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All Orlando Health hospitals receive top grades for patient safety
Orlando, FL (October 31, 2017) – Orlando Health’s Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Health Central Hospital, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC), South Seminole Hospital, and South Lake Hospital in affiliation with Orlando Health have all received “A” hospital safety grades by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization operated by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. Grades are based on a point system that assigns – then calculates – numerical scores of nearly 30 healthcare measures including communication between clinicians and patients, implementation of processes and protocols to promote safe patient care that have been established by the National Quality Forum, and a hospital’s culture.
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Orlando Health Hospitals Earn ‘A’ Grades for Patient Safety
Orlando, FL (Nov. 13, 2025) Orlando Health South Lake Hospital has earned its 15th consecutive ‘A’ grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety and transparency in the United States health system. The trusted community hospital for more than 75 years, it remains the only A-rated hospital in Lake County.
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Orlando Health Hospitals Earn ‘A’ Grades for Patient Safety
Orlando, FL (May 1, 2025) For the 14th time in a row, Orlando Health South Lake Hospital has earned an ‘A’ grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety and transparency in the United States health system.
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Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital Opens New Patient Experience Center
Lake Mary, FL (June 20, 2025) - Patients and visitors to Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital now have a new place to relax, recharge and engage.
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Orlando Health Hospitals Recognized for Patient Safety with A Grades
All eligible Orlando Health hospitals received A grades in the most recent rating period by The Leapfrog Group, a patient safety advocacy organization. The hospitals are ORMC, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, South Seminole Hospital, South Lake Hospital, in affiliation with Orlando Health, and Health Central Hospital. The Leapfrog Group does not grade specialty hospitals like Arnold Palmer Hospital and Winnie Palmer Hospital.
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Orlando Health ORMC Earns National Recognition for Patient Care
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has achieved Magnet® designation, the most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can earn for nursing practice and quality patient care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announced the honor in February.
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Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute welcomes 1,000th patient
Orlando, FL (December 13, 2023) – After opening in August of 2023, the Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is proud to announce that it has served 1,000 patients at its specialty hospital.
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Orlando Health infuses first Covid-19 patient with convalescent plasma
Orlando, FL (April 10, 2020) – Doctors at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center infused their first COVID-19 patient with convalescent plasma Wednesday, April 8. Fifty-two-year-old Michael “Kevin” Rathel received the investigational therapy around midnight; a mere 12 hours after compatible blood was donated.
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Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Opens New Patient Bed Tower
Clermont, FL (Feb. 8, 2024) – Orlando Health South Lake Hospital is opening its new five-story patient tower as an extension to the existing 147-bed acute care hospital. This addition significantly increases the hospital’s bed count, expands the intensive care unit and brings new services to the Lake County area.
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Five Orlando Health hospitals receive ‘A’ grades for patient safety
Orlando, FL (May 1, 2024) Five Orlando Health hospitals have received ‘A’ grades from the Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety and transparency in the United States health system.
