South Florida Baptist Hospital has been named a primary stroke center by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Plant City and Hillsborough County emergency medical services have added the hospital at 301 N. Alexander St. to the list of receiving hospitals for acute stroke patients. ...more

December 4, 2009

Want a four-year degree but can't move to the nearest college town or afford the cost of tuition? ...more

November 28, 2009

More community colleges are offering four-year degrees, responding to the shortage of training programs for nurses and teachers, but also rubbing some universities the wrong way. ...more

November 20, 2009

A 43-year-old caregiver was arrested Monday, accused of stealing a client's blank checks and using them herself. ...more

November 4, 2009

As St. Joseph's Hospital awaits final approval to build a new facility on Big Bend Road, South Bay Hospital is still planning relocation to the area. ...more

November 4, 2009

State Sen. Paula Dockery's decision to challenge Attorney General Bill McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination may upset the party's elders, but the competition will be good for the Republican rank and file. ...more

November 4, 2009

Holly Benson, former state health care administrator, made her expected announcement Thursday that she's running for attorney general, entering a Republican primary that already includes Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and may include others soon. ...more

October 30, 2009

Criminal background checks on many caregivers for children, the elderly and disabled are being delayed because Florida isn't taking full advantage of electronic fingerprinting, state officials said Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2009

The FloridaHealthFinder.gov Web site has been redesigned, and a new hospice comparison tool has been added. ...more

May 23, 2009

For the second time in a few weeks, WellCare Health Plans has moved to settle a government investigation into its business practices. ...more

May 22, 2009