Hospitals

The Board of Governors applauded Florida State's $110 million contract with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare and the city of Tallahassee.

Court papers say clinicians issued a discharge order Oct. 6 after deciding she no longer needed acute care. The hospital says it tried to work with her family and offered to help with transportation and identification.

Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking when potential organ donors provide consent or change their minds.

David Zambrana becomes the CEO of one of the largest public health systems in the country. He sees Jackson Health expanding its footprint well beyond its traditional hospital services.

The judge ordered Leapfrog to remove grades for five hospitals in the Palm Beach Health Network, which filed a lawsuit alleging misleading practices under Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

The study, compiled for the Florida Hospital Association, examined 337 licensed facilities and found they directly employed 348,085 full-time workers and paid $34.5 billion in wages, salaries and benefits.

Hospital senior communications specialist H. Roy Adams connects physicians and other health professionals with the outside world to get their messages out and stories spread.

The 340,000-square-foot Baptist Health Sunrise Hospital will be the system’s first hospital in Broward.

Joy, Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola's new facility dog, has been working since late November to help comfort patients and their families experiencing traumatic injuries.

National recognition points to evidence-based care, newborn support and keeping high-quality maternity services close to home.

The agreement will have FSU pay the city $109 million across 30 years for Tallahassee Memorial Hospital's property and assets. The school will also commit $250 million to various upgrades.

The largest slice is a $277.5 million package for cancer research, along with investments in emergency medical innovation and public health infrastructure.