Hospitals

Memorial Healthcare's board of commissioners unanimously confirmed the former chief of staff for Gov. Ron DeSantis at a meeting Wednesday. He had held the role in an interim capacity for two years.

No decision has been made, but fundraising efforts are getting organized, with some Palm Beach-area philanthropists interested in supporting the project, the Palm Beach Post reported.

Researchers found that when it hit 92.6 degrees in Chicago, hospitals had increases several injuries and illnesses, including issues like MS complications and marijuana-related mental health problems.

The Florida Policy Institute estimates the state's public hospital districts and health systems could lose $323 million over the next three years.

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.