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DeSoto County's (FL) only hospital considers sale amid financial uncertainty

By WFTX  
   August 07, 2025

DeSoto County's only hospital is considering a sale amid looming Medicaid cuts and pressure to hire more staff. An outside health care system approached DeSoto Memorial Hospital about a sale. The hospital then launched a Request for Proposal process to receive bids from any interested party, per state law. DeSoto Memorial has not received any formal proposals, CEO Vincent Sica said. But several larger hospital systems – and what he described as an independent group – have called to express interest.

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