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Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute’s two cardiology groups merge
ORLANDO, Fla. (April 1, 2016) --- Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute’s two cardiology groups have joined to form one of the largest cardiovascular practices in Florida. Mid-Florida Cardiology Specialists and Orlando Heart Center will begin the merger process on April 1, 2016. Named the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute, the new combined practice consists of 42 physicians, 280 team members and 13 locations throughout Central Florida. For patients and their families, the new practice means diverse expertise, vast experience, greater efficiency and added conveniences.
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Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality AFib care
Orlando, Fla. (July 29, 2022) —Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - AFIB Gold quality achievement award for its commitment to managing atrial fibrillation (AFib), ultimately helping to reduce patients’ stroke risk.
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Team of 11 Orlando Health Physicians Performs Consecutive Surgeries on Mother and Baby with Rare, Life-Threatening Heart Tumor
Orlando, FL (November 23, 2022) – Orlando Health clinicians from seven different specialties came together to perform back-to-back surgeries on a mother and her baby who developed a life-threatening tumor in utero. Randyiah Paul came to Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies after learning that the teratoma (a type of germ cell tumor) on her unborn daughter’s heart had grown so rapidly, she wouldn’t survive unless surgeons intervened. Doctors say this is a rare type of tumor, and it is exceptionally rare for it to require fetal intervention.
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The Orlando Health Air Care Team expands services to include in-flight and on-scene blood transfusions for adults and pediatric patients
Orlando, FL (September 24, 2019) – The Orlando Health Air Care Team recently began carrying blood products onboard its three medical helicopters to provide emergency blood transfusions in-flight or on-scene to adult and pediatric patients with life-threatening bleeding.
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The Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) receives verification from the American College of Surgeons
Orlando, FL (May 31, 2019) –The Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has been verified as a Level I trauma center by the Verification Review Committee, an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. The achievement recognizes the trauma center's dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients.
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Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute is first in the state to implant new defibrillator for patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest
New technology gives high risk patients timely treatment when minutes matter most.
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Advances in cardiac care improve heart valve disease and reduce stroke risk for patients at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
ORLANDO, Fla. (February 18, 2020) --- Two advances in cardiac care are improving heart valve disease and reducing the risk of stroke for patients at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC).
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Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Hospital and a High Performing Hospital
Orlando, Fla. – July 28, 2020 – Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has been recognized as a Best Hospital and as a High Performing Hospital for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report.
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Tiniest Baby to Ever Survive at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies Goes Home After 6 Months in the NICU
Orlando, FL (November 6, 2020) – Baby Diana Peguero is one of the smallest and most premature babies in the world to survive and thrive. She entered the world as the ultimate Mother's Day surprise on May 10, 2020 at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, when her mother was just 22 weeks pregnant. She is considered a "micro-preemie," born weighing 350 grams (12 ounces) and nine inches long. After examining her size and development, her medical team came to believe that she may have actually been younger than 22 weeks, as gestational age is just an estimate.
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognizes the Progressive Care Unit at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital with Gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence
Orlando, FL (August 6, 2024) – The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence to the Progressive Care Unit at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital.
