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• Orlando Health Celebrates Certified Nurses Day

  Orlando Health’s certified nurses were celebrated at site events in recognition of National Certified Nurses Day on March 19! Certified Nurses

• Orlando Health nurses receive national recognition

  Orlando, FL (April 19, 2019) – Four Orlando Health nurses were recently recognized for their unique contributions to the nursing profession. Susan Fowler, PhD, RN, CNRN, FAHA was named Researcher of the Year by the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS). The award acknowledges nurses for accomplished sustained programs of research that significantly contribute to advancing the theory and practice of nursing. Dr. Fowler’s body of research includes an examination of new graduate nurses’ experiences in a nurse residency program; the training, planning and preparation nurses need to ensure the safety of hospitalized children with tracheostomies; and the novel use of a nurse-led stroke-responder telemedicine system.   

• ​Set the Pace Program Rewards Nurses for Specialty Certification

  Orlando Health’s Set the Pace program has been updated and now offers eligible nurses a $250 award for achieving certification! This means that

• Going the Distance: How a Nurse-Patient Bond Helped Marathoner Get Her Life Back

  Marathoner Kelley Duell found her calling before she ever laced up a pair of trainers.

• ‘Worst Headache of My Life’ Signals Something More Ominous for Nurse

  Mother of two Crista Harris had a full life, with an active family and a job she loved as a nurse. A splitting headache threatened all that.

• 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.

• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Recognizes the Medical Telemetry Unit at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital

  Orlando, FL (February, 2 2024) – – The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Aliso Viejo, California, recently presented the silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence to the Medical Telemetry Unit at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital.

• 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.

• ORMC Trauma ICU and Trauma Step-Down Unit earn silver Beacon Awards for Excellence

  National recognition marks a significant milestone on the path to exceptional patient care and achieving a healthy work environment

• Pulling Together: Orlando Health Copes with Pulse Tragedy

  Just after 2:00 am on June 12, the Orlando Regional Medical Center Level One Trauma Center and Emergency Room began receiving dozens of seriously injured patients who were victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. ER doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists and respiratory therapists were quickly joined by off-duty surgeons and other team members to respond to the largest mass casualty they had ever faced.