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Jesse SchecknerAugust 11, 2025

Memorial Healthcare System in Broward County has two new Board of Commissioners members and one returning member, courtesy of appointments and a reappointment by Gov. Ron DeSantis. They come months after a failed legislative effort last Session to merge Memorial Healthcare System and Broward Health by Shane Strum, the CEO for both entities who previously […]

Christine Jordan SextonSeptember 14, 2022

It's time again to check the pulse — of Florida's health care policy and politics.

Christine Jordan SextonAugust 16, 2022

It's time again to check the pulse — of Florida's health care policy and politics.

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 28, 2022

It's time again to check the pulse — of Florida health care policy and politics.

Renzo DowneyJuly 3, 2020

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Elizabeth Justen and Steven Harvey have been appointed to the Board of Commissioners for four-year terms.

Ryan NicolFebruary 1, 2020

Those appointees join bodies affiliated with Broward College, FIU and the South Broward Hospital District.

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2016

Here’s a New Year’s resolution every public official should make: Don’t ever conduct a job candidate search and promise to keep applicants’ names confidential. The board members of the South Broward Hospital District have learned in the past few weeks that trying to circumvent Florida’s open government laws to keep applicants’ names secret is just […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 3, 2016

Here’s a New Year’s resolution every public official should make: don’t ever conduct a job candidate search and promise to keep applicants’ names confidential. The board members of the South Broward Hospital District have learned in the last few weeks that trying to circumvent Florida’s open government laws to keep applicants’ names secret is just […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 10, 2015

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott named Karen Harrington and reappointed Douglas Harrison to the South Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners. Both terms are through June 30, 2019. South Broward Hospital District oversees all actions of Memorial Healthcare System, the third-largest public health care system in the nation. Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, one of […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 23, 2015

In hopes of hanging on to a $2 billion pool of supplemental Medicaid dollars the state uses to help fund hospitals, federally qualified health centers, HMOs and other parts of Florida’s health care delivery system, the Senate late last week proposed a new plan that it hopes the federal government will approve. So, just how […]

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After bills to ‘merge’ Broward health districts fail, Gov. DeSantis names donor to Board of Memorial Healthcare System

Diagnosis for 9.14.22: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy

Diagnosis for 8.16.22: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy

Diagnosis for 3.28.22: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy

Gov. DeSantis appoints two to South Broward Hospital District

Governor makes series of South Florida board appointments

Fiasco at hospital district a lesson in benefits of open government

Tom O'Hara: Fiasco at hospital district a lesson in benefits of open government

Gov. Scott names two to South Broward Hospital District Board

How do hopsitals fare under new Senate plan? Check and see ….