The Highlands County Health Department has received enough 2009 H1N1 Vaccine to hold vaccination clinics for students at the local schools. ...more

November 11, 2009

The fifth annual "Search for the Regional Idol" drew some 200 spectators to the recent benefit which raised more than $4,300 at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. ...more

April 29, 2009

The federal stimulus package includes important provisions related to the administration of Florida's Medicaid program. The stimulus bill provides a temporary increase in the federal match of Medicaid costs, which means Florida will pay a lower share for Medicaid services. ...more

March 22, 2009

The Bay Pines Veterans Administration Hospital in St. Petersburg is unveiling its newly-expanded emergency room tomorrow. ...more

January 21, 2009

There's no phone and no television. Only a screen offers privacy. But heart patient Edward Gray understands why the hospital put him in a cardiac unit hallway. ...more

October 27, 2008

A woman says she waited 19 hours at Parkland Memorial Hospital's emergency department for treatment of a broken leg and never did get to see a doctor - but still got a bill for $162. ...more

October 22, 2008

Brandon Regional Hospital Chief Executive Michael Fencel has seen a lot of change in his 11 years at the helm. ...more

September 10, 2008

Just about everyone has an emergency room horror story to tell, or one they have heard. Randy Spivey is no exception. ...more

August 13, 2008

More than 7,000 children get rushed to emergency rooms each year after suffering adverse reactions to cough and cold medicines, according to the first national estimate of the risks posed by the widely used remedies. ...more

January 29, 2008

The Florida Agency on Health Care Administration, in a written statement issued Dec. 14, said it listened to community concerns when making its decision to allow South Bay Hospital to relocate to Big Bend Road in Riverview. ...more

December 26, 2007