Jackson Health Plan would Slash 4,487 Jobs
A sweeping plan to close two satellite hospitals and trim nearly 4,500 jobs would still leave a $64 million budget gap in fiscal 2010 for the Jackson Health System, according to a plan presented Friday by President and CEO Eneida Roldan.
However, it would narrow the gap by $165.4 million.
The plan, which would whack employment in the system by 37 percent, was presented to the system’s Public Health Trust board. It would undo an ill-fated venture that saw the agency in charge of Jackson Memorial Hospital acquire two satellite locations in north and south Miami-Dade County. Rather than making money as envisioned, the satellite hospitals were a further drain on profitability.
South Florida Fla. Hotel Cccupancy Improves
For the week ended Feb. 27, occupancy in Palm Beach County rose to 82.6 percent from 71.1 percent one year prior. Occupancy in Miami-Dade rose to 83.3 percent from 75.1 percent. Broward occupancy rose to 85.5 percent from 82.4, according to the latest statistics from Smith Travel Research.
Occupancy across the U.S. was 55.3 percent, up from 54 percent.
The average daily room rate rose in Miami-Dade County, but dropped in the other two counties.
The average rate in Miami-Dade rose 0.9 percent, to $176.40 from $174.80. Broward’s average rate fell 4.5 percent, to $146.14 from $139.54. In Palm Beach County the average rate fell 8.2 percent, to $178.76 from $164.10.
Florida to Receive $27M in Stimulus for Mass Transit
Florida is in line to receive $27.6 million in federal stimulus dollars to improve its mass transit operations, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday.
The grants, part of the $7.5 billion the Federal Transit Administration has awarded since February 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will fund seven projects in Florida.
The Miami-Dade Transit Agency will receive a little more than $5.2 million to purchase three 30-foot shuttle buses, two 30-foot mini-buses for circulator bus routes, bus shelters and operating assistance.
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Florida businesses in all industries have sustained a few significant blows in this economy. The commercial and resident housing markets have been hard hit by lending freezes and plummeting property values, while large and small companies have been forced to layoff and halt hiring.
