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FL S0726
Resolution
Status
Introduced
10/27/2011
Primary Sponsor
Larcenia Bullard
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AI Summary
- Recognizes Mariners Hospital on its 50th Anniversary of operations in the Florida Keys
- Hospital was founded in 1962 by Miami surgeon Nathaniel Levin, M.D. as Overseas Hospital with 9 beds and expanded to 14 beds by 1966
- Hospital converted to not-for-profit status in 1980 as Mariners Hospital and was supported by community bond issues and a special taxing district established in 1984
- Merged with Baptist Health Care in 1994 and opened a new $18.5 million, 72,000-square-foot facility in February 1999
- As of 2010, hospital operates as a 25-bed critical access hospital providing medical services to the Florida Keys community
Legislative Description
Mariners Hospital
Last Action
Adopted -SJ 721
2/29/2012
Full Bill Text
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