PANAMA CITY, Fla., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Overall mortality rates from the end of 2007 to the beginning of 2010 at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Florida have dropped from 3.4 to 2.1. A 1.3-point drop represents a huge reduction for any hospital and translates into lives saved.

By Donna Vavala, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla. Jun. 9--PANAMA CITY -- When Panama City Urological Center made the decision to build a new cancer treatment center, Dr. Neal Dunn, out of courtesy, mentioned the plans to Bay Medical Center, its major competitor.

By David Angier, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla. Nov. 12--PANAMA CITY -- Divers in Bay County waters will have to be straightened out in Tallahassee if they get the bends after 5 p.m.

By Donna Vavala, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla. Oct. 27--PANAMA CITY -- Bay Medical Center has purchased high-tech equipment that helps doctors diagnose, treat and potentially cure cardiac arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms.

By Daniel Carson, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla. Aug. 30--For area hospitals, it's a constant struggle to recruit and retain health-care workers.