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• Orlando Health First in the World to Use Abbotts New Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injuries

  Orlando, FL (Aug. 13, 2024) – Today, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is the first hospital in the world to use a new, groundbreaking blood test to help assess patients with suspected mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), or concussions. The rapid TBI blood test provides results in just 15 minutes and was developed by Abbott, in collaboration with the Department of Defense, and built upon innovative research that Orlando Health’s Dr. Linda Papa and others helped pioneer over 20 years ago.

• Association of Public Health Laboratories partners with Orlando Health, Florida Department of Health to launch system that enables faster test results sharing and enhances patient care

  Orlando, FL (December 10, 2024) Orlando Health and Florida Department of Health are the first in the nation to use Detor, an Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) developed groundbreaking intermediary solution. Detor enables electronic test orders and results to be shared seamlessly between public health laboratories and healthcare providers.

• Orlando Health Laboratory expertise, experience, and dedication led to development of COVID-19 test for in-house use.

  ORLANDO, Fla. (April 28, 2020) --- A small team from the Orlando Health Department of Pathology with unique skill sets, expertise, experience, and dedication came together for something big – the development of a COVID-19 lab test that could be used in-house to collect swabs/specimens and produce timely, accurate results. With the in-house lab test, results are available within 24 hours. Timely results are especially important at a time when labs across the country are receiving countless samples from hospitals, and patients are anxiously awaiting results that may unfortunately take several days.

• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center researchers show a blood test for traumatic brain injury performs just as well as clinical guidelines, may reduce the need for computed tomography scans

  Orlando, Fla. (March 14, 2022) --- A new study by researchers at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) found a blood test for traumatic brain injury performs just as well as the clinical guidelines emergency medicine physicians use to decide if a patient with a mild traumatic brain injury or concussion needs a computed tomography (CT) scan. The discovery of the high performance TBI biomarkers blood test may improve the detection of brain injuries on CT, while reducing the need for CT scans. The study was recently published in JAMA Network Open, an international, peer-reviewed, open access, general medical journal.

• Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital announces advanced total hip and knee replacement certification demonstrating quality and safety

  Orlando, FL (July 25, 2019) – On July 25, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital announced the hospital has received the Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification from The Joint Commission, one of the highest distinctions from the nationally recognized accrediting body. The advanced certification builds on Dr. P. Phillips Hospital’s longstanding approach to delivering quality care and patient safety, and the orthopedic program at the hospital is the first in Orlando to receive the certification.

• Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital earns Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Recertification by Joint Commission

  Orlando, FL (July 30, 2025) Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital maintains its distinction as the first and only hospital in Central Florida to earn the Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification from the Joint Commission, the nation’s leading accrediting body in health care.

• Cancer Genetics Center Opens At UF Health Cancer Center; Orlando Health Providing Road Map For High-Risk Patients

  The specialized center is streamlined to care for high-risk patients, including those with genetic links to cancer.

• Orlando Health Medical Procedures Earn Top Ratings From U.S. News & World Report

  Orlando Health’s pulmonary program offers clinical trials and procedures that are unavailable elsewhere in the area.

• Healthy West Orange Strives to Make Healthy Living Accessible

  Finding ways to make healthy living practical and fun is at the heart of Healthy West Orange (HWO), a movement to make west Orange County the healthiest community in the nation.

• Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Joins the Orlando Health Family

  St. Petersburg, FL (October 1, 2020) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg is now officially part of Orlando Health Inc. Orlando Health, a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Central Florida, officially closed on the hospital purchase from Community Health Systems (CHS) on Wednesday, September 30. The City of St. Petersburg, which owns the land that the hospital sits on, approved transferring the lease to Orlando Health in July.