Hospitals

The demonstration at the HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee comes as the union representing the workers negotiates a new contract with HCA Healthcare.

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.

On “Florida Matters Live & Local,” Florida Hospital Association president and CEO Mary Mayhew talks about the effects that a proposed amendment may have on children's healthcare and Medicaid.

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.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he hopes other hospitals will replicate Tampa General's move to ditch high-carb, highly processed foods.

Uninsured patients made up about 25% of the 20,000+ inpatient gunshot hospitalizations in the state from 2018 to 2024, an analysis found. They also had shorter hospital stays than those with any form of coverage.

Lakeland Regional becomes the 12th Level I center designated by the Department of Health. The hospital, which cares for more than 4,400 patients annually, has been a provisional Level I facility since May 2025.

The judge had sided with five Tenet-owned South Florida hospitals, ruling Leapfrog could no longer automatically assign the lowest scores to facilities that declined to participate in voluntary surveys.

The administration argues the lack of disclosure is keeping healthcare costs higher than they should be. Failing to comply with the warnings comes with penalties as high as $2 million a year.

A woman started exhibiting unusual memory problems – a disorder called transient global amnesia. Now recovered, a dispute over hospital charges has been a source of stress for over a year.

The funding, reported by Stat, flows through the state's Directed Payment Program and covers care delivered between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025.

The expanded biochemical genetics facility provides faster tunaround times for tests such as newborn screenings to help diagnose and monitor rare metabolic conditions.