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HCA Healthcare Joins COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Study
Recovered COVID-19 patients can donate plasma to potentially help critically-ill…
2020 Florida Legislative Recap
Faced with the looming COVID-19 crisis, the Florida Legislature passed…
2020 Georgia Legislative Session Update
The Georgia Legislature indefinitely suspended its 2020 legislative session in…
HCA Florida Healthcare and Florida International University announce partnership and plan to combat national nursing shortage with more educators
Health system to donate $1.5 million to the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences to expand teaching program and scholarships to preserve a critical nursing pipeline April 22, 2022 – Florida is projected to have a shortage of nearly 60,000 nurses by the year 2035. Population growth, retirement and the pandemic all play a role in the growing demand for more nurses. In addition, the country is also facing a shortage of qualified…