Florida Hospital Association

Course work in seven fields can be completed online in a self-paced fashion in as little as six weeks.

A new law makes Florida the first state to permit cesarean sections in "advanced birth centers." Some health experts are leery even though many hospitals have closed maternity wards.

Mary Mayhew, president and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association, said the group has over 100 hospitals that directly contract with Change Healthcare, the target of the cyberattack.

The cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division is the worst on the health care industry in U.S. history, hospitals say. Providers struggling to get paid for care say the response by the insurer and the Biden administration has been inadequate.

Hundreds of medical centers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts face serious risks from even relatively weak storms as climate change accelerates sea-level rise — not to mention big ones like Category 4 Hurricane Ian.

Thousands of people were evacuated from nursing homes and hospitals across Florida on Thursday even as winds and water from Hurricane Ian began receding.

The state Supreme Court approved a request by the Florida Hospital Association, Florida Medical Association and American Medical Association to file a brief supporting an attempt by UF and Shands to short-circuit the lawsuit.

The measure is part of an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis aimed at curbing the number of people being sent to Florida from the southern border by the federal government.

The Florida Hospital Association said the House budget is harsher on hospitals, but said both chambers are proposing to eliminate funds for facilities that treat large numbers of Medicaid patients.

Florida Hospital Association president Mary Mayhew says staff having to isolate due to the virus and workers taking lucrative travel jobs are posing challenges for hospitals amid the omicron surge.

The Safety Net Alliance and the Florida Hospital Association are asking state lawmakers to consider doubling the amount of money it spends on medical residencies.

Nursing shortages were already a problem, but the COVID-19 pandemic and population growth are making things worse.