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• Orlando Health Orthopedic Surgeon Inducted Into International Hip Society

  Orlando, FL (October 23, 2017) – Orlando Health is excited to announce that orthopedic surgeon George Haidukewych, MD, has been inducted into the International Hip Society, an exclusive association of joint surgeons from all over the globe that have demonstrated excellence in hip surgery.

• West Orange County surgeons join Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute

  Orlando, FL (March XX, 2026) - The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute welcomes longstanding community physicians Kevin Cox, MD, Jose Torres, MD, and Jacob Cox, MD to the team. The trusted orthopedic surgeons, formerly part of West Orange Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, will unite with Central Florida’s largest orthopedic group to continue delivering exceptional orthopedic care to patients in West Orange County and beyond.

• Orlando Health Orthopedic Surgeon Named Chief Medical Officer for 2022 Special Olympics USA Games

  Orlando, FL (June 7, 2021) – Thousands of athletes will be in Orlando for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games and preparations are underway to ensure they have the medical care they need to perform their best.

• Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Hand Surgeon Invents New Splint for Better Patient Outcomes

  Orlando, FL (February 26, 2026) – Orlando Health has launched a pilot study of a new splint, invented by one of its own physicians, to improve patient care following a hand or wrist injury. Jeffrey Deren, MD has been practicing medicine for 30 years and saw an opportunity to enhance patient experience and outcomes with the invention of “SafeSplint.” The splint is currently being trialed at several Orlando Health emergency departments and the Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute – Alafaya/Waterford Lakes walk-in clinic before systemwide and nationwide distribution.

• Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Receives Trauma and Children’s Surgical Verification from the American College of Surgeons

  Orlando, FL (September 25, 2019) – Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has received both Trauma Verification and Children’s Surgical Verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS), making it the only pediatric facility in Florida to hold both verifications and one of only 14 in the country.

• Orlando Health trauma surgeons address PULSE nightclub tragedy

  Orlando Health’s Level One Trauma surgeons and survivors from the PULSE nightclub tragedy

• Orlando Health Opens Florida’s First Orthopedic Hospital

  Orlando, FL (August 24, 2023) – Orlando Health is proud to announce the grand opening of Florida’s first orthopedic hospital. With a longstanding track record in providing excellent patient care and a highly skilled team of physicians and other healthcare professionals, the Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute aims to raise the bar for orthopedic care throughout the region.  

• Orlando Health Opens Florida’s First Orthopedic Hospital

  Orlando Health is proud to announce the grand opening of Florida’s first orthopedic hospital. With a longstanding track record in providing excellent patient care and a highly skilled team of physicians and other healthcare professionals, the Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute aims to raise the bar for orthopedic care throughout the region. 

• Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Begins Welcoming Patients

  Orlando, FL (March 27, 2023) – A man in white lab coat stands with a woman in a white dress and starched nurse’s cap on her head in the hot Florida sun. They bend over the trunk of a dusty car that is all bulbous fenders and chrome bumpers. Carefully they lift the heavy lead-lined components of one of the latest scientific miracles out of the vehicle and onto a small cart.

• Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Downtown Complex Begins Welcoming Patients

  The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is excited to begin welcoming patients to its new, downtown complex on March 27. During the first phase opening of the facility, guests will be able to access imaging, lab and pharmacy services, a 62-exam room clinic, the ambulatory surgery center and rehabilitation space.