Christopher O’Donnell
Reporter at Tampa Bay Times
Health and medicine reporter for The Tampa Bay Times and as English as fish and chips. Millwall, Celtic, Barcelona.
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1 week ago |
flcourier.com | Emily Mahoney |Bethany Barnes |Christopher O’Donnell |Chris Tisch
CLEARWATER — One person died and several passengers were injured Sunday night, April 27, after an aquatic hit-and-run crash slammed the Clear-water Ferry, a public water taxi touted for its convenience and safety, into a sandbar near the Memorial Causeway bridge. Clearwater officials announced three hours after the collision that the driver who they said fled the scene had been found by a partnering law enforcement agency.
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2 weeks ago |
sacbee.com | Christopher O’Donnell
TAMPA, Fla. - A vice president of an insurance brokerage firm and his accomplices targeted the homeless, the unemployed and those with mental health and substance abuse issues in a scheme to earn commission from fraudulent enrollments for the Affordable Care Act, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The scheme involved submitting false applications for individuals who were ineligible for subsidies offered for health insurance plans offered through the federal market place.
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1 month ago |
ems1.com | Christopher O’Donnell
By Christopher O’DonnellTampa Bay TimesPINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — As Pinellas County’s only Level II trauma center, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital would be the main destination for ambulances in a major emergency event like a hurricane. But until recently, the emergency department of the city’s marque hospital only had room for four ambulances. The opening of a new ambulance bay on Friday leaves the 480-bed hospital better equipped to respond during disasters.
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2 months ago |
miamiherald.com | Christopher O’Donnell
TAMPA - Florida ranks last in the nation for the percentage of children who have seen a dentist in the past year. And 65 of its 67 counties have areas designated as dental deserts, where there are too few dentists to meet demand. Even when patients are within reach of dental clinics, many cannot get treated since roughly 8 in 10 Florida dentists refuse to accept Medicaid patients, a 2023 state Department of Health survey found.
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Feb 3, 2025 |
tbnweekly.com | Christopher O’Donnell
Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, help is available. You can call or text 988 to be connected to the suicide & crisis helpline. Additional resources are listed at the bottom of this story. CLEARWATER — After serving for 26 years in the armed services, Thomas Syer struggled with civilian life. He had post-traumatic stress disorder and a progressive brain disease from multiple concussions he suffered playing rugby.
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