BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move ...

BayCare recently named Dr. Kriel Ramcharitar as vice president and chief medical officer for value-based care, effective May 19.

The recent acquisition of former Raytheon property in St. Petersburg by a national self-storage firm could bring a new type ...

To help accommodate the fast-growing area, work is underway to bring a new hospital to the area. BayCare Hospital Manatee will be the county’s only not-for-profit hospital and the only hospital north ...

BayCare Hospital Manatee will be the county’s only not-for-profit hospital and the only hospital north of the Manatee River. Officials celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony last week.

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The BayCare Health System broke ground this week on a Manatee County's first not-for-profit hospital and health hub in Palmetto. Set to open in 2028, the $548 million BayCare Hospital Manatee ...

BayCare broke ground on a $548 million hospital and health hub in Palmetto, Florida, slated to open in 2028 and 2026, respectively. The 154-bed hospital will be Manatee County's first not-for ...

The comprehensive acute care facility is BayCare’s 17th in the Tampa Bay area and its first in Manatee County. It’s also the first hospital north of the Manatee River. With more than 150 beds ...

BayCare Manatee will rise next to a new medical arts building on Moccasin Wallow Road at I-75. When it opens in 2028, it will be the only hospital in the county north of the Manatee River. BayCare ...