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Orlando Health and Second Harvest Food Bank Reduce Impact of Food Insecurity on Elementary Students
Orlando, FL (April 20, 2022) – Students at Orange Center Elementary now have increased access to a variety of nutritious, non-perishable foods free of charge thanks to the installation of a dedicated, on-site market pantry provided by Orlando Health and Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.
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Orlando Health Set to Debut New Emergency Room at Reunion Village
Davenport, FL (April 26, 2022) – To continue to meet the growing need for emergency services driven by Central Florida’s rapidly increasing population, Orlando Health is preparing to open its newest freestanding emergency room, the Orlando Health Emergency Room – Reunion Village. The full-service emergency room will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will be fully staffed by Board-certified emergency room physicians, registered nurses, and other clinicians. Located along the I-4 corridor at 8011 Osceola Polk Line Road in Davenport, the Orlando Health Emergency Room – Reunion Village will be the seventh freestanding emergency room Orlando Health has opened since 2018.
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Orlando Health Announces Plans to Establish New Freestanding Rehabilitation Institute
Ocoee, FL (April 6, 2022) – To best meet the current demand and anticipated need for rehabilitative care in Central Florida and beyond, Orlando Health is announcing plans to develop a freestanding rehabilitation facility in West Orange County. The building will open as a 54-bed inpatient facility distinctively designed to provide high quality post-acute care for patients requiring medical and rehabilitative services. The current CARF-accredited inpatient rehabilitation program at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center will relocate to this new site, the first freestanding comprehensive medical rehabilitation facility in Orange County. CARF is the acronym for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
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Orlando Health acquires Sabanera Health Dorado to create Doctors’ Center Hospital | Orlando Health Dorado
Orlando, FL and Dorado, Puerto Rico (October 19, 2022) – Orlando Health, a non-profit healthcare organization that serves the southeastern United States, today announced it has acquired PRISA Group’s and Triple-S Management’s participation in Sabanera Health Dorado, an agreement that both parties identified as a huge step on taking the new facility to its next level of excellence and benefiting all residents of Puerto Rico’s northern region while solidifying the efforts to promote medical tourism on the island.
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Orlando Health Invites Local Organizations to Apply for Funding
Orlando, FL (October 3, 2022) –The application process for the 2023 cycle of Orlando Health’s Community Grant Program opened Saturday, October 1, 2022. As part of the hospital system’s ongoing commitment to Central Florida, the program offers competitive grants to assist local organizations and Orlando Health team members in their efforts to improve health and wellness in the region.
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New details released about Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital
Orlando, FL (October 20, 2022) – When the Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital opens in 2026, it will open with 302 inpatient beds. That’s more than double the originally announced opening bed count of 136 beds.
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Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando Joins with Orlando Health
Orlando, FL (October 6, 2022) – The Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando (CRC) is joining Orlando Health to create the Orlando Health Colon and Rectal Institute.
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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.
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Orlando Health Air Care Team paramedic receives Liberty Shield Award
Orlando, Fla. (May 2, 2022) --- Orlando Health Air Care Team's Miles Morgan was recently recognized with the 2022 Liberty Shield Award from the Orange County Bar Association. The award recognizes a first responder who demonstrates exemplary services to the health or safety of the community. Morgan, CCEMT-P, critical care flight paramedic, received the award at the association’s Law Week Luncheon on April 28, 2022.
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Four-Legged Visitors Encourage Orlando Health Patients
If you spend any time getting medical treatment, the team at Orlando Health would like you to have at least one visitor with a cold nose and a wagging tail. It could be for a quick cuddle during a long day of chemotherapy or an encouraging nudge during a difficult rehab session.