PNJ print article on Baptist Hospital MIA from web (Update)

The Pensacola News Journal’s Sunday print edition has a front-page article on Black leaders’ concerns about what happens after Baptist Hospital moves from its E…

Continue Reading

Presser Notes: Annexation, Feedback and the Tree Fund Reprise

After knocking out some announcements — the city’s completely replaced all its old cast iron pipes and the fire department’s been installing residential smoke alarms…

Continue Reading

Live Work Learn Play shares concepts for West Moreno District

Richard Martz revealed the concepts Tuesday that Montreal-based Live Work Learn Play have come up with for the West Moreno District, part of the 25…

Continue Reading

Podcast: Leadership Save Lives at Baptist Hospital

On “Pensacola Speaks,” Dr. Ray Aycock and Leslie Smith of Baptist Health Care talked about the Leadership Saves Lives research initiative. Baptist Hospital is one…

Continue Reading

Scott continues to pressure hospitals, wants to audit 129

Gov. Rick Scott’s administration is continuing to ratchet up pressure on the hospital industry, with Scott saying Monday that 129 hospitals face audits related to…

Continue Reading

CRA contributes to West Moreno Strategic Plan

By Claudia Carlson Plans are underway to improve West Pensacola with the help of Live Work Learn Play (LWLP), an international real estate development and…

Continue Reading

Stubblefield heads REAP, will hold Community Leadership Program on Sept. 3

Al Stubblefield, former CEO of Baptist Hospital, has taken on a new role as President of Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc. (REAP) and is inviting community…

Continue Reading

CRA population trends

Consultant, Looney, Ricks & Kiss, assessed population trends as part of their work on the CRA 2010 plan, which will be presented to the Pensacola…

Continue Reading

Stubblefield explains cancellation

Today I interviewed Al Stubblefield, president of Baptist Hospital, on the cancellation of its purchase of West Florida Hospital. I wanted to hear what caused…

Continue Reading

Is Baptist/West Florida deal off?

Nearly a month ago, I reported on this blog that Baptist Healthcare’s purchase of West Florida Hospital had fallen through…a victim of the tight bond…

Continue Reading

Baptist move increases need for CMP

Baptist Hospital moving out of the west side of Pensacola could have a dire impact on the economy on that part of the city. All…

Continue Reading

Finally some consolidation…in health care

For years, people have said the Pensacola area had too many hospitals – Baptist, Gulf Breeze, Sacred Heart, Santa Rosa Medical Center. West Florida and…

Continue Reading