Lakeland Hospital To Spend $300M On New Construction
• Lakeland Regional Medical Center is embarking on a two year building program.
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• Lakeland Regional Medical Center is embarking on a two year building program.
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• An Apopka grower is on the 12-member committee hashing out Florida’s medical marijuana laws.
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• Local health officials are urging vaccinations as four tourists with measles have come through Florida.
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• Evans High School’s students and their families can get access to a family doctor, a dentist and more at the Evans Wellness Cottage, which opened last weekend. Officials hope to replicate the on-campus health clinic model in other areas across the state.
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• Single men are often the most visible part of the homeless population- but Orlando city leaders are hoping a new shelter will help reduce the numbers on the streets. The new Men’s Service Center in downtown Orlando held a ribbon-cutting ceremony January 28.
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• 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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