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Hospital sale to Orlando Health near a done deal

News Analysis Federal bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez has ordered the sale of Sebastian River Medical Center and two ...

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New VA specialty clinic opening here in March

To better serve local veterans who now have to travel outside Indian River County to see a specialist, ...

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Sale of Sebastian hospital still on track – hopefully

News Analysis On the eve of the final court hearing that had been scheduled for this past Tuesday ...

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Police probe ‘sketchy’ beachside armed robbery

Editor's Note: As of Sunday afternoon, no one had been arrested in connection with the robbery. News Analysis It ...

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Hospital District finalizes lease for Vero medical education campus

After more than a year of negotiations, the Indian River Hospital District has executed a 20-year lease-to-own agreement ...

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Orlando Health silent on future Sebastian plans

Orlando Health apparently will be the new parent company of Sebastian River Medical Center, perhaps by the end ...

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Indian River Shores’ septic-to-sewer meeting set for Sept. 12

The 145 Indian River Shores homeowners who still rely on septic systems will find out next week how ...

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As infections rise here, new COVID vax set to arrive

The newly approved COVID-19 vaccine, formulated to beat back the latest virus variants, is due to arrive within ...

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Orlando Health’s Sebastian hospital bid a ‘go’ for now

News Analysis Steward Health Care and its mega-landlord Medical Properties Trust have brokered an uneasy truce to allow ...

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Steward accuses landlord of blocking hospital sales

Steward Health Care’s impasse with its mega-landlord Medical Properties Trust, which owns the Sebastian River Medical Center buildings ...

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Flowers polls less than a majority, but stays sheriff

Nearly two thirds of primary voters did not want to give Sheriff Eric Flowers a second term, but ...

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2024 Primary: All over but the counting

Indian River County voters faced choices on Tuesday that will shape local policy and taxes through at least ...