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The ambulance would be the latest addition to Florida’s first mobile stroke treatment unit network, which speeds care to patients and greatly reduces the risk of death or disability, UF officials say.

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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