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• Thomas R. Kelley, MD, Named Chief of Quality And Clinical Transformation At Orlando Health

  Under his leadership, in 2013 South Seminole Hospital became the first Orlando Health facility to install and activate digital quality boards in public areas to provide medical outcomes data directly to patients and families.

• Implant derived from coral material offers new treatment for patients suffering from knee pain

  Orlando, FL (November 15, 2024) – An Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute surgeon is the first in Florida to implant new technology that utilizes a natural compound found in coral to heal cartilage injuries. Dr. Abhishek Kannan completed the procedure to treat a patient suffering from chronic knee pain on November 11.

• Survey Finds Most Americans Believe Pain and Urinary Leakage is Normal for Women After Having Children

  Orlando, FL (July 15, 2024) – A new national survey by Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute finds most Americans believe it’s normal for women to experience pain, pressure and incontinence after having children. But experts say these are actually signs of pelvic floor issues, and while they are extremely common, affecting about a third of women, they are not normal.

• Thomas Kelley, MD, Named Vice President of Quality & Clinical Transformation

  Thomas R. Kelley, MD, has been named Orlando Health’s Vice President of Quality and Clinical Transformation. Dr. Kelley has most

• 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.

• Cancer Genetics Center Opens At UF Health Cancer Center; Orlando Health Providing Road Map For High-Risk Patients

  The specialized center is streamlined to care for high-risk patients, including those with genetic links to cancer.

• Pain in the Vein

  When it comes to circulatory system malfunctions, heart health corners the conversation. We feel chest pains and know to head for the nearest ER. Pains in our veins, however, often get ignored. Which makes peripheral artery disease (PAD) all the more dangerous.

• Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Opens New Clinic In Melbourne

  Orlando, FL (December 16, 2024) – The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is thrilled to open a new clinic in Melbourne this week, expanding its unparalleled orthopedic and sports medicine care to the Space Coast. The practice will serve as a one-stop-shop for patients suffering from various musculoskeletal injuries or conditions.

• In The News Dr. Sreeram Maddipatla

  For colon cancer and many other forms of the disease, clinical trials offer patients treatment beyond the standard of care.

• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is first in Central Florida to offer a new treatment for severe emphysema

  Orlando, FL (July 12, 2019) – Difficulty breathing is becoming easier for patients at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC).  Orlando HealthORMC is the first hospital in Central Florida to offer a new lung valve treatment for patients with severe emphysema, a progressive and life-threatening form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  The Zephyr^® Endobronchial Valve System, by Pulmonx^® Corp. is the first minimally-invasive device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help emphysema sufferers breathe with ease, without major surgery.