BayCare

HCA Florida’s two freestanding emergency rooms in Lakeland – one opens Dec. 23 – are part of a wave of new facilities in this Central Florida town.

BayCare, which broke ground on its unit this week, has an accelerated timeline for construction due to advanced technology that allows for a smaller footprint than traditional proton therapy machines.

The three-day camp at St. Joseph's Hospital offers high schoolers a look at the life of nurses, surgeons, therapists and other jobs in the hopes of inspiring future health workers.

The gift will help support the new pediatric facility at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital that is scheduled to open in 2030.

Similar to a typical urgent care center, the facility will have extended hours and allow patients to make same-day or walk-in appointments for mental health and addiction support.

Hospital officials say the new facility is needed to account for growth in the area and to keep up with the latest medical advances.

Wesley Chapel will soon have three general hospitals within a five-minute drive, part of a boom unleashed when the state dropped a requirement that companies obtain approval to open new hospitals. Where are they building? What are the effects?

The Department of Justice accused BayCare of making donations to a Pinellas County organization to increase its share of federal Medicaid funds.

The nonprofit health system, which serves Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk and Pasco counties, has begun a national search for a successor who is expected to be named by years' end.

BayCare's CEO issued a “letter to the community” that described a “conundrum” that hospitals have faced because of severe staffing shortages during the pandemic.