Lakeland Regional Health is waiting for federal guidelines before figuring out how to ensure hospital employees and associates are vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, as required by an executive order from President Joe Biden.
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Lakeland Regional Health Drops From U.S. News Top Florida Ratings
Usually U.S. News & World Report rates Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center somewhere among the top 35 hospitals in Florida for treating complex and high-risk cases, but not this year.
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FSC Plans to Buy Former St. Joseph Academy for Graduate Nursing Program
Florida Southern College plans to move its graduate nursing program into the former campus of St. Joseph Academy, a private K-8 school that the Catholic Church’s Diocese of Orlando shuttered after the 2019-2020 school year. Before buying the property, FSC needs city approval for a change in land use.
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Fire Chief Pushed Sprinklers for Office Buildings; Commission Opts for Softer State Standard
Safety versus unexpected expenses for businesses was at the heart of a controversy for city commissioners today when they adopted changes to Lakeland’s fire code.
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City Denies Request to Expand Subdivision Near Airport
Neighbors convinced city commissioners to deny a developer’s request Monday evening to build out 35 more acres of the Morgan Creek Preserve housing subdivision southwest of Lakeland Linder International Airport.
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$215M Deal: Hospital Prepays Lease Through 2040, Then $10 a Year
Lakeland Regional Health will no longer be saddled with $14 million and higher annual payments to lease its campus from the city but must make a lump sum prepayment of $215 million to cover the lease through 2040 and then will pay $10 annually in perpetuity.
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City Ponders $215 Million Deal to Let Lakeland Regional Health Prepay Its Lease
The Lakeland City Commission is considering permanently changing its financial agreement with Lakeland Regional Health, which leases its hospital campus from the city. Under a proposal city commissioners will consider on Monday, the hospital system would pay a lump sum of $215 million by Oct. 1 to cover the lease period through 2040 and thereafter […]
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City Manager Delgado Praised as His Retirement Nears
Tony Delgado’s last day as Lakeland city manager is Saturday, so fans of his even-keeled management style took Monday’s City Commission meeting to heap praises on him.
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City: Businesses Can Ask Customers to Briefly Remove Masks for ID
Employees at any business in Lakeland may ask customers to briefly remove their face masks to verify identification under an exception to Lakeland’s mask rules approved today by the City Commission.
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Help Wanted: Interim City Commissioner
HELP WANTED: Civic-minded individual to serve on the Lakeland City Commission for three to four months starting in January. Experience not necessary. People who plan to run for an April-to-November temporary term can apply, but probably won’t be selected.