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Gilchrist and Amy Berg give $50M to Mayo Clinic

The money will be used to accelerate global health care innovation.…

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A grand opening for the Lifesouth Community Blood center on Baymeadows Way is held in July 2018 in Jacksonville. Photo courtesy of Lifesouth
June 24, 2025

Give blood, get a free A1c test this summer

The nonprofit community blood center LifeSouth is offering free A1c test this summer to entice more people to give blood.…

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Vivian Soto received her Certified Nursing Assistant pin during a ceremony Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Ascension St. Vincent Riverside. Soto says she plans to become a traveling nurse. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 8, 2025

Westside High students get early jump on medical careers

Students in the school’s medical magnet program will receive both diplomas and certifcation as nursing assistants.…

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UF Health's Brentwood facility. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 22, 2025

UF Health reaches agreement with UnitedHealthcare

UF Health announces people with employer-sponsored commercial plans as well as Medicaid are in network under the agreement with UnitedHealthcare.…

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Florida A&M University is Florida's only public historically Black university. | Alejandro Santiago, WFSU Public Media
April 9, 2025

NIH cutbacks stifle research at Florida’s universities

Florida A&M, the state’s only public historically Black university, will lose funding for cancer research.…

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April 1, 2025

UF Health Flagler settles 8-month stalemate with Aetna

UF Health Flagler announced it will be back in network with Aetna, meaning lower costs for patients.…

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UF Health's Brentwood facility. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 27, 2025

UF Health and United Healthcare remain at odds

Nearly 75,000 people are paying more for medical care because UF Health and United Healthcare have not reached an agreement.…

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Baptist Medical Center plans to expand its emergency department with a 110,000-square foot addition and renovation of its existing emergency services building. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 8, 2025

Baptist plans expansion of emergency department

Baptist proposes a 110,000-square-foot, four-story expansion at its Downtown campus.…

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Baptist Health and Florida Blue are Northeast Florida's largest health care system and health insurance provider. The two have served Jacksonville for a combined 149 years. | Florida Blue; Baptist Health
August 19, 2024

Patients wait as Baptist Health and Florida Blue battle over costs

If the two do not come to an agreement, as many as 50,000 people will be forced to find new…

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An illustration shows the 24,000-square-foot medical office that ShareMD plans to build at 841 Prudential Drive on the Downtown Southbank. | ShareMD
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.…

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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.…

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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…

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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.…

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UF Health Jacksonville | Nichole Manna, The Tributary
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…

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A $5 million gift from Mayo Clinic will help Sulzbacher complete this campus in Northwest Jacksonville.
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.…

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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.…

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Village Medical will close its 10 Walgreens clinics in the Jacksonville area on Jan. 5 | Jacksonville Daily Record
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.…

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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville was among the local hospitals receiving an "A" grade.
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.…

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University of Florida President Ben Sasse said the integration of UF Health and Flagler Health+ is good news for the region.
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…

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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…

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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville was among the local hospitals receiving an "A" grade.
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…

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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.…

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Dr. Peter Ghali conducted a Jacksonville study that looked at the impact of targeted colon cancer screenings in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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…

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Dr. Charles B. McIntosh became Jacksonville's first Black pediatrician to open a private practice in 1958. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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…