Hospital safety grades rank Marion County facilities
A national patient safety report again ranked AdventHealth Ocala as the top-scoring hospital in Marion County.
The facility at 1500 SW First Ave. maintained a grade of B from the nonprofit Leapfrog Group for the third straight report dating back to the fall 2019 rankings.
The group releases the rankings twice per year: One in the spring and again in the fall.
Meanwhile, West Marion Community Hospital and Ocala Regional Medical Center, both operated by Ocala Health, maintained a C grade. West Marion s report grade slipped from a B to C in the spring rankings.
Ocala/Marion County business briefs for Dec. 14, 2020
Ocala Star-Banner
The Community Foundation for Ocala/Marion County is accepting applications for the 2021 Angelica G. Muns Scholarship.
The scholarship is available to students pursuing nursing degrees as well as postgraduate nursing students. Applicants must be enrolled in a certified nursing program in Marion County, maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout their duration of schooling, and continue their career in an acute healthcare facility for up to two years.
To apply visit https://www.ocalafoundation.org/impact/#cfgrants
The application deadline is Jan. 4.
COVID-19: Officials say Ocala has plenty of hospital beds despite surge
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Marion County, officials said Friday that residents should not fear that area hospitals will run out of beds anytime in the immediate future.
The news comes despite a map produced by the New York Times this week that shows Marion County has been nearing overall hospital capacity in recent days during the pandemic, which has sickened 14 million people nationwide and 1 million in Florida.
More than 97% of all beds at the three main Marion County hospitals, as well as 95% of all ICU beds, were occupied Friday morning. But at least 88% of those patients were hospitalized for ailments other than COVID-19, according to data.