Hospitals

The three-year partnership will bring several services to Tampa, including T-cell cancer therapy, a bone marrow transplant initiative and the addition of mental health care to a veterans program.

Ownership of the five hospitals were transferred to Steward's landlord and are being run by an interim manager. The court also approved Orlando Health's purchase of three Steward hospitals in the Space Coast region.

Bankrupt Steward Health announces a deal that allows for the transfer of its hospitals in several states to landlord Medical Properties Trust, which would operate the facilities while seeking new owners.

Judge Christopher Lopez’s order acknowledges that Orlando Health is a qualified bidder and its $439 million offer is a qualified first bid for the medical centers in Brevard and Indian River counties.

The agreement includes Rockledge Regional Medical Center and Melbourne Regional Medical Center, both in Brevard County, and Sebastian River Medical Center in Indian River County.

More facilities are partnering with private equity-backed firms to offer combined emergency and urgent care. But patients may not realize prices vary between the two services — often by a lot.

OneBlood has returned to normal course of business for distribution of blood products to hospitals following last month's ransomware attack.

Legal maneuvering, industry lobbying and lax IRS oversight leave lots of room for “operating surpluses.”

The subpoena would compel CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at a hearing on Sept. 12.

Mayo Clinic-Florida in Jacksonville topped the state list in the annual tally by U.S. News and World Report. Meantime, Johns Hopkins All Children’s in St. Petersburg was named the state's best hospital for kids.

The questionable imaging tests by North Shore Medical Center were done between March 2022 and March 2024. The facility is owned by Steward Health Care, which is undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Increasingly, Americans pay for the privilege of seeing a doctor. Research shows concierge medicine can further hamper access to care for those who can’t afford the upgrade.