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A mom took her 3-year-old to the ER last December. While they were waiting to be seen, the toddler seemed better, so they left without seeing a doctor. Then the bill came.

The $265 million deal with Community Health Systems includes ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte and ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda, which has been closed due to hurricane damage.

More than a dozen computer scientists and software developers say OpenAI's Whisper tool, used in industries worldwide to translate and transcribe interviews, is prone to making up chunks of text.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton disrupted clinical IV fluid supply in Florida, causing potential impact on patient care.

A woman ended up stranded in the hospital because CVS stopped providing the IV nutrition she needs to survive at home. Without it, she’d starve.

Long-term care facilities in counties where mandatory evacuations have been issued are taking their patients elsewhere, while hospitals are largely on guard, preparing to stay open through the storm.

Details of the insurance agreement is starting to come into focus for Northeast Florida patients. Meantime, an impasse remains in negotiations between United Healthcare and UF Health.

Only six hospitals out of 300-plus in Florida had to evacuate. And Tampa General Hospital's AquaFence protected the island campus from the storm surge.

Orlando Health has taken over day-to-day operations in the five Birmingham facilities after paying a reported $910 million. The system remains a faith-based organization with Tenet as a partner.

Florida Blue and NCH were able to come to a multiyear hospital-insurer agreement that will keep the Naples-based health system's doctors, hospitals and practices in-network for about 40,000 patients.