Sacred Heart unveils redesigned lobby at its Children’s Hospital

Press release: A redesign of the lobby at The Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart now means a peaceful and more welcoming arrival to the hospital…

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Feds asks Judge Rodgers to reject mediation in LIP lawsuit

A day after Gov. Rick Scott sought mediation in a lawsuit about health-care funding, attorneys for the federal government asked a judge Tuesday to reject…

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Judge Rodgers orders White House to respond

Chief Judge Casey Rodgers has ordered the Obama administration to respond to Florida’s request to have its dispute with the federal government over the continuation…

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Women’s Civic Forum: Archaeologist author to speak on lost cemeteries as historic record and sacred space

Press Release: What happens when a real estate developer’s backhoe unexpectedly pulls up human remains? What is the responsibility of the living toward the resting…

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Four Panhandle hospitals make top 50 list of highest charging hospitals

Health Affairs published yesterday a study that lists the 50 U.S. hospitals that charge the most. The study used 2012 Medicare data to examine hospitals…

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Questions raised as children moved out of health program

By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The state last month removed about 2,000 children from a specialized program that provides services to medically…

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The rest of the Standard & Poor’s rating story

Last week, the mayor’s office let the public know that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services had revised its outlook on Pensacola, Fla.’s airport revenue bonds…

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IP helps Florida win Silver Shovel award

Governor Rick Scott yesterday announced that Area Development magazine awarded Florida, through its principal economic development organization Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI), the Silver Shovel award…

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House, Senate agree on LIP total

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After months of federal negotiations and proposals floated by Gov. Rick Scott, the House and the Senate,…

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Chamber to Host Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Seminar

Press Release: It can be difficult for businesses to fully recover after a natural disaster strikes. In an effort to help local businesses prepare for…

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Judge Rodgers to hear Scott LIP lawsuit

Chief U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers will hear arguments June 19 in a lawsuit filed by Gov. Rick Scott against the federal government in…

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Deja vu: House set to defeat Senate Health Plan

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Despite several changes made in recent days to assuage the concerns of the Republican majority, the Florida…

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