CHS sued by former Florida contractor
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 9:21 amA Florida-based insurance claims management firm has accused Community Health Systems of improperly ending the companies’ contract five years ago. The case could be worth as much as $18 million.
Renault-Nissan in Orlando electric-car pact
Posted on February 3, 2010 at 7:44 amIt’s been a while since we’ve seen one of these announcements: Nissan has partnered with Orlando officials to develop an electric-car infrastructure and will supply a fleet of vehicles to the city.
Adams and Reese raids Florida firm a second time
Posted on February 2, 2010 at 11:44 amRegional law firm Adams and Reese has recruited another eight attorneys from the Florida law firm it raided two months ago. The lawyers will open a Tampa office in a few weeks.
Regional CPA firm adds Florida office
Posted on February 1, 2010 at 12:46 pmAccounting firm Carr Riggs & Ingram, which runs a 36-person local office out of 100 Oaks, has absorbed a Gainesville-based group with three offices in Florida.
Trims in Pasadena
Posted on January 26, 2010 at 11:20 amThe St. Petersburg Times reports Iasis Healthcare has cut the staff at its Palms of Pasadena Hospital by about 5 percent, or the equivalent of 25 full-time positions. The Franklin hospital company owns two other hospitals in the bay area, Town & Country and Memorial Hospital of Tampa.
CHS still pursuing Florida lease
Posted on January 25, 2010 at 9:03 amCommunity Health Systems (Ticker: CYH) continues to court a Florida county’s hospital trustees about a lease deal for Monroe Regional Medical Center. The Ocala Star-Banner reports this morning on correspondence between CHS and the Marion County Hospital District representatives about the financially struggling, 420 bed public hospital.
The Franklin-based hospital operator approached Monroe about a sale in November.
Outplacement firm opens local outpost
Posted on January 18, 2010 at 10:36 am
Navigator Executive Advisors, a fast-growing Florida-based outplacement and career transition firm, has hired Sharon Barnes to work the Middle Tennessee market. Barnes is an HR veteran with experience at HCA and Cendant, among other places.
Florida’s new shoes
Posted on January 14, 2010 at 11:07 amHealthways announced another new contract for its SilverSneakers program today. Florida’s AvMed Health Plans will offer the Medicare fitness program to its members in Miami-Dade and Broward counties starting this month. Healthways (Ticker: HWAY) has announced several SilverSneakers deals recently.
HCA’s ER ad campaign drives admissions
Posted on January 11, 2010 at 9:40 amPali Capital analyst Sheryl Skolnick points out HCA’s electronic billboard advertising campaign in several Southern states that posts emergency room wait times. Apparently, the billboards have generated double-digit ER admissions growth — no small matter when the majority of a hospital’s admissions stem from the emergency department.
A recent Florida news story on the billboards is available here.
HCA opposes Florida hospital
Posted on January 4, 2010 at 7:58 amHCA is appealing Florida regulators’ decision to let Martin Memorial Health Systems build an 80-bed, $100 million nonprofit hospital in St. Lucie County north of Miami. The Nashville-based hospital company owns two facilities nearby.
HCA to build in Florida
Posted on December 15, 2009 at 10:32 amHCA has received a certificate of need to build a $130 million, 85-bed hospital the in Jacksonville, Fla. metro area. Add another facility to the hospital giant’s growing list in the Sunshine State.
Gaylord promotes Orlando GM to sales chief
Posted on at 9:15 am
Gaylord Entertainment has named Kemp Gallineau its chief sales officer. Gallineau returns to Nashville, where he used to be assistant GM at the Opryland, having managed the company’s Palms resort in Florida.
Signature’s relo decision ‘urgent’
Posted on December 14, 2009 at 2:00 pmLong-term care provider Signature HealthCARE is considering Nashville, Louisville and South Florida as potential relocation sites. Spokeswoman Erica Staley said in an e-mail the decision is “an urgent matter” — the company will be considering incentives and making a decision in “the very near future” for a summer 2010 move. The company, currently based in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., would bring 100 employees and add another 50 jobs within three years to its new location.
Senior-living venture may relo here
Posted on December 11, 2009 at 8:21 am
Florida-based Signature Healthcare is considering Nashville as one of three options for its headquarters. Talking about Kentucky’s incentives yesterday, the company’s CEO said more than 100 employees would come along with another few dozen jobs being created afterward. Signature runs almost 70 facilities from Pennsylvania to Florida, with five in Middle Tennessee.
It’s that network strategy they’ve been talking about
Posted on December 10, 2009 at 8:40 amThe Tallahassee Democrat reports that HCA’s letter of intent to operate Gadsden Community Hospital in Quincy, Fla., has been approved, allowing for negotiations to start. Nashville-based HCA already owns about 40 hospitals across the Sunshine State.




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