Orlando Health Completes Purchase of Hospitals and Physician Practices in East Central Florida

Festive celebrations welcome new team members to the Orlando Health family

Orlando Fl, (October 24,2024) – Today, Orlando Health assumed ownership of three hospitals and related physician practices located on Florida’s east central coast. The acquisitions were the result of an asset purchase agreement with Steward Health Care; approved by a bankruptcy court. Orlando Health immediately rebranded the hospitals into Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital, Orlando Health Rockledge Hospital and Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital.

“These acquisitions offer a new day in healthcare for residents of these communities,” said Ohme Entin, SVP, Orlando Health East Region. “History has shown that when Orlando Health expands into new communities, the quality of healthcare increases and the communities benefit. We’re excited to replicate those successes with these communities in Brevard and Indian River counties.”

In recognition of the historic day, simultaneous celebrations were held during different times of the day at all three hospitals so all team members could participate. The new Orlando Health team members were able to meet, interact with and ask questions of current Orlando Health team members, human resource representatives and leadership. Ohme Entin, Steve Burriss, chief operating officer (COO), Bernadette Spong, chief financial officer (CFO), David Strong, president and CEO, and other members of Orlando Health’s leadership team travelled to all three hospitals to personally welcome the new team members to the organization.

Orlando Health branded decorations embellished the main event areas where branded promotional items such as badge pulls, pens, lip balms and drawstring backpacks were available to team members. Morning (6:30 am – 9:30 am), lunchtime (11:30 am – 1:30 pm) and evening (6:30 pm – 9:30 pm) events included time-appropriate food and beverages. More than 30 non-hospital locations received a “Celebration in a Box” that included Orlando Health promotional items and sweet treats. All team members received a commemorative coin to mark the day and a stainless-steel tumbler. Registered in-patients also received a note from Ms. Entin and a special branded wellness kit in recognition of the day’s significance.

Earlier this month on October 1, Orlando Health assumed majority ownership in Brookwood Baptist Health in Birmingham, Alabama in partnership with Baptist Health System. Orlando Health will manage day-to-day operations of the system.

About Orlando Health 

Orlando Health is a private not-for-profit, integrated academic healthcare system with $12 billion of assets under management, that serves the southeastern United States – including Florida and Alabama – and Puerto Rico. With corporate offices in Orlando, Florida the system provides a complete continuum of care across a network of medical centers and institutes, community and specialty hospitals, physician practices, urgent care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, home healthcare, and long-term and behavioral health care services. Founded more than 100 years ago, Orlando Health’s mission is to improve the health and the quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve. The system provided nearly $1.7 billion in community impact in the form of community benefit programs and services, Medicare shortfalls, bad debt, community-building activities and capital investments in FY 23, the most recent period for which the information is available. For more information, visit orlandohealth.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter.)