ORLANDO, FL (June 16, 2009) --- Despite a challenging economy, ONE NIGHT's guest list grew for the fourth consecutive year, as the Orlando Health Foundation hosted more than 700 people during a black tie gala to raise awareness and support for Central Florida's only Level One Trauma Center. The event was held on April 19 in the Grand Court of The Mall at Millenia. In four years, ONE NIGHT has raised more than $850,000 for the Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) Level One Trauma Center.
CNL Financial Group, Inc., Presenting Sponsor, stepped forward once again as a substantial community partner in promoting the mission of the Trauma Center. "In addition to significant philanthropic funding for the capital expansion of the Trauma Center, CNL provides tremendous ongoing support through advocacy and organizing tours for which we are immensely grateful," explains Cheryl Collins, vice president, Orlando Health Foundation.
Maintaining the Trauma Center's high level of life-saving care 24/7 requires tremendous resources totaling $14,000,000 each year. Due to the high cost, few hospitals provide trauma services. As the only Level One Trauma Center in Central Florida, ORMC treats the most critically injured patients from across 15 counties.
"Demand for this highest level of life-saving care has tripled over the past decade, making our region's trauma center one of the busiest in the nation," explains Jeremy Gamble, vice president, Orlando Health Foundation. "We have a critical and urgent need to expand to meet the growing needs of our community."
Orlando Health is committed to providing trauma care for our community but relies heavily on philanthropy to fulfill this mission.
"Philanthropic support for the expansion of our region's only Level One Trauma Center is as vital as the care that the trauma team provides to patients," says Jim Seneff, Chairman and CEO, CNL Financial Group, Inc. "CNL is proud to support the Trauma Center so that our work family, personal families, friends and loved ones won't have to worry whether care will be available when they need it most."
Demonstrating the highest level of life-saving care provided by the Trauma Center, this year's theme, "all for one moment…," portrayed the remarkable story of trauma survivor, Nate Winters. Nate's life was saved at the Trauma Center after a terrible boating injury caused him to lose over 75 percent of his blood - and ultimately his left leg. Within minutes of Nate's injury, the air medical team rushed him to the Trauma Center. Nearly 20 trauma professionals were ready and waiting the moment he arrived. Nate was rapidly stabilized and underwent emergency surgery for his massive orthopedic and soft tissue injuries.
Today, Nate and his family look back at their night in the Trauma Center not as the night Nate lost his leg, but the night Nate's life was saved.
ONE NIGHTSM 2009 Sponsors:
Presenting - CNL Financial Group, Inc.
Host - The Mall at Millenia
Silent Auction - Walt Disney World Co.
Dinner - FreshPoint
Transportation Services - Omniflight Helicopters Inc.
Community Partners
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
Blaine & Rebecca Sweatt
FFVA Mutual Insurance Co.
For more information about ORMC's Level One Trauma Center or to arrange a tour, contact Jeremy Gamble, vice president, Orlando Health Foundation at 321.841.8870 or jeremy.gamble@orlandohealth.com.
About Orlando Health
Orlando Health is a $1.5 billion not-for-profit healthcare organization and a community-based network of nine hospitals and care centers in the Orlando region. The organization, which includes the area's only Level One Trauma Centers for adults and pediatrics, is a statutory teaching hospital system that offers both specialty and community hospitals. They are: Orlando Regional Medical Center; Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children; Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies; Lucerne Hospital; Dr. P. Phillips Hospital; South Seminole Hospital; South Lake Hospital (50 percent partnership); St. Cloud Regional Medical Center (20 percent partnership) and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando - the first affiliate of one of the nation's premier cancer centers, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Orlando Health's areas of clinical excellence are heart and vascular, cancer care, neurosciences, surgery, pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine, neonatology, and obstetrics and gynecology.
Orlando Health is Central Florida's fifth largest employer with nearly 14,000 employees and more than 2,000 affiliated physicians, all of whom support our philosophy of providing high quality care and service when it matters most. We prove this every day with over 100,000 inpatient admissions and more than 600,000 outpatient visits each year. In all, Orlando Health serves 1.6 million Central Florida residents and nearly 3,000 international patients annually. Additionally, Orlando Health provides approximately $198 million in support of community health needs. More information can be found at orlandohealth.com.