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  • Orlando Health Imaging Centers gives Summerport residents a new, closer option

    Windermere, FL (February 20, 2020) – Access to specialized diagnostic imaging services will soon be easier for West Orange County residents thanks to Orlando Health’s newest Orlando Health Imaging Centers – Summerport, which is scheduled to open on February 27.

  • Orlando Health hospitals add additional safety measures for patients undergoing procedures or giving birth

    Orlando, FL (April 30, 2020) – As the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to decline across the Orlando Health network, and officials begin easing elective surgery restrictions, the organization is encouraging patients in need of care for non-coronavirus related conditions to seek treatment.

  • 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 Opens Community Grant Program to Central Florida

    Orlando, FL (October 16, 2020) – Orlando Health opened the 2021 cycle of the Orlando Health Community Grant Program on Monday, October 12. 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 earns 2020 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Recognition

    Orlando, FL (October 6, 2020) – Orlando Health, a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization that serves the southeastern United States, has again earned a prestigious Quality Award from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Announced on Oct. 6, the 2020 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired award recognizes the hospital system as a certified Level 8, which signals its commitment to integrate technology to benefit patients.

  • Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies Recognized as a Maternal Levels of Care Verified Hospital

    Orlando, FL (June 3, 2024) –Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies has been recognized as a Maternal Levels of Care verified hospital by The Joint Commission through its collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and support from the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative. The national verification is awarded to those hospitals who meet comprehensive maternal standards of care based on guidelines established by ACOG that work to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.

  • Hurricane Ian Update - Orlando Health

    Patient safety and security is our top priority. We recommend the following for expectant moms who are concerned about experiencing false labor or true labor while Hurricane Ian impacts Central Florida:

  • Orlando Health announces plans to build a freestanding emergency room in East Orange County

    Orlando, FL (December 21, 2022) – Today, Orlando Health submitted to the Orange County Development Review Committee a request for a pre-application meeting along with renderings of a new freestanding emergency room (ER) the organization plans to build. The request provides specifications for the new ER, which features an 18,000 square foot facility with a capacity for up to 24 exam rooms, including two resuscitation rooms, a computerized tomography room, a radiology room, and a lab. It will be located at 11898 Lake Underhill Road, on a 5.57-acre site that was previously the location of a motorcycle dealership. 

  • Orlando Health Celebrates Topping Out of New Patient Tower

    Clermont, FL (December 8, 2022) – Orlando Health South Lake Hospital, Lake County elected officials and community members celebrated another major milestone in the construction of its new, 95-bed patient tower. The hospital’s 75th anniversary, which was first celebrated earlier this year, was also commemorated during the event with the sealing of a time capsule. Physicians, nurses and team members filled the time capsule with photos, memories about Orlando Heath South Lake and letters to the next generation of healthcare workers.

  • Orlando Health Donates Medical Supplies to Ukraine

    Orlando, FL (April 20, 2022) – Orlando Health has donated 20 pallets of medical supplies, valued at nearly $80,000, to be used in war-torn Ukraine. Included in the shipment of more than 4,500 individual items are materials to address numerous medical needs including orthopedic and other wounds; supplies to assist in surgeries and emergency situations; even pediatric materials to care for children and obstetric supplies to assist women and infants. Donated items include: