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‘Betty' the robot helps Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center patients
ORLANDO, Fla. - The next time you go to the hospital, you might end up talking to a pint-sized robot about some your symptoms.
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UF Health Cancer Center – Orlando Health Celebrates “Pink October” with Annual Hope Hike
ORLANDO, FL. (October 19, 2016) –This morning, UF Health Cancer Center – Orlando Health celebrated National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its annual Hope Hike from Orlando City Hall, where Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan and other elected officials proclaimed October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Hundreds of Hope Hikers then walked the 1.2 miles down Orange Avenue to UF Health Cancer Center – Orlando Health.
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UF Health Cancer Center – Orlando Health Celebrates “Pink October” with Annual Hope Hike
ORLANDO, FL. (October 14, 2016) – “Pink October” is here! UF Health Cancer Center – Orlando Health is marking National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a series of events.
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Orlando Health Burn Center achieves national verification designation
Orlando, FL (February 7, 2019) – Orlando Health’s Burn Center at Orlando Regional Medical Center recently achieved verification as an adult burn center by the American Burn Association. The designation reflects Orlando Health’s commitment to excellence and its dedication to providing quality care to patients. Orlando Health’s Burn Center is the only verified burn center in Orlando.
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Orlando Regional Medical Center Receives Atrial Fibrillation Certification
New doors open for Orlando Regional Medical Center because of Atrial Fibrillation Certification.
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Orlando Regional Medical Center in the top one percent nationwide
Orlando, FL (August 17, 2018) – Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has been recognized by U. S. News & World Report as one of the highest performing hospitals nationwide in nine essential clinical areas. Out of 4,500 hospitals, ORMC is one of only 18 to be rated “high performing” for two consecutive years in two chronic conditions – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure – and seven surgical procedures; abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, colon cancer surgery, heart bypass surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement and lung cancer surgery.
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Orlando Health Opens First Proton Therapy Center in Central Florida
ORLANDO, FL. (April 4, 2016) –Central Florida has a valuable new tool in the fight against cancer. Orlando Health has officially opened The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy, bringing state-of-the-art cancer treatment options to those battling cancer in Central Florida. The center, the first to offer proton therapy treatments in Central Florida, joins an elite group of proton therapy centers around the world. It is the third pro-ton therapy center to open in the state of Florida and only the 23rd in the nation. Currently there are 67 proton therapy centers worldwide.
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Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center reaches 200th stroke-prevention device implant for heart patients
Photo credit: Janine Moore-Starling, BSN, RN, CCRN | Orlando Health Health & Vascular Institute
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Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center introduces new technology that breaks barriers in coronary artery disease
Orlando, Fla. (August 31, 2021) – Cardiologists at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center are breaking through heart disease with new technology. The doctors are the first in Central Florida to offer shockwave technology to break up severely calcified plaque in heart arteries. The new technology for severely calcified coronary artery disease uses sonic pressure waves to break away problematic calcium so heart arteries can be safely expanded, and blood flow restored. The treatment is also a new way to use lithotripsy - an approach that has been used for decades for kidney stones. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the technology to treat coronary arteries.
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Boston bombing survivors meet with Pulse survivors at Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando, FL (June 25, 2016) – Nearly two weeks after the shooting at the Pulse nightclub that claimed 49 lives, six of the survivors who are still being treated at Orlando Regional Medical Center, in Orlando, FL received some very special visitors, survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing. Ten survivors, along with their service dogs, visited patients in their hospital rooms on Saturday. The survivors of the Boston bombing felt that meeting with survivors was a critical part of their mission to pay it forward. The visit to Orlando Health was facilitated by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer's office.
