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NEW FLORIDA SURGEON GENERAL

Apr 3, 2019 | 5:22 AM

Dr. Scott Rivkees, who is the chair of pediatrics at the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart in Pensacola has been named as Florida’s surgeon General and secretary of the Florida Department of Health by Governor Ron DeSantis. Doctor Rivkees is a practicing pediatric endocrinologist and also a professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine and physician-in-chief of Shands Children’s Hospital. Doctor Rivkees said a position that has the responsibility to ensure that Florida’s 21 million citizens have access to affordable, safe and quality healthcare.
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Sat Sep 12
Pensacola, FL, USA
81°F
Feels Like: 86°F
Wind/Dir: 9 MPH-SSW
Humidity: 87%
Pressure: 30 INHG
Mostly Cloudy. Feels like 86°F. Wind 9 mph SSW. Pressure 30 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 8:56 AM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Sat Sep 12
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 75%
Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 27%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sun Sep 13
Day
88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 52%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night
78°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 46%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mon Sep 14
Day
91°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 13%
Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 5 mph.
Night
79°FLow
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-W
Precipitation: 13%
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tue Sep 15
Day
91°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 14%
Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
79°FLow
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 14%
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wed Sep 16
Day
89°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 13%
Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night
76°FLow
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 10%
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thu Sep 17
Day
89°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 6%
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night
77°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 6%
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Fri Sep 18
Day
89°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 19%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
77°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 19%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 77.