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• I Feel Like I Can Get Out There and Do Anything

  When my A1C (blood glucose) levels kept climbing and my doctor told me I needed to do something or I would have to go on insulin, that was a

• Orlando Health expands appointment-free Pfizer vaccines for the public to two locations

  Orlando, FL (July 19, 2021) – Orlando Health has expanded its appointment-free COVID-19 vaccines to the public to two locations. First and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine are available to anyone 12 years of age and older at its easy-to-access drive-through clinic and at the Orlando Health Scripts pharmacy located in the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. The drive-through clinic is located at 44 Lake Beauty Drive on its downtown Orlando campus. Patients can remain in their cars during the vaccination process. The Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute is also located on the downtown campus at 1222 S. Orange Avenue.

• 200-Pound Weight Loss Leads to Good Health, Love and a College Dream

  For Dorsey Hernandez, folding the laundry is a pleasure. So is washing her car, vacuuming the floor, even cleaning the bathroom. The customer service rep couldn’t do any of those tasks without exhaustion for a decade. That was before she lost 200 pounds.

• COVID-19 Survivor Returns to Meet Hospital Staff That Saved Her Life

  Ocoee, FL (October 12, 2021) – Today physicians and team members at Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital staged an intimate reunion

• Lockdown at ORMC has been Lifted, ED is Open and Accepting Patients

  Update 6:30: After the devastating events of this weekend, the next several days will be extremely active on the main campus. The traffic and

• Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute now offering free community exercise classes for Parkinson’s patients

  Orlando, FL (September 20, 2023) – Local patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease now have access to free fitness classes tailored to their medical needs, thanks to the Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute and grant funding from the Parkinson Association of Central Florida. Patients do not need a physician referral to join the classes.

• After Knee Replacement Surgery, 74-Year-Old Says ‘I Feel Young Again’

  “You look so young!” friends exclaimed to Helen Pennacchio after her knee replacement surgery.

• 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.

• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center researchers show a blood test for traumatic brain injury performs just as well as clinical guidelines, may reduce the need for computed tomography scans

  Orlando, Fla. (March 14, 2022) --- A new study by researchers at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) found a blood test for traumatic brain injury performs just as well as the clinical guidelines emergency medicine physicians use to decide if a patient with a mild traumatic brain injury or concussion needs a computed tomography (CT) scan. The discovery of the high performance TBI biomarkers blood test may improve the detection of brain injuries on CT, while reducing the need for CT scans. The study was recently published in JAMA Network Open, an international, peer-reviewed, open access, general medical journal.