• An anti-trust lawsuit against Brevard County’s biggest hospital system has cleared its first court hurdle. As Health News Florida’s Abe Aboraya reports, the plaintiffs in the case say Health First’s monopoly results in higher prices for consumers.
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• The flood of prescription pain pills created a lot of new addicts in Florida. And after a statewide crackdown, some are turning to heroin – and dying.
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• An Orlando man is facing 37 felonies for taking $1.8 million from investors. His company had a patented process to combine vegetable and coconut oils, billed as a health product.
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• The long-awaited Orlando VA hospital in Lake Nona is 95 percent complete. That’s according to builder Brasfield & Gorrie, which says parts of the $665 million facility have been turned over the VA. Orlando VA spokesman Michael Strickler said veterans could start being seen as soon as spring, with summer the target for the hospital to be fully operational.
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• Orlando Health will start seeing patients January 26 at a brand new tower. Orlando health’s new tower boasts more natural light, bigger rooms and more space for families. But it’s not just about appearances. Other improvements could help to reduce potentially deadly infections patients can get in hospital.
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• The incoming CEO of Orlando Health will take over an eight-hospital system that’s once again profitable when he starts his new job. But there are still challenges facing the CEO of Florida’s second largest hospital system.
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• The promise of a new year often comes with a familiar resolution: eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and get healthy. But for the 23.5 million Americans living without easy access to a grocery store, eating healthy isn’t easy. One Central Florida nonprofit this week started bringing a mobile farmers market into neighborhoods that need it.
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