Tampa General Hospital

Tampa General Hospital is renaming its pediatric inpatient services, and renovating the whole department.

University of South Florida officials sent a letter to St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman asking to be a part of the redevelopment conversation.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital, which had not been allowing visitations, said it will now allow most patients to have two visitors. It also resumed nonemergency surgeries this week.

At the forefront of the concerns is a shortage of nurses, which the executives told lawmakers has created an emergency for hospital administrators.

BayCare's CEO issued a “letter to the community” that described a “conundrum” that hospitals have faced because of severe staffing shortages during the pandemic.

Mayor Jane Castor and leaders from area hospitals held a news briefing Friday to discuss the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

The treatment is proving to be an effective tool at preventing severe illness, but patients who test positive for COVID-19 have to get it early in order for it to work well.

Hospital staff are working hard to ensure patients with urgent needs get quality care, including those sick with COVID-19. But the surge in patients means those not in crisis may have to wait.

As some hospitals begin mandating staff members receive the COVID shot, Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear he’s not a fan of the idea. He did not say he would ban the practice.

More Floridians are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 than at any point in the pandemic: 22,6% of total in-patient beds on Wednesday, according to the HHS.