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Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration goes social
The state Agency for Health Care Administration is live now with a new social media initiative in preparation of the managed care program roll-out. AHCA is maintaining official profiles on Facebook,...
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Stetson, USF partner for quicker path to law degree
Stetson University College of Law and the University of South Florida have partnered for a new “3+3” program that allows qualified students to earn both a bachelor’s and JD degree within six years....
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Florida Hospital Tampa opens new Lung Institute
The Florida Hospital Tampa Lung Institute officially opened Wednesday, providing care for a wide range of pulmonary conditions. The new facility gives patients one location to obtain advanced...
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Harrison, Eckerd professor, named dean and vice president
Eckerd College President Donald R. Eastman III appointed Suzan Harrison, a professor and 1978 college alumna, as the new dean of faculty and vice president for academic affairs. She is the first Eckerd...
View ArticleRemote staffing segment boosts Superior Uniform’s earnings
Superior Uniform Group Inc. reported first quarter earnings of $1.22 million, or $0.20 per share, compared to $327,000, or $0.05 per share, in the same quarter a year ago. Revenue was $31 million, up...
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Odyssey exhibit to display Gairstoppa silver bars
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. will display for the first time some silver recovered from the SS Gairstoppa shipwreck. The recovered silver will be featured at Odyssey’s traveling SHIPWRECK exhibit at...
View ArticleMoffitt researcher drafts tobacco policy for cancer group
Thomas Brandon, director of Moffitt Cancer Center’s tobacco research and intervention program, co-authored the American Association for Cancer Research’s tobacco policy. The policy stresses the...
View ArticleChief executive turnover high in health care
Among industry sectors, health care has experienced the greatest CEO turnover so far this year, with 59 CEO changes announced through March, said Chicago outplacement company Challenger Gray &...
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Survey cites reasons for burnout
A national physician survey by Medscape, part of WebMD Health Professional Network, found nearly 40 percent of respondents reported that they were burned out. The Medscape survey “Physician Lifestyles...
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U.S. Attorneys not easy to replace
TAMPA — It could take many months for a decision on a new U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. The political and judicial process involved took 14 months when A. Brian Albritton became...
View ArticleWhat’s next for Universal Health Care Group?
The bankrupt St. Petersburg company has to file responses to three federal court lawsuits alleging it violated provisions of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The company is...
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Zeno Office meets Xerox’s tough acquisition standards
TAMPA — Serial entrepreneur Tom Frederick has come a long way since he sold sodas as a kid on Cocoa Beach in the 1970s. The $200 day he had back then selling 25-cent sodas pales in comparison with his...
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St. Petersburg school to restore a piece of city’s history
A 1920s version of a tanning bed will be toted on a flatbed truck from the Renaissance Vinoy Resort to St. Petersburg High School Friday for a historic facelift. The school’s construction technologies...
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Brandon Regional unveils new pediatric ICU
Brandon Regional Hospital has opened its new pediatric intensive care unit, which complements renovations to the renovated children’s emergency room and the pediatric in-patient unit. The new ICU has...
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Florida hospitals provide $2.7 billion in benefits, report says
Hospitals in the state contributed more than $2.7 billion in benefits to their communities in 2011. A Florida Hospital Association report outlined the value of benefits beyond direct patient care based...
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Trustee to take over Universal Health Care operations
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May has granted a request to authorize a Chapter 11 trustee to take control of Universal Health Care Group. The St. Petersburg health care holding company was ordered to...
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Jury convicts two men in international investment fraud
A Tampa federal jury convicted Paul R. Gunter and Simon A. Odoni of multiple charges including money laundering and mail and wire fraud in connection with an international investment fraud. The...
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Morton Plant Mease, cardiology group reach agreement
Morton Plant Mease health care and Heart & Vascular Institute North have crafted a professional services agreement aimed at aligning patient care. Financial details of the agreement were not...
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CPA appointed Universal Health Care trustee
Soneet R. Kapila, founding partner of Kapila & Co. CPAs in Fort Lauderdale, was named the Chapter 11 trustee for Universal Health Care Group Inc. As trustee, Kapila takes over operations and...
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Mortgage fraud nets 26-year prison term for Tampa Realtor
John Lebron, a Tampa Realtor and loan officer, was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. He and...
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