Florida's Trauma Drama Continues as New Law Challenged

Part of a new Florida law touted as a way to end years of disputes over trauma centers is being challenged by a Miami-based hospital.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital filed a challenge in Leon County circuit court seeking an injunction to block a section of the law that would allow a competitor, Kendall Regional Medical Center, to operate what is known as a Level I trauma center.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital “is likely to suffer irreparable harm because any final approval of Kendall's Level I status, and the significant damage flowing therefrom, cannot be undone,” attorneys for the facility wrote in the lawsuit filed Thursday.