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HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY AP: Florida Hospital Drops Lawsuit After Patient Who Refused To Vacate Room Finally Leaves https://apnews.com/article/florida-tallahassee-hospital-lawsuit-dropped-2e0ac3ac96b5d41d8c9b1214685cc0d3?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8AqZZXPNzbXD27-p3G712JSxT6az4qPK_MrvD6fLLIMtriHCXWqCNVC9LE9XfEvIlMWmmVKS_bFM7aUPjEUuvLd_5lzQ&_hsmi=411507358&utm_content=411507358&utm_source=hs_email A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit seeking to evict a patient who refused to vacate a room for months after she was discharged because, the hospital said, she finally left. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital filed the lawsuit this month requesting an injunction to force the woman to leave room 373 and authorizing the county sheriff’s office to assist if necessary. She was officially discharged from the hospital in early October. A hearing had been scheduled for Monday, but was canceled after the hospital filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice. (3/30) River City Journalism Fund: What’s The Future Of A St. Louis Hospital ‘Gradually Stripped’ For Parts? https://www.stlpr.org/health-science-environment/2026-03-30/lutheran-hospital-south-st-louis?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--7ZMEa1Q8gIgYxkjDfjMhvsGqkwfjC2vugtvXtjZfi1gADOXj8qlsnAOy_yK-3FwOtg_15jDXDVJQ3YloZmflOc6TjHQ&_hsmi=411507358&utm_content=411507358&utm_source=hs_email Kathy Cash walks down Miami Street with her chiweenie Charley Joe in her arms. In a hurry to cross Jefferson Avenue, she still makes time to comment on the looming empty medical complex beside her. “I think it needs to be turned into housing for the homeless,” she says. “The city does nothing but make people complacent and comfortable while [others] are homeless.” She doesn’t use any of its recent titles — South City Hospital, SouthPointe, or St. Alexius — but its original, Lutheran Hospital. (Frommelt, 3/30) Modern Healthcare: Sage Health Gets $50M Investment From Trinity Capital https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/mh-sage-health-trinity-capital/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9lvm_49FOOaeFKyXmr3qCiJSPRFgVtOAf50Yxw6D9avRiAHlMye836U5KnVSfVvFNOy6z33ABsx6u5VHLT6C-ldJ3nGg&_hsmi=411507358&utm_content=411507358&utm_source=hs_email Primary care provider Sage Health is looking to double its footprint with a $50 million capital infusion from asset management firm Trinity Capital. Sage founder and CEO John Haskell said the provider plans to open about 11 health centers for Medicare-eligible seniors in multiple states in 2027. Founded in 2022, Sage operates 11 centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland and Mississippi. Haskell said Sage is eyeing underserved markets with high senior populations and is planning to expand into more states. (Hudson, 3/30) Minnesota Public Radio: Family Of Man Killed At St. Peter Psychiatric Hospital Sues State https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/30/family-of-man-killed-at-st-peter-psychiatric-hospital-sues-state?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--bJvVDeGr2xe8u2AESetC0mKE2sg6VIj3495QeZR5mQyDL19y_8s3Mf3tD3k_9hWLXTM_fTKzAqgQmaul8yi_tXPiXNg&_hsmi=411507358&utm_content=411507358&utm_source=hs_email The family of a man killed at a state psychiatric hospital by a fellow patient alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday that staff ignored warning signs and allowed the alleged killer to play a violent video game shortly before the attack, in violation of hospital rules. (Sepic, 3/30) Stat: Why This Stanford Psychiatrist Thinks Diet Influences Mental Health https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/30/metabolic-psychiatry-studies-diet-role-schizophrenia-bipolar-disorder/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--48un_jwruPR3SS1sidaX1wv0jbrxeYaCJjsZcJeq9Bjt4qfMfLW7dGPrMJt7UuBWvC_e_XtD_wbvjB3MxWZ2hfDmW5g&_hsmi=411507358&utm_content=411507358&utm_source=hs_email Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made waves in February when he opined that changing your diet can “cure” schizophrenia. His comment sparked a wave of backlash from researchers who called the secretary’s remarks “unfounded.” While the current scientific consensus suggests that schizophrenia cannot be cured through diet, Kennedy’s interests in nutrition and diet as tools to treat mental illness are shared by some researchers and clinicians eager to find alternatives for conditions like schizophrenia that lack good treatment options. (Broderick, 3/30)