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NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Bert Fish Medical Center has received the award for the Best Hospital Workplace in the state by the Florida Hospital Association for hospitals with fewer than 150 beds.

This award recognizes and honors hospitals that have “gone the extra mile” to enhance employee satisfaction and engagement. The award is part of the FHA’s annual Celebration of Achievement in Quality and Service Awards, a program that highlights excellent personal and organizational efforts achieved within the Florida hospital community.

“I am very proud to accept this award on behalf of the great staff at Bert Fish Medical Center,” hospital CEO Steve Harrell said. “The patient is at the center of everything we do, and regardless of what else is going on in healthcare we can never lose sight of the people who care for our patients."

“I am very proud to accept this award on behalf of the great staff at Bert Fish Medical Center,” hospital CEO Steve Harrell said. “The patient is at the center of everything we do, and regardless of what else is going on in healthcare we can never lose sight of the people who care for our patients."

November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Being aware of five simple facts about Alzheimer’s disease can extend the quality of life for patients and caregivers.

As expected, Obama’s Son of Stimulus, which he persists in trying to call a jobs bill, failed of passage in the Senate. Admittedly it required no prophetic powers to predict the bill’s failure. Everyone knew that it was intended to be used only as a political club with which to beat the Republicans. No one would have been more surprised than the President had it passed either house, let alone both.

But the problem for Obama is that he and his acolyte Harry Reid could not even deliver all the Democratic senators in support. The vote was 50-49, which means that three Dems (one was Harry Reid who voted against the bill for procedural tactical reasons) voted with the Republicans to prevent the bill from getting the 60 votes needed for passage in the Senate.

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott released a statement Tuesday regarding ObamaCare going to the the U.S. Supreme Court, saying in part he hopes that it is repealed by the end of next year.

“Today’s news that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next March in the Florida lawsuit against ObamaCare is a tremendous step in the fight against the job-killing federal mandate.

"With this news, I am hopeful that ObamaCare will be repealed by the end of 2012 and we can put a stop to further tax increases, additional job losses,

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