BayCare Peer Recovery Specialists are people in recovery who are trained and certified to help others achieve and maintain recovery from mental health and substance […]
Category: Health, & Welfare
BayCare Launches First Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center in Clearwater, Florida
BayCare Health System is launching its first behavioral health urgent care center in Clearwater, Florida. The center will provide mental health and addiction screening and […]
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Plans New Facility in Wesley Chapel
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital announced plans to open a new facility in Wesley Chapel. The new facility will be located on a 114-acre site […]
Safe Waterways Act
This bill aims to inform the public, through digital messaging and on a central website, of the risks of a waterway. It also puts responsibility […]
Talks Between Us: A Marriage Podcast for Troubled Times
A couple in Pasco County, Florida, have started a podcast called Talks Between Us to help others navigate the complications that arise in marriages, particularly […]
Senior Homelessness in Florida
Shelters in Florida are seeing a growing senior population, with those 55 and older making up nearly 20% of the sheltered homeless. A study by […]
Pasco County Awards $8 Million for Opioid Treatment and Recovery Programs
Pasco County commissioners awarded $8 million in settlement money to fund opioid treatment and recovery programs. BayCare Behavioral Health received the top award for its […]
Florida surgeon general wants stop on COVID vax based on claim refuted by FDA
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has issued new guidance urging doctors to stop recommending mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, claiming they contain contaminants that could penetrate human […]
Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs Helps Veterans Connect to Benefits
The Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs held a roundtable discussion in Land O’Lakes on Wednesday to discuss an initiative started by Florida First Lady Casey […]
Pasco patient needed crash team but hospital could not find his room; he died
A patient on a remote monitoring program at a Florida hospital had a potentially fatal change in heart rhythm. A nurse found the patient dead […]