Dan Scanlan - WJCT
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Ground was broken on the 8,300-square-foot Dorion Family Pediatric Center, which will help children deal with complex medical conditions, as well as help their families work through their deaths. -
The project will feature two emergency rooms, plus waiting areas and 100 patient rooms — 63 for adults and 37 for children. Plans also include three pediatric trauma rooms. -
The expanded facility is named for former hospital CEO Leon L. Haley Jr., who died in 2021 in a personal watercraft accident. -
The effort comes as state figures show that Jacksonville’s mental health hospitalization rate is 13% higher than Florida’s average, according to Mayor Donna Deegan. -
Prosecutors alleged that subsidiaries provided discounts of up to 50% or more on patient cost-sharing obligations for certain categories of Medicare beneficiaries from 2016 to 2022. -
Renewing Dignity’s mission is to eliminate “period poverty” through distribution of products, education and advocacy. -
After completing an approved program, music therapists are part of the hospital’s health care team working in the pediatric, cancer and blood disorder departments. -
Duval County ranks 46 of 67 Florida counties in health outcomes, so easier ways to get health insurance are needed, according to Dr. Sunil Joshi, Jacksonville’s chief health officer.
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