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Mayo Clinic Florida joined its campuses in Minnesota and Arizona for the first time in the Honor Roll of 20 best hospitals. University of Miami Hospital stood out in specialties, while Tampa General was best in region.

The 80-bed facility is expected to open in 2030 and expand acute-care services for the 55-and-over community and younger families living in surrounding communities.

AdventHealth Hospital for Children in Orlando reported that Black pediatric patients needed different kinds of shampoo to care for their hair. The hospital listened.

An initial attempt to intervene was denied because a judge ruled that Nemours had not established legal standing. But Nemours filed a revised request, which was approved by the administrative law judge.

Those two systems were first and third, respectively, in the nonprofit's biannual top 10, and reflected a national trend of excellence by larger hospital chains.

An judge rejects the motion of Nemours Children's Hospital, saying it didn't establish legal standing because it had not shown it would be “substantially affected” by the proposed rule on transplants.

Nemours, Memorial Healthcare and AdventHealth Orlando, which support the AHCA rule, have moved to intervene after Tampa General, UF Health Shands and Jackson Memorial filed challenges.

Facing with an uncertain financial landscape for rural hospitals, the hospital board voted to hear competing presentations from Tampa General Hospital, AdventHealth and NorthStar.

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office says Autumn Bardisa, 29, used another nurse’s credentials to work for AdventHealth in Palm Coast for months before the hospital uncovered the scheme.

Tampa General Hospital and AdventHealth Orlando continued lengthy reigns as best in their respective regions on the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” list.

Attorney General James Uthmeier says the state would not sit on the sideline while many hospitals have "extorted patients who have come in with life-or-death cases and left with crippling debt."

The 14-story building, slated to open in 2030, will add 440 beds, 24 operating rooms, and endoscopy and imaging services to the 172-acre complex in downtown Orlando.