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• Anti-gravity treadmill helps Orlando Health Rehab patients recover faster

  “This system is cutting edge and is usually reserved for professional sports teams,” said Matthew Hixon, PT, CSCS, physical therapist, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Orlando Health Rehabilitation Institute. “Having the anti-gravity treadmill provides more treatment options for our patients.”

• Orlando Health helps patients understand medical bills

  Understanding how to decode and interpret medical bills is akin to learning a new language — or several at once.

• Building Health Literacy: How to Empower Patients with Health Information

  With all the health information available online, in doctor’s offices and during doctor-patient interactions, it can be difficult for patients to make sense of it all.

• First patient at Orlando Health undergoes transcatheter aortic valve replacement

  Catheter used during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure. The transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure is designed for high-risk patients living with severe chest pain, congestive heart failure or symptoms of aortic stenosis — an age-related heart disease that develops when calcium deposits cause the aortic valve to narrow, forcing the heart to work harder to pump enough blood through a smaller opening.

• TAVR Heart Valve Replacement Benefits Younger, Healthier Patients Too

  Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been used since 2011 for patients with a narrowing of the aortic valve opening (aortic stenosis), whose age or poor health made it unlikely they could survive traditional open-heart surgery. But two new clinical trials indicate that TAVR also can be used in younger, healthier patients.  These results will significantly change how doctors treat patients who have failing aortic valves. 

• Get Back on Track: How Bariatric Patients Can Return to a Healthy Groove

  You can gain weight even after you’ve had bariatric surgery. The key is getting back on track quickly instead of letting the pounds add up.

• How an Outpatient Pharmacy Enhances Your Healthcare

  What is the biggest reason to use a pharmacist that works with a hospital? Doing so directly affects the quality of care both provided and received, allowing for true comprehensive healthcare. As an outpatient hospital pharmacist, I have a unique advantage: From the time a patient visits a hospital to the time they go home, I help doctors provide continued care.

• Mental Health & Weight Loss Surgery

  A new study indicates that there may be a greater need for mental health counseling before and after weight loss surgery.

• How Patient and Family Advisory Councils Improve Your Patient Experience

    Patient and Family Advisory Councils play a vital role in delivering quality care to both patients and families. Simply put, they allow

• Adam’s Story: “Space-Aged Machine” Helps Patient Overcome Heart Condition

  "This sounds just like Star Wars. You'd expect Captain Kirk to walk up."