Jacksonville

On this episode of "What's Health Got to Do With It" our panel discusses how to tell if your doctor is fit to practice.

The employees at Jacksonville's Ascension St. Vincent’s, who are not defendants in the case, argued in part that their privacy rights would be violated. An appellate panel rejected the request.

The hospital is “definitely in an RSV outbreak situation,” with more than 10% of patients testing positive for the illness.

Elopements, while relatively rare, can be extremely dangerous, especially for people living with dementia. However, every instance raises concern about accountability, awareness, training and lack of "person-centered care."

Nurse practitioner Jamie Neal and husband Derek Neal say Life Tree Women Care is the only clinic of its kind in Northeast Florida — providing "culturally competent" health care.

Racial and ethnic minority groups are most likely to live in impoverished areas, where homicide and suicide rates are highest. Mental health leaders hope the 988 phone number will be so easy to remember that they'll get help before it's too late.

Every three years, the Jacksonville Nonprofit Hospital Partnership studies the most critical health needs affecting the region. The group just recently released its latest report.

Reports of harassment, disturbance and violence outside the state’s clinics are skyrocketing, while the federal law meant to protect clinics doesn’t cover the kind of tactics common today.

A physician at the new centers will direct patients to the level of care they need — a concept new to Northeast Florida.

The money will pay for a new trauma center in the next four years. Hospital administrators say the current center is outdated, overcrowded and in dire need of renovations.