Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Hospital Celebrates First Anniversary

Orlando, FL (August 29, 2024) – The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Hospital is celebrating its success and continued growth one year after opening its doors to patients in Central Florida and beyond. The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Downtown Complex includes the specialty hospital, which opened August 29, 2023, and adjacent medical pavilion, which opened March 27, 2023. The facility has served more than 280,000 patients to date.

“We’re proud of the hard work our team has put in to make this first year a success. Our patients have been able to receive all aspects of excellent orthopedic and sports medicine care in one location and a patient experience that is second to none,” said Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute physician president Michael Jablonski, MD.

The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is currently ranked in the 99^th percentile for patient experience, according to the survey administrator that reports patient assessment scores to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While the Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Downtown Complex provides a wide range of services like imaging, walk-in clinical care and rehabilitation, thousands of people have undergone surgery at the facility. At the Eugene Jewett, MD

Surgery Center inside the medical pavilion, more than 8,500 surgeries have been completed. At the specialty hospital, that number is more than 4,600. Overall, more than 3,200 patients have received joint replacements.

“By creating a great work environment, we’ve been able to recruit top physicians and healthcare professionals to care for our patients,” said Dr. Jablonski. “Patients across the region can trust that we have some of the highest trained experts caring for them, to provide the best outcomes possible.”

The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute currently employs 65 physicians, 75 advanced practice providers, and operates 14 outpatient clinics across Central Florida. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the Institute is also a hub for education and research. The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Bioskills Lab provides an innovative and advanced learning environment dedicated to providing medical professionals with hands-on surgical training. More than 100 labs for medical residents and professional development have been completed in the first year.

About Orlando Health

Orlando Health is a private not-for-profit, integrated academic healthcare system with $10.5 billion of assets under management, that serves the southeastern United States 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 $1.3 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 22, 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.)