Committed: Florida’s children victims of dysfunctional Baker Act system
Each day in Florida, about 100 kids are involuntarily committed for psychiatric exams under the state s Baker Act. The law was not designed for children, yet over the past few years, the number of minors taken for mental health evaluations has increased. The issue is drawing more scrutiny from child advocates and lawmakers. But solutions to the problem aren’t easy. [Source: WFSU]
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The deadline to join that healthcare market in 2021 is Tuesday, Dec. 15. The biggest mistake people make is missing the deadline, said Charlene Zein, senior vice president of Ambetter from Sunshine Health. Ambetter is headquartered in South Florida and is one of many insurance companies selling ACA plans in the marketplace. So is Florida Blue, Medica and others. [Source: Miami Herald]
Jacksonville-based Digestive Disease Consultants will open its seventh area location next year with a 14,377-square-foot surgery center in Orange Park.
It will offer three gastrointestinal procedure rooms, six exam rooms and pathology. The facility could be expanded to offer radiology services, said Dr. Ajmal Hameed a gastroenterologist with the practice.
The practice operates a similar facility with the Riverside Endoscopy Center at 2151 Riverside Ave.
It has six medical offices in Riverside, along University Boulevard, in San Pablo and in Orange Park, Saint Johns and Middleburg,
Digestive Disease Consultants doctors Samir Habashi, Abdi Abbassi, Ajmal Hameed and Brent Stottman.
The new surgery center is under construction at 870 Kingsley Ave. about a mile from its medical office.