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New Medical Director Brings Expanded Fetal Procedures to Central Florida
Orlando, FL (June 9, 2022) – Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies is pleased to welcome Emanuel “Mike” Vlastos, MD as the newest member of the expert team at the Fetal Care Center. With more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Vlastos is a board-certified maternal-fetal medicine physician who offers advanced expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of fetal anomalies, often before the baby is born.
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Nursing Organization Recognizes Orlando Health with 24 Beacon Awards of Excellence
With 24 active Beacon Awards for Excellence in nursing care – more than any other healthcare system in Florida – Orlando Health demonstrates its ongoing commitment to building patients’ trust, supporting team members and physicians, and delivering safe, effective and high-quality care.
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Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Recognized for Commitment to Reducing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Clermont, FL (June 29, 2022) – Orlando Health South Lake Hospital has received the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Silver for implementing hospital-wide best practices and educating parents and caregivers on sleep safety to help prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). A recognition conferred by Cribs for Kids, a national organization that advocates for the standardization of safe sleep practices in alignment with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines, the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification confers recognitions at a bronze, silver and gold level.
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Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital and Orlando Health Emergency Room and Medical Pavilion – Osceola welcomes new interventional cardiologist
St. Cloud, FL (June 17, 2022) – Abid Shah, M.D., has recently joined the Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute and is based at Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital and Orlando Health Emergency Room and Medical Pavilion – Osceola. The facilities are both located in Osceola County, Florida.
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Orlando Health Hospitals Excel at Patient Safety and Quality
Orlando, FL (May 10, 2022) – Orlando Health hospitals have been recognized for their excellence in keeping patients safe and providing quality care. The Leapfrog Group, a national independent organization that’s committed to healthcare quality and patient safety has released its spring 2022 safety grades in which all Orlando Health legacy hospitals received A grades: Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital and Orlando Health South Lake Hospital, which with this current grading period, has now received its eighth consecutive A grade.
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Orlando Health Cancer Institute Earns Accreditation in Rectal Cancer Treatment
Orlando, FL (May 27, 2022) – Orlando Health Cancer Institute has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons.
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Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center clinical nurse specialist earns national award
Orlando, Fla. (May 15, 2022) --- Mary Janette Sendin, clinical nurse specialist, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, was recently recognized with the 2022 Circle of Excellence award from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Sendin, MSN, APRN-CNS, CCNS, PCCN, is the only recipient in Florida for this year.
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Kelly Nierstedt Named to Modern Healthcare’s Top Women Leaders List
Orlando, FL (February 21, 2022) – Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies is proud to announce that its president Kelly Nierstedt was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2022’s Top Women Leaders.
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Orlando Health is the Highest Ranking Healthcare Employer in Florida and Ranks in the Top 20 Nationwide
Orlando, FL (February 17, 2022) – Orlando Health has been named the highest ranking healthcare organization in the state of Florida on Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers list. The healthcare system ranks #86 overall out of 500 large organizations. In the “Healthcare & Social” category, which contains 35 employers, Orlando Health appears at #19, making the organization one of the top 20 healthcare employers nationwide.
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Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research and Education opens
Orlando, Fla. (February 7, 2022) – Phase one of the new Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research and Education (CARE) officially opened today. Located on the downtown Orlando campus adjacent to Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, the center features technologically advanced procedure rooms, preoperative and recovery bays and support space for patients and staff. Phase two of the center, which will increase square footage creating additional space for patient care and staff, will open in the summer of 2022. The highly specialized gastrointestinal diagnostic and treatment center will serve as the flagship destination of the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute, one of the most comprehensive gastrointestinal programs in the southeastern United States.
