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A Pasco County mom tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.

About 40 nurses demonstrated, claiming the hospital's decision will mostly affect low-income, high-risk patients. The hospital's chief nursing officer says the union is misguided in its messaging.

The nation’s largest private health system has faced years of scrutiny over its share of ER patients who are admitted to the hospital. And now U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, a Democrat from New Jersey, is calling for a federal investigation.

Neal Land & Neighborhoods said the hospital will be part of a medical district planned for its North River Ranch development in Parrish.

A hospital's cost calculator said her procedure would be $1,400 for patients without insurance. Instead, the bill was almost $18,000 and, her part was more than $5,000 — the balance of her deductible.

Ultimately, HCA Florida Capital Hospital and the UCF College of Medicine plan to provide 100 annual residencies in a number of medical specialties.

Nurses say they're juggling too many patients at once and say the added workload puts everyone in danger.

The new facility will allow more extremely premature and sick newborns to receive high intensity care.

The structure, physically attached to the main hospital building, is expected to improve patient recovery from major medical procedures.

A Florida case fits a striking pattern among COVID patients nationwide – one that researchers and practitioners alike are working furiously to understand. How does a virus that primarily attacks the lungs also endanger the heart?