Starting Friday, the “A” parking lot south of Lakeland Regional Health and the “A” entrance facing Lakeland Hills Boulevard will close as construction continues on the Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children.
Category: Health
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Lakeland Regional Health, Orlando Health Systems Plan Affiliation
Both non-profit organizations would maintain control over their assets, under the proposed affiliation. No exchange of money is planned. See a fact sheet, Also: Orlando Sentinel coverage Source: The Ledger
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Lakeland Regional Had Nation’s Most ER Visits in 2016
At 217,208 visits, Lakeland’s hospital topped second-place Parkland in Dallas by nearly 46,000. Source: Becker's Hospital Review
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Lakeland Regional’s 8-Story Addition Reaches Halfway Mark
The $275 million Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children is scheduled to open in April 2018. Source: Bay News 9
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Jean Wright Built Two Home Health Businesses
The Lakeland resident trained to become a visiting nurse and now owns the 100-employee Action Home Care and Assurance Home Care, which oversees 50 independent contractors. Source: The Ledger
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Commission Aims for Medical Marijuana Rules in April
Medical marijuana dispensaries will not be allowed in Lakeland until at least April to give city officials time to draft and approve land-use rules for the facilities, city commissioners decided today in a 6-0 vote.
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Two Lakeland Doctors Have Qualified to Administer Cannabis
Internal medicine physicians Jeetendra Issar and Rekha Issar operate Doctor Today TLC LLC, a network of primary and urgent care clinics with three locations in Lakeland and three in East Polk. Source: The Ledger
