A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2020
5min739
Will COVID-19 be tamed before the RNC?
Tag: UF Health
A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2020
Drew DixonMay 14, 2020
3min4455
Officials attribute the results to social distancing measures and a largely deserted downtown.
A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2019
6min338
Curry promises a 'transformational' term.
Drew WilsonApril 3, 2019
8min774
Rivkees said he spoke at the “42nd Nobel Symposium.” He didn't.
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2018
4min228
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson returned to Jacksonville Wednesday, spotlighting the opioid crisis affecting newborns at UF Health, Jacksonville’s safety-net hospital. Nelson had made a similar visit in 2017, spotlighting the “pandemic” of neonatal addiction, and lamenting funding shortfalls exacerbated by his opponent in November, Gov. Rick Scott, not expanding Medicaid. Television cameras saw the babies in […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018
3min284
For Jacksonville’s safety-net hospital UF Health, money has been tight for a number of years. And the latest fiscal constraints are driving a change to the business model, per UF Health CEO Leon Haley. In a letter to Jacksonville City Council President Anna Lopez Brosche, Haley notes that the hospital is negotiating to sell its outpatient dialysis […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 5, 2017
3min179
A potential change in health insurance for Jacksonville city employees and retirees could be in the offing, via a bill that cleared the first of three City Council committees Tuesday. Ordinance 2017-20 would authorize Jacksonville’s employee services department to offer the option to workers and retirees to enroll in the UF Health plan starting on Jan. […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 6, 2017
8min325
The Jacksonville City Council launches into committees this Monday. A number of bills merit tracking, including measures related to historic Hemming Park and the Ability Housing settlement. Hemming Happening: Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services kicks off Monday morning with a consideration of a historic designation of the Coquina Road and Confederate monument structures in Hemming […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2017
2min249
A bill introduced to the Jacksonville City Council last week could increase the number of city employees getting health care from UF Health. In the bargain, it could improve the Northeast Florida safety-net hospital’s paying customer mix. Ordinance 2017-20 would authorize the city’s employee services department to offer the option to workers and retirees to enroll […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 1, 2016
13min388
Thursday saw a host of Northeast Florida stakeholders from the education, transportation, and healthcare sectors address the First Coast Legislative Delegation at Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute. Legislators from well beyond the First Coast, such as Gainesville Sen. Keith Perry, Lake City Rep. Elizabeth Porter, and Palatka Rep. Bobby Payne, are included in the delegation, which is a […]