Tag Archives: North Florida Regional

The Partnership for Strong Families held a holiday toy drive to distribute gifts to over 1,000 disadvantaged children in Alachua County on Wednesday at Northwest Baptist Church. The drive will continue until Friday.

With help from area hospitals, Alachua County Fire Rescue has upgraded the wireless routers inside their ambulances, which transmit patient information to the hospital prior to their arrival.

Kody Carr was arrested at Red Roof Inn in Gainesville on Sunday night. The Dixie County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from the Gainesville Police Department, which was also seeking the suspect for recent burglaries.

The Behavioral Health Center will open at North Florida Regional Medical Center on Feb. 17.

Police are investigating the probable domestic violence incident that led to a woman's fatal stabbing.

American Express' "Small Business Saturday" Campaign benefits both shoppers and local store owners during holiday shopping sales.

A recent study from the American Physiological Society suggests sleeping in on weekends won't necessarily make up for workweek sleep loss.

A recent study show's North central Florida's cancer mortality rate significantly higher than the rest of the state. Area doctors and survivors talk about the reasons behind the statistic and how residents can help change it.

World Blood Donor Day comes with another reason for celebration this year at LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Friday, thanks to an approval for a cord blood manufacturing license from the FDA. LifeSouth is the first blood bank in Florida and fifth in the nation to earn the license.

A new government survey of U.S. hospitals reveals that more than 20,000 people visited the emergency room in 2011 after consuming energy drinks, which is double the amount of visits five years ago. The majority of people who consume energy drinks and suffer complications are teens and young adults, with …