Orlando Health Honored with Seminole State College’s Community Pathfinder Award Presented

Orlando, FL (December 7, 2023) – Seminole State College of Florida recognized Orlando Health as a Community Pathfinder at their “State of the College” Convocation. Presented by college president Dr. Georgia Lorenz, Orlando Health received the award for the healthcare system’s outstanding innovation and dedicated service.  

“We are honored to receive the 2023 Community Pathfinder Award from Seminole State College, recognizing Orlando Health’s commitment to service and innovation in our community,” said Shawn Molsberger, senior vice president, Orlando Health Northeast Region and president, Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital. “Our relationship with Seminole State College through the Preferred Education Program has provided our team members greater educational opportunities and further strengthened our commitment to them and this community.”

Orlando Health expanded its Preferred Education Program (PEP) in 2021 by launching a new partnership with Seminole State College of Florida and creates more opportunities for Orlando Health team members to pursue an associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or technical certificate without incurring any out-of-pocket costs.

Orlando Health first launched the Preferred Education Program in December 2020 in partnership with Valencia College. Flexible online courses at Seminole State College and Valencia College make it easier for team members to balance career, personal life and learning at a pace that works for them regardless of where they work at Orlando Health.

Orlando Health, the only organization to receive an award, was recognized along with other volunteers and partners at Seminole State College’s Convocation.

About Orlando Health

Orlando Health, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with $9.2 billion of assets under management that serves the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico.

Founded more than 100 years ago, the healthcare system is recognized around the world for Central Florida’s only pediatric and adult Level I Trauma program as well as the only state-accredited Level II Adult Trauma Center in Pinellas County. It is the home of the nation’s largest neonatal intensive care unit under one roof, the only system in the southeast to offer open fetal surgery to repair the most severe forms of spina bifida, the site of an Olympic athlete training facility and operator of one of the largest and highest performing clinically integrated networks in the region. Orlando Health has pioneered life-changing medical research and its Graduate Medical Education program hosts more than 350 residents and fellows.

The 3,888-bed system includes 29 hospitals and emergency departments – 24 of which are currently operational with five coming soon. The system also includes nine specialty institutes, more than 100 adult and pediatric primary care practices, skilled nursing facilities, an in-patient behavioral health facility under the management of Acadia Healthcare, and more than 60 outpatient facilities that include imaging and laboratory services, wound care centers, home healthcare services in partnership with LHC Group, and urgent care centers in partnership with FastMed Urgent Care. More than 4,750 physicians, representing more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties have privileges across the Orlando Health system, which employs more than 27,000 team members and more than 1,200 physicians.

In FY22, Orlando Health served nearly 142,000 inpatients and 3.9 million outpatients. The healthcare system provided more than $782 million in total value to the communities it serves in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, community building activities and more in FY 21, the most recent period for which this information is available. Additional information can be found at http://www.orlandohealth.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @orlandohealth.