Following years of debate, Florida hospitals are opposing a proposed rule for transplant program approvals, arguing it could jeopardize patient safety and quality of care, NPR affiliate WUSF reported Sept. 23.  On Aug. 19, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration proposed a new rule for transplant program approvals. Tampa General Hospital, UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami — which all operate transplant programs —  are challenging the proposal. 

In a joint petition filed with the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, UF Health Shands and Jackson Memorial said “the proliferation of low-volume, low-quality programs endangers existing programs, like Shands and Jackson, by siphoning off patients from existing programs.” Tampa Gener

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