Enforcement Administration has a database that tracks every single pain pill sold in the United States — by manufacturers and distributors to pharmacies in every town and city. The Washington…
FAMU forum explores evolving marijuana landscape
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With marijuana laws rapidly evolving around the country and inside the state, people are sometimes left wondering how best to navigate the changing medical and legal landscapes. A…