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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.

• Warmer Months are Good for Heart Health

  Living in Florida, we have a lot to be thankful for — especially because it’s warm year round. Now, it appears that this warm weather is good for more than just enjoying days at the beach. 

• Keeping the Adult Athlete’s Heart in Good Shape

  You might be in good physical shape, but what kind of shape is your heart in? As an adult athlete playing on a college team, at the pro-level or in a city recreational league, you may focus more on injury-prevention than heart health. But whether young or old, athletes should know how to take care of their hearts.

• 4 Things You Need to Know for Good Bone Health

  About 1.5 million bone fractures occur each year in the U.S., leading to 500,000 hospitalizations, 800,000 emergency room visits and more than 2.6 million doctors’ visits, according to the U.S. Surgeon General’s report.

• Why Bad Food Tastes So Good – and What To Eat Instead

  What do a sizzling steak, a salty potato chip and chewy cookies fresh from the oven all have in common? They each trigger a strong dietary impulse, or craving, for food laden with excess sodium, added sugars and saturated fats. But why do these foods get such a bad rap, and is there a way to still include them in a healthy diet? 

• Why is Stretching So Good for You?

  Stretching doesn’t just feel good – it’s great for your health, too. 

• Is Cupping Any Good for You?

  You, like I probably wondered what those dark purple marks were on athletes during the Summer Games in Rio. Michael Phelps had them all over his body. I’ve also noticed them in other sports on champion boxer Floyd Mayweather and tennis star Andy Murray.

• 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.

• 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.