Jesse SchecknerAugust 9, 2021
8min2789
A lab technician's error left the boy quadriplegic, epileptic, unable to speak and subject to painful, involuntary muscle spasms.
Tag: Jackson Health System
Jesse SchecknerAugust 9, 2021Jesse SchecknerJuly 29, 20214min1502
Earlier this month, Jackson Health System upgraded its COVID-19 threat level to "high" amid a 111% increase in hospitalizations. It's now nearly four times that.
Associated PressNovember 11, 2020
2min327
Over a dozen Miami nurses and front line health care workers are finally getting a well-deserved break. The group was scheduled for an upcoming mandatory, aka boring, 48-hour training, but were instead surprised with an island vacation to the Florida Keys. Jackson Health System supervisors were asked to choose staff that went above and beyond […]
Associated PressJuly 14, 2020
8min371
"What we were seeing in Wuhan (China) six months ago. Now, we are there.”
Renzo DowneyJuly 13, 2020
8min1537
The state faces shortages of medication, personnel, contact tracers and testing material.
Ryan NicolMay 4, 2020
4min425
The arrangement is part of Airbnb's Frontline Stays program.
Staff ReportsMay 1, 2020
4min417
The money will help provide food and PPE.
Phil AmmannMarch 22, 2016
2min193
Several hospitals filed legal challenges with the Division of Administrative Hearings Tuesday that claim the state overstepped its legal authority in proposing new rules for trauma centers throughout Florida. LobbyTools reports that Broward, UF Health Jacksonville, and the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County – operators of the Jackson Health System – are arguing against the proposed […]
Associated PressMay 29, 2015
1min194
Gov. Rick Scott will have a hard time getting local officials in the state’s largest counties to back his proposal that would require cuts for many public hospitals and instead funnel money to for-profit hospitals. The governor’s proposal could mean a possible $87 million hit for Miami’s Jackson Health System and $22 million for Broward […]
Christine Jordan SextonApril 22, 20154min199
When the Florida House unveiled its budget in March leaders said it contained none of the supplemental Medicaid funding used to help finance Florida hospitals that’s called the Low Income Pool. The budget, though, contains about $800 million in “hospital rate enhancements.” Although the enhancements are not technically part of the LIP program they are funded […]