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HCA North Florida Regional removed a vice president and fired others nearly six weeks after nonemergency surgeries abruptly halted with concerns about sterilized operating room equipment.
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Concerns about sterilizing equipment has led to suspending nonemergency surgeries for one week longer as the hospital grapples with issues that could lead to serious infections, surgeons say.
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The HCA Florida facility in Gainesville is one of the state’s largest hospitals. The suspension is for at least four days. The hospital says the move was proactive and described it only as an unspecified “operational matter.”
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Thousands of medical devices are sold, and even implanted, with no safety tests.
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A new study, led by a evolutionary geneticist at the USDA in Gainesville, shows how the annoying little louse has hitchhiked around the world with humans and has much to teach us about history.
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The University of Florida's open heart surgery program, which had been in the works since before the pandemic, came to life Aug. 22, the day of surgery for George the miniature poodle.
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In a torrent of lawsuits in Alachua County, patients accuse device maker Exactech of hiding knee and hip implant defects for years. The company denies the allegations.
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Students involved with the organization “Dance Marathon,” a program of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to raise money for 170 children’s hospitals, spoke to students on campus.
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The purpose of the vehicle is to allow emergency responders to properly diagnose and treat stroke victims as they are being transported to the nearest stroke treatment center.
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Attendees were able to discuss and improve each other’s mental well-being. Artists, as well as experts from USF, Florida A&M and the Gainesville community, were in attendance.