Jacksonville medical device salesman sentenced to 4 years in fraud scheme targeting Baptist Health
Read full article: Jacksonville medical device salesman sentenced to 4 years in fraud scheme targeting Baptist HealthA Jacksonville-area medical device sales representative was sentenced to four years in Florida state prison on June 25, after being convicted of organized fraud connected to a years-long theft scheme at a Northeast Florida hospital.
Jacksonville parents fear losing children’s doctors as Baptist-Cigna dispute threatens care
Read full article: Jacksonville parents fear losing children’s doctors as Baptist-Cigna dispute threatens careA local family says an ongoing contract dispute between Baptist Health and Cigna could force them to find new doctors, travel hours for specialized pediatric care and potentially pay thousands of dollars out of pocket if a new agreement is not reached before June 23.
Baptist Health confirms Cigna contract termination. Here’s what that means for patients
Read full article: Baptist Health confirms Cigna contract termination. Here’s what that means for patientsCertain Baptist Health patients are expected see a shift in insurance coverage after Cigna Healthcare terminated its agreement with the health system, set to take effect June 23, 2026.
Baptist Medical Center Beaches rolls out red carpet for returning mama duck and babies
Read full article: Baptist Medical Center Beaches rolls out red carpet for returning mama duck and babiesEvery spring, Baptist Medical Center Beaches in Jacksonville Beach gets a very special — and very feathered — visitor.
Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say
Read full article: Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists sayHuman-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur.
Increase in children going to emergency rooms with need for mental health services
Read full article: Increase in children going to emergency rooms with need for mental health servicesThere has been a steady increase in the number of children who are seen in emergency rooms for behavior health services, according to a study from the journal Pediatrics, and the increase started even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought record high demand for psychological services for children.
Incident report from bomb threat at One Call indicates police may have identified potential suspect
Read full article: Incident report from bomb threat at One Call indicates police may have identified potential suspectNews4JAX on Thursday obtained the incident report from a bomb threat that was called in Wednesday morning at the 22-story One Call building in Downtown Jacksonville.

7-year-old leukemia survivor gives back to Baptist cancer patients
Read full article: 7-year-old leukemia survivor gives back to Baptist cancer patientsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - One tiny tot is giving back and bringing smiles to the Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center infusion center. Sophia was diagnosed with pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia just after her fifth birthday in 2017. She spent countless days in the hospital and had to miss her entire kindergarten year at school to undergo intense treatment. Today, Sophia is in remission, and shes heading back to school this fall for second grade. Sophia was joined by members of the Subaru of Jacksonville and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society teams.

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