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• Orlando Health names vice president of Puerto Rico/Caribbean Region

  Orlando, FL (October 12, 2023) Orlando Health has named Omar Gonzalez as vice president of its Puerto Rico/Caribbean Region.

• Helping Diseased Lungs Breathe Easier

  Unless we have a cold, most of us don’t think about breathing — we just do it.

• Orlando Health Begins Screening Patients at Cancer Treatment Sites

  Orlando, FL (March 24, 2020) – Orlando Health Cancer Institute is implementing temperature checks and verbally screening patients for COVID-19 symptoms as they arrive at locations to receive cancer treatments.

• Orlando Health Launches Preferred Education Program

  Orlando, FL (November 12, 2020) – Orlando Health team members who want to pursue an associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or certificate at Valencia College, can do so without incurring any out-of-pocket costs. Effective December 1, 2020, the healthcare system will launch its Preferred Education Program which allows team members to attend Valencia College and pay nothing upfront. Orlando Health will pay 100 percent of the cost of tuition and books directly to the college, up to the annual cap limit for full-time and part-time team members.

• ‘Pink’ event commemorates Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  Orlando, FL (October 7, 2020) – Orlando Health Cancer Institute – Dr. Phillips, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Orange County Fire Rescue recently joined forces to host a ‘Pink’ event to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

• Orlando Health Hospitals Receive “A” Grades From Leapfrog Group

  Orlando, FL (May 27, 2020) – The Leapfrog Group has released its hospital Safety Grades for the Spring 2020 rating period and three Orlando Health hospitals earned A Grades: Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital, and Orlando Health South Lake Hospital. Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital received a B and Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital received a C.

• Smart Lunches for Kids

  Healthy eating can improve children’s energy, increase brain activity and even brighten their demeanor. Having plenty of nutritious, versatile lunch options will keep kids from being bored at lunch time and will give them the midday boost they need.

• Stretches Help Prevent Sports Injuries

   By Elizabeth Davis, MD, Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist

• New High-Tech Treatment Extending Lives of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

  By Diana Lomont, Editorial Contributor

• Understanding and Preventing Heart Disease in Women

  Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. “But the signs of heart disease in women can differ from those in men, so many women do not recognize when their heart is in danger,” says Maria Demori, MD, a cardiologist with Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. Although chest pain is still the main symptom, women more often than men experience atypical symptoms such as: