Clay County

The patient tower is part of a $126 million expansion in response to the growing population in Clay County.

The new 10,820-square-foot facility in southern Clay County is a full-service ER, with 11 patient rooms, imaging and lab services.

The latest edition to the Baptist Clay Medical campus is a 300,000-square-foot hospital.

The expansion calls for two new inpatient units with 48 private patient rooms. A new 20-bed Intensive Care Unit will be built — bringing the total ICU beds to 48.

According to CDC data, Nassau County has the highest rate of cases per capita of any large metropolitan county in the nation, with Duval, Baker and Clay also among those with high rates.

Clay, Nassau and St. Johns counties reported similar increases amid a drop in vaccination rates and increase in delta variant cases.

Clay County has a higher rate of opioid overdoses than the state average, according to county health department officials. Young people in the county...

Clay County’s school district has launched a Bullying Hotline.

Clay County Mosquito Control reports its most recent mosquito samplings have tested negative for the West Nile Virus.

The on-again, off-again proposed Clay County school district referendum asking county voters for a $1 property tax rate increase to meet state mandates...