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• Hospital Ratings: Behind the Numbers

  With their wealth of statistics and unfamiliar terms, hospital ratings can be a complicated web for healthcare consumers to untangle. So, when it’s time to decide where you want to have a non-emergency surgery or treatment performed, you might be inclined to simply go wherever your doctor recommends. However, depending on your health insurance, you may have multiple hospitals to choose from.

• Home Grown: Starting Your Own Garden

  A relatively new trend, Americans are returning to home gardening to increase the availability of fresh produce. Home gardening provides many benefits; most importantly, it’s good for your health! Eating fresh produce reduces the risk of chronic disease, while gardening improves mental health and also is a good form of exercise. Additionally, gardens support sustainability and serve as an educational tool for children. 

• ‘Time Toxicity’ – 5 Ways To Handle Burden of Living with Cancer

  Beyond the obvious trauma of having cancer, there is a lesser-known cost: a seemingly endless drain on your time. This phenomenon, known as time toxicity, refers to the amount of time and energy you spend getting treatment for your disease.

• Making the Most of Your Hospital Stay

  Dealing with a serious diagnosis and spending a lot of time in the hospital can be difficult for many patients and their families. But Orlando Health offers several resources, including access to a consumer health library, counseling, music and pet therapy, that can help you better cope with the treatment process and become a better advocate for your own health. Here are a few things every patient can do to make the most of their hospital stay.

• Cancer Care in the Hospital: How Oncologists Collaborate

  When you’re in the hospital, multiple specialists will work in tandem, discussing your prognosis and treatment options. Your medical oncologist will collaborate with other physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals to ensure holistic care.  Teaching hospitals also have medical trainees, including residents and fellows, who play a vital role in your care under the supervision of senior oncologists. Remember, these are doctors-in-training who bring fresh perspectives and are up to date on the latest medical knowledge.  

• Prehab and Rehab Care at Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital

  Back or neck pain can permeate every move we make. When pain won’t go away, physical therapy often can bring much-needed relief. Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital Rehabilitation Services helps people before and after surgery regain mobility and strength, with the goal of increasing their level of function and returning to work and sports.

• Don’t Avoid Your Hospital ER During the Pandemic

  Many medical emergencies do not resolve on their own, and oftentimes waiting can make the situation worse. Unfortunately, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many Emergency Room (ER) doctors and personnel have cared for patients whose conditions had escalated to more critical levels that could have been avoided if they had come to the ER sooner. Getting expert care quickly can be critical for those experiencing a heart attack or stroke, where every second counts, but this is also true for other conditions, including acute appendicitis and infections. 

• Freestanding ER versus Hospital ER – What’s the Difference?

  When you have a sudden chest pain, a serious illness or injury, or any type of medical emergency, you have two options for emergency treatment--a hospital emergency room (ER) or a freestanding emergency room (FSER). Though there are differences between the two, Orlando Health ERs and FSERs offer the same level of emergency care.

• A Day in The Life of a Hospital Transporter

  As a transporter working at a large hospital, my job is technically moving patients from point A to point B, then on to point C and so on. We are an important part of the hospital’s overall efficiency because without the work we do, patients would not be able to get from their rooms to operating rooms, x-ray facilities, labs or anywhere else. Just as important, however, is that I often connect with patients and am one of the few hospital employees they can just talk to about whatever they want, not just about how they feel physically or where it hurts.

• An interview with the most influential person that shaped my experience at Winnie Palmer Hospital: My labor nurse

  Winnie Palmer Hospital is a special place to me because it is where both of my children were born. In December of 2009, my husband and I welcomed a beautiful baby girl. Although it took me nearly four years to convince myself to go through it all again, we welcomed a sweet little boy this past August.