Southwest Florida hospitals provided nearly $52 million in medical care in the second half of 2023 to undocumented immigrants, according to data collected by state authorities.
Lee County’s share of the tab was $42.9 million while Collier County hospitals provided $8.7 million in care to undocumented immigrants.
Hospitals statewide provided $566 million in medical services with Miami-Dade County accounting for nearly $232 million of the total, according to the state Agency for Health Care Administration.
The figures come from a “Hospital Patient Immigration Status” dashboard that the state agency created to track how many undocumented immigrants are getting medical care at Florida hospitals.
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Source:
The News-Press
