North Central Florida Local News

Residents Encouraged to Sign Up Today for Belleview Diabetes Self-Management Classes

May 09, 2019 at 01:34 am by Staff

. If you or a loved one have diabetes, the Department of Health in Marion County is holding a class starting next week in Belleview that will help you successfully control it..... Read More
Grand Rounds

St. Cloud Regional Medical Center Announces Plans to Build Medical Office Building

May 09, 2019 at 01:24 am by Staff

. St. Cloud Regional Medical Center is finalizing plans to break ground on a new on-campus, ambulatory Medical Office Building in May. . The approximately 50,000 square feet.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Oviedo Medical Center Launches Spine Care Program

May 08, 2019 at 01:01 am by Staff

. Oviedo Medical Center has announced the opening of the Spine Care Center, providing a comprehensive range of solutions for patients suffering from back pain. . "At Ovi.... Read More
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Oviedo Medical Center Opens Baldwin Park Emergency Room

May 08, 2019 at 12:54 am by Staff

. Baldwin Park ER, a department of Oviedo Medical Center, has opened its doors to the public. The $9.7 million, 10,358-sq.-ft., freestanding emergency department is expected t.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Local Hospitals Named Annual Award Winners from Alliance for Workplace Excellence

May 07, 2019 at 08:15 pm by Staff

. Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages® Regional Hospital, part of Central Florida Health have been honored as recipients of the 2019 Alliance for Workplace Excel.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Marion County Residents and Visitors Urged to Get Measles Vaccination

May 07, 2019 at 08:10 pm by Staff

. With the increase in measles cases across the US, the Florida Department of Health in Marion County is urging Floridians and visitors who have not been immunized to get.... Read More
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Orlando Health Becomes Founding Sponsor of the National Pulse Memorial & Museum

May 07, 2019 at 12:03 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health has become the first sponsor of the National Pulse Memorial & Museum. The $1 million sponsorship will be used for project construction as well as for th.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

National Nurses Week

May 07, 2019 at 11:09 am by Staff

. North Florida Medical News would like to join the millions of other Americans who have been touched, healed and comforted by our nation's nurses in saying thank you for.... Read More
Business/Technology

New AMA Study Shows Employed Physicians Outnumber Self-Employed Physicians for First Time

May 06, 2019 at 05:20 pm by Staff

. For the first time in the United States, employed physicians outnumber self-employed physicians, according to a newly updated study on physician practice arrangements by t.... Read More
Grand Rounds

UCF Lake Nona Medical Center Hosts "Topping Out" Celebration

May 03, 2019 at 07:02 pm by Staff

. HCA Healthcare's North Florida Division and the University of Central Florida College of Medicine hosted a "topping-out" ceremony for UCF Lake Nona Medical Center today, ma.... Read More
Business/Technology

Master's Degree in Nursing: Surprising, Practical and Significant Rewards

May 03, 2019 at 11:53 am by Staff

. By Kathleen O'Grady Winston, PhD, RN, College of Nursing Dean at University of Phoenix Obtaining either an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Baccalaureate of Science in.... Read More
Clinical

Diabetic Amputations A 'Shameful Metric' Of Inadequate Care

May 02, 2019 at 09:44 pm by Staff

. Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News LOS ANGELES -- On his regular rounds at the University of Southern California's Keck Hospital, Dr. David Armstrong lives a brutal injustice.... Read More
Business/Technology

Even Doctors Can't Navigate Our 'Broken Health Care System'

May 02, 2019 at 09:33 pm by Staff

. Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Dr. Hasan Shanawani was overcome by frustration. So, last week he picked up his cellphone and began sharing on Twitter his family's enrag.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CBO's Report On Single-Payer Health Care Holds More Questions Than Answers

May 02, 2019 at 09:23 pm by Staff

. Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Progressive Democrats have rallied around "Medicare-for-all," a single-payer health plan popularized by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Now.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

A Big Hearing For 'Medicare-For-All' -- In A Small Room

May 02, 2019 at 09:16 pm by Staff

. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News The first congressional hearing on a "Medicare-for-all" bill in at least a decade took place Tuesday, but without the usual phalanx of T-s.... Read More
Grand Rounds

AdventHealth Kissimmee Will Add 3 Floors, 80 Beds

May 02, 2019 at 09:49 am by Staff

The additional floors will be built atop the three-story tower that opened in 2015. . AdventHealth Kissimmee is launching another major expansion. . The campus's thre.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Is Insulin's High Cost Keeping Diabetes Patients From Taking Their Medicine?

Apr 30, 2019 at 10:37 pm by Staff

. Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News High prescription drug prices are fast becoming a leading political topic, with medications like insulin emerging as a poster child for th.... Read More
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Shepherd's Hope Appoints New President and CEO

Apr 30, 2019 at 06:57 pm by Staff

.Shepherd's Hope, Inc. has appointed Pamela Gould as President and CEO. In this role, Gould will facilitate innovative initiatives for programs, services and partnerships to c.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Silver Springs Area Bobcat Tests Positive for Rabies

Apr 30, 2019 at 06:35 pm by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health in Marion County wants Silver Springs-area residents to be aware that a bobcat in their area has tested positive for rabies. People who live.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health Acquires Prime I-4 Footage in Osceola County

Apr 30, 2019 at 03:11 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health has successfully completed the purchase of nearly 28 acres in northwest Osceola County. The property lies immediately adjacent to the east side of I-4 along O.... Read More