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  • Orlando Health Opens Community Grant Program to Central Florida

    Orlando, FL (September 7, 2021) – Orlando Health opened the 2022 cycle of the Orlando Health Community Grant Program on September 7, 2021. As part of its ongoing commitment to Central Florida, the program offers competitive grants to assist local organizations and Orlando Health team members in their efforts to improve health and wellness in the region.

  • Orlando Health Acquires FHV Health

    Leesburg, FL (May 3, 2021) – Effective April 12, 2021, Orlando Health completed its acquisition of FHV Health, a multi-specialty group with locations throughout Lake, Sumter and Marion Counties. FHV Health consists of 19 physicians and 10 locations including primary care, cardiology practices and urgent care facilities.  

  • COVID-19 Survivor Returns to Meet Hospital Staff That Saved Her Life

    Ocoee, FL (October 12, 2021) – Today physicians and team members at Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital staged an intimate reunion ceremony for a COVID-19 survivor who spent 40 days in the hospital’s critical care unit. Maureen Woods, 56, returned to the very same patient room to thank the joyous team of healthcare workers who played such vital roles in saving her life.

  • Orlando Health awarded Joy in Medicine™ honors by the AMA

    Orlando, FL (October 13, 2021) – Orlando Health is the recipient of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) prestigious 2021 Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program. The healthcare network is the only Florida-based system to earn the honors and one of only 44 systems nationwide to be recognized. The AMA distinction recognizes health systems that demonstrate a commitment to preserving the well-being of caregivers by engaging in proven efforts to combat work-related stress and burnout.

  • Orlando Health Hosts Alzheimer’s Walk For Residents & Family

    Residents of the facility’s memory care unit joined loved ones, team members and community supporters as they walked and wheeled around the planned parade route just outside the facility’s front door. The nearly 70 participants wore t-shirts bearing the purple ribbon symbolizing Alzheimer’s awareness and carried purple pinwheels bearing the names of loved ones suffering from the disease.

  • Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute adds nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeons to team

    Orlando, Fla. (October 21, 2021) – Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute recently added two new cardiothoracic surgeons to its multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, heart surgeons, vascular surgeons and other clinical staff and health care professionals.

  • Orlando Health awarded top certifications for digital health excellence

    Orlando, FL (October 26, 2021) – Orlando Health has been awarded two level 8 certifications for digital health by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The honors are in the acute care and ambulatory care settings. Orlando Health’s level 8 designations are a result of the organization having deployed technologies and strategies to help analyze data, achieved meaningful clinical and efficiency outcomes and introduced advanced technologies, like telehealth, to expand access to care. With the level 8 certifications, Orlando Health is designated a ‘Most Wired” organization by CHIME.

  • Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Welcomes Cardiology Surgeons John Brock, MD and Dennis Cassidy, MD to the Team

    St. Petersburg, FL – (October 22, 2021) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg recently announced Board Certified cardiothoracic surgeon John C. Brock, MD, F.A.C.S. and award winning cardiologist Dennis M. Cassidy, MD, as the newest additions to the hospital’s growing staff. The two doctors will join the cardiology department at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg.

  • Mom reunites with newborn after 85-day hospital stay to overcome COVID-19

    Orlando, Fla. (October 29, 2021) – At a near full term pregnancy, Paola Gambini, began her 85-day hospital stay when difficulty breathing from COVID-19 led to an emergency C-section. The newborn was delivered at Orlando Health Winne Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. Due to the severity of her condition, Paola was soon transferred to Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center for the duration of her care. The 32-year-old mom is now reunited at home with her baby and family.

  • Surgeon J. Ryan Williams, MD to Lead Colorectal Surgery Practice at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg, FL – (October 22, 2021) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg announced J. Ryan Williams, MD, will serve as director for Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Medical Group’s new Colorectal Surgery Department. This new service line will work with patients seeking support with colon and rectal related issues. Prior to this new role, Dr. Williams served as the vice chief of surgery for Bayfront Health St. Petersburg since 2020.