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Restoring Hope for an Active Life
For Will Whitlock, life in Central Florida always had meant enjoying the outdoors and his favorite pastimes of hunting and fishing. But over the past three years, he spent more and more of his spare time sidelined on the sofa with chronic back pain. Some days it was an ache, other days it felt like somebody was “putting a screwdriver in my back,” he says. And then there were the multiple back spasms each day.
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Orlando Health Opens Proton Therapy Center, First in Central Florida
Central Florida now 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 proton 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 Physician Associates Opens Offices In Lake Nona
Some of the group’s specialties include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics.
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Orlando Health Opens ORMC’s New North Patient Tower
The 245-bed, 10-story, 345,000-square-foot tower delivers a new patient experience.
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St. Petersburg Hospital Wins International HealthImpact Daisy Award
St. Petersburg, FL (November 27, 2024) – Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital’s emergency room team won the 2024 HealthImpact DAISY Nurse Leader Team Award in Compassionate Policy, for their work to advance care for patients struggling with addiction.
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Flu Vaccines Coming Soon
Flu vaccines will be provided free of charge to team members, physicians and volunteers at scheduled locations throughout the organization in October. Additional information will be shared in the coming weeks.
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Orlando Health Receives “Best Children’s Hospital” Designation in 5 Specialties
Orlando, FL (October 8, 2024) – – Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been recognized as one of the Best Children’s Hospitals for 2024-2025 by U.S. News & World Report. Now in its 18th year, the rankings assist parents of children with rare or life-threatening illnesses in choosing the right hospital for them.
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Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Announces Participation in Leading International, Multicenter Clinical Trials
Orlando, FL (March 5, 2024) – The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has become a center in three international, multicenter clinical research trials that seek to improve orthopedic surgery outcomes for people around the world. Sports medicine surgeon Bruce Levy, MD, who served as a site principal investigator in his previous role at the Mayo Clinic, brought the clinical trials to Orlando Health when he joined the team last fall. He’s now the Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute academic chief of sports medicine and director of the sports medicine surgical fellowship program.
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Construction Begins on Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion
A new era of unparalleled healthcare for children is unfolding on the downtown Orlando campus as construction of the Orlando Health Children's Pavilion is set to begin.
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Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital Brings New Cardiology Services to the Community
Orlando, FL (March 12, 2024) – Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital is continuing to bring new healthcare services to the community as Dr. Shiva Shashidharan, a board-certified cardiologist, joins the team.
