Mary Mayhew

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare has a grade of D, according to Leapfrog. That’s down from a C two years ago. Hospital officials say the rankings don’t give a complete picture.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Florida Hospital Association's CEO Mary Mayhew about conditions at health care facilities in Southwest Florida following Hurricane Ian.

Hospitals must submit a record of how much they are spending to treat people in the country illegally to curb the numbers transported to Florida from the southern U.S. border by the federal government.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mary Mayhew, president of the Florida Hospital Association, about how the state's hospitals are navigating the Supreme Court's decision on vaccine mandates.

Florida Hospital Association president Mary Mayhew says staff having to isolate due to the virus and workers taking lucrative travel jobs are posing challenges for hospitals amid the omicron surge.

Groups representing nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities and home health providers detail issues such as nurse and CNA shortages and a lack of nursing faculty and student slots at colleges.

In advance of the 2022 legislative session, lawmakers eye ways to bolster education and training programs for nurses and other health professionals to help alleviate industry-wide staffing woes.

Florida health officials say the number of COVID cases is continuing to trend down, but the president and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association tells legislators that staffing concerns remain.

Nursing shortages were already a problem, but the COVID-19 pandemic and population growth are making things worse.

The Florida Hospital Association is sounding the alarm, saying a survey shows 68 hospitals have less than a 48-hour supply of oxygen