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USF, Aetna get $2.8 million grant for breast cancer study
The University of South Florida and Aetna are launching a $2.8 million study to examine the influence genetic testing may have on clinical treatment decisions for breast cancer patients. The National...
View ArticleFitch affirms Sarasota hospital bonds at ‘AA’
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘AA’ long-term ratings for Sarasota County Public Hospital District’s outstanding debt. Fitch rates about $277.3 million of the district’s outstanding debt, according to...
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Northside Hospital names CEO
Dia Nichols was named CEO of 288-bed Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, effective in mid-June. He has been CEO for the past four years at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Va., according to...
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MediFuture 2023: Seizing disruptive opportunities in health care
The Tampa Bay area already is on its way to becoming a focus for disruptive innovation in health care, positioning the region for explosive economic development in the future. It will, however, take...
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Regenerative Medicine launches Lung Institute
The Lung Institute, a subsidiary of Regenerative Medicine Solutions, opens Tuesday in downtown Tampa and will focus on providing minimally invasive stem cell therapies and other treatment options for...
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St. Joseph’s launches non-invasive stroke technology
St. Joseph’s Hospital has introduced 3-D technology to scan the brain and neck to predict and prevent strokes. Called Non-invasive Optimal Vessel Analysis, or NOVA, the technology involves imaging to...
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Medicare fraud crackdown leads to charges against clinic operators
A crackdown by the federal Medicare Fraud Strike Force has led to charges against 89 people, including some operators of Tampa area businesses, who are accused of participating in schemes involving a...
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BayCare margin, income decreases
BayCare Health System reported operating revenue of $595.3 million for the quarter ended March 31 compared to $600 million for same quarter a year ago. Income from operations decreased from $28.4...
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Bovie reports loss from impacts of tax, contract completions
Bovie Medical Corp. reported a first quarter loss of $409,000, or $0.02 per share, compared to income of $187,000, or $0.01 per share in the same period a year ago. First quarter revenue was $5.7...
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Sharky’s voted best Florida beach bar
Sharky’s on The Pier in Venice was voted the 2013 Best Florida Beach Bar, with Jimmy B’s on St. Pete Beach coming in a close runner-up. Altogether, Tampa Bay area beach bars claimed five of the top 10...
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Moffitt posts gains in latest quarter
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute posted operating income of $2.8 million in the third quarter, a big improvement over the $4.7 million loss in the same quarter a year ago. With...
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All Children’s Hospital reports mixed quarterly results
All Children’s Hospital reported increased operating revenue for the three months ending March 31, but operating income and margin dropped some. The St. Petersburg nonprofit hospital posted revenue of...
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Citi reports law firm leaders’ confidence in profession slips
This year has started off with a decrease of confidence among law firm leaders surveyed by Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group. The group’s most recent Law Watch Managing Partner Confidence Index survey...
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Loan covenants change for Bovie
Bovie Medical Corp. has a new loan agreement with PNC Bank that could reflect lenders’ tendency to be more hands-on and watchful as health care evolves. Bovie’s borrowing limit was reduced from $6...
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Sykes partners with Saint Leo for degree programs
Saint Leo University will open an education center on the premises of the Sykes Enterprises contact center in Lakeland near Interstate 4. The center will offer programs for Sykes employees and local...
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Sarasota physicians indicted for income tax crimes
Dr. David Leon Fredrick and his wife, Dr. Patricia Lynn Hough, were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by concealing millions of dollars in assets...
View ArticleSurvey: Early risk assessment cuts costs of class action suits
The number of class action lawsuits is increasing for businesses, but the cost per suit is decreasing. The 2013 Carlton Fields Class Action survey of more than 360 general counsel and chief legal...
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Large tomato grower’s assets to be sold in sealed bids process
The assets of East Coast Brokers and Packers, including farms, packing houses, the Red Rose Hotel in Plant City, a former Bible college and labor camps, will be offered for sale in a sealed bid process...
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Lazydays wins long court battle over its site
Recreational vehicle dealer Lazydays, owned by LDRV Holdings Corp., won protracted litigation over its right to exercise an option to purchase the acreage where its campus is located. The largest...
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Lehigh Valley health system joins Moffitt’s new network
Lehigh Valley Health Network has joined the newly launched Moffitt Oncology Network. Lehigh Valley began a partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center in 2011 to provide the area around Allentown, Pa., with...
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