Rick Scott trolls three FL hospitals for high infection rates

Gov. Rick Scott's war on hospitals continued last week when the Jobs Governor released a statement criticizing St. Petersburg General Hospital, UF Health Jacksonville, and Venice Regional Bayfront Health for being ranked by Consumer Reports among the worst hospitals in the nation for infection prevention. "The news that three Florida hospitals are the worst in America for preventing infections is troubling and unacceptable," Scott said. It's doubtful many outside the healthcare industry were even aware of the rankings before Scott highlighted them. But now they are front-and-center in Scott's nonstop effort to embarrass the state's hospital industry.