COVID politics leave a Florida public hospital shaken
(Sun-Sentinel Miami Dolphins Blog)

An internal review last month found that Sarasota Memorial, one of Florida`s largest public hospitals, did far better than some of its competitors in saving COVID patients` lives. But that did little to quell detractors, whose campaign against the hospital has not relented. The hospital had become the latest public institution under siege by an increasingly large and vocal right-wing contingent in one of Florida`s most affluent counties, where a backlash to pandemic policies has started reshaping local government.