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It was just after 11 p.m. when a computer screen alerted a hospital technician that one of the 50 patients she was remotely monitoring had a potentially fatal change of heart rhythm. Her screen also showed one of the wires attached to the patient had fallen off. Regardless, medical protocol required a code blue be called in case the patient needed resuscitation. The patient had been admitted ...

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) expects more than 100 registered nurses to attend a rally at HCA Healthcare's Tampa office on Thursday.

Average rates for MRSA along with bloodline and urinary tract infections rose to five-year highs, according to the report. Many Florida hospitals received A-ratings, while others saw their grades go down.

Average rates for MRSA along with bloodline and urinary tract infections rose to five-year highs, according to the report. Many Florida hospitals received A ratings, while others saw their grades go down.

A mother tried to dispute an ER bill, but the hospital and debt collector would speak only to the patient whose name was on the notice: her preschooler.

A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.

Dr. Sara McLin thought she made the right choice by going to an in-network emergency room near her Florida home after her 4-year-old burned his hand on a stove last Memorial Day weekend.

A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child’s name on the bill, not hers.

A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.

When his mom called to dispute the bill, the hospital wouldn't discuss it with her since it was in her son's name.