Tag: healthcare

President Bush’s plan to help families and individuals pay for health insurance won’t work in Pensacola. In our area, it’s estimated 1 in every 5…

Let’s assume, as the daily newspaper has, that Escambia County and Pensacola have the reserves and/or revenue sources to pay a significant portion of the…

Sources have revealed that the post for which local state Rep. Holly Benson is competing is Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA)….

Rumors persist that newly re-elected state rep. Holly Benson is being promoted to head a statewide healthcare agency. I’m trying to get confirmation on which…

Last week, it was cancer. Today it’s being fat that is bad. (Prediction – next week it’ll be drinking). Ever sensitive to those battling healthcare…

Baptist Hospital Gets New Administrator A 38-year-old Pace man last night was appointed administrator of Baptist Hospital, Baptist Health Care’s nationally renowned flagship facility. Mark…

Buzz: Baptist Healthcare leaders announced to the staff yesterday that Baptist Hospital president Bob Murphy had resigned to join the Studer Group. Two of Pensacola’s…

The NY Times is reporting today that some hospital systems are experimenting with free preventative care to reduce the much higher write-offs of emergency room…

Tonight, Baptist Hospital gave guided, hard hat tours inside Phase 1 of the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze. The facility is about 80% complete. They…

Escambia County continues to find ways to pour money into the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The News Journal reports today that the county wants federal…

Last night: one Martini Night guest argued that Rep. Studds, a Democrat, had a similar scandal in 1983. Here are the facts:In 1983 Gerry Studds…

From St. Pete Times: The Florida Medical Association is asking its members to get their patients to sign waivers limiting any “pain and suffering” damages…