August 19, 2024
If the two do not come to an agreement, as many as 50,000 people will be forced to find new…
July 31, 2024
Medical office planned on Downtown Southbank
ShareMD will open the first non-hospital medical office development Downtown in more than 20 years.…
June 26, 2024
UNF begins doctoral program in health administration
The program will emphasize global health leadership and advanced management of health care facilities and institutions.…
April 9, 2024
Assessing Jacksonville’s health insurance campaign
The Get Covered Jax program signed up nearly 41,000 people for health insurance, but it trailed other large metro areas…
February 23, 2024
Major Florida health plan heads to governor
The wide-ranging plan seeks to keep more doctors in Florida, promote innovation and shift patients away from emergency rooms.…
January 12, 2024
Costs overwhelm UF Health in care for poor and inmates
Northeast Florida’s largest hospital and central caregiver for the needy is in dire straits — without a dedicated source of…
December 20, 2023
Mayo pledges $5 million toward Sulzbacher campus
Mayo Clinic Florida will provide medical services in Northwest Jacksonville, an area in desperate need of health care.…
December 8, 2023
Thousands of Duval residents sign up for health insurance
The number of people without health insurance has plummeted nearly 22% in Duval County in a month.…
December 6, 2023
Clinics will close at 10 Walgreens in Jacksonville
Village Medical said it will close 60 clinics across the country to concentrate on more profitable locations.…
November 28, 2023
Seven Jacksonville hospitals get A’s for safety
Of the 14 hospitals in the Jacksonville area, seven received A’s from The Leapfrog Group, a health care watchdog organization.…
September 14, 2023
UF Health completes merger with Flagler Health+
The merger results in two name changes. Flagler Health+ is now known as UF Health St. Johns, and Flagler Hospital…
August 7, 2023
For Jacksonville’s Muslim American clinic founder, helping the uninsured is personal
When Tina Barker left a Jacksonville emergency room eight years ago diagnosed with Behcet’s disease, a rare disorder that gave…
August 1, 2023
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville rated best hospital in Florida
This is the seventh time in eight years that Mayo has taken the top spot in the “Best Hospitals” rankings…
July 25, 2023
On housing, homelessness and health care, Jax committee passes learnings to new Council
Jacksonville’s Critical Quality of Life Committee has presented its final report to guide policy for helping low-income people.…
November 10, 2022
Duval’s colon cancer rate is higher than Florida’s. A local doctor studied whether personal phone calls about screening could help.
When Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuts this week it will serve as a cinematic eulogy to Chadwick Boseman. The actor…
November 7, 2022
Trailblazer Dr. Charles B. McIntosh paves path for clinic, community center in Northwest Jax
A smile slowly crept across Dr. Charles B. McIntosh’s face as he watched the unveiling last week of a rendering…
August 10, 2022
OPINION | Short on the things we need
Monday morning marks back-to-school time for my son along with thousands of other Duval County students. In preparation, I have…