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A survey of more than 2,000 Polk residents found that 42% needed health care but were unable to receive it last year.

The stories of two nurses who survived a gunman's attack on an ICU at UMPC Memorial Hospital in York are being shared in Facebook posts that reveal new details.

A gunman took hostages before exchanges of gunfire that killed the man, a police officer and wounded five others in an ICU. The suspect had been in contact with the hospital about a medical issue involving someone else.

SalusCare participated in HeartMath, a weekly pilot program developed to lessen the stress of its behavioral care employees.

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 $114 million plan designates four pilot facilities linked to medical schools in Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami and Gainesville to address a state shortage of mental health professionals.

The House Health Care Appropriations subcommittee unanimously advanced the measure, and it next goes to the Health and Human Services Committee before a floor vote.

Politicians keep talking about fixing primary care shortages. But flawed national data leaves big holes in how to evaluate which policies are effective.

Paul Renner says he also wants to create more transparency within the health care system. For Renner, a major priority is battling the negative mental health impacts social media can have on kids.

A health care package calls for spending nearly $900 million to shift patients away from emergency rooms, offset hospitals’ training costs and help doctors pay off debt, among other things.