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  • Orlando Health Takes Proton Therapy to the Next Level with Advanced Image Guidance

    Orlando, Florida (January 25, 2017) – UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health is working with Mevion Medical Systems to take the next step in the evolution of the health system’s proton therapy center. The organizations are enhancing Orlando Health’s proton therapy system with the integration of a mobile, diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scanner. 

  • Annette Seabrook, MPT, MHA, FACHE named President of new Orlando Health freestanding rehabilitation institute

    Orlando, FL (September 20, 2022) – Annette Seabrook, MPT, MHA, FACHE has been named president of Orlando Health’s new freestanding inpatient rehabilitation institute. Located on the Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital campus, the 54-bed inpatient facility will provide a full range of advanced rehabilitation services and will specialize in care for patients suffering from complex neurological conditions.

  • Orlando Health Unveils Name for Highly Anticipated Proton Therapy Center

    ORLANDO, FL. (March 8, 2016) – In just a matter of weeks Orlando Health will open the first proton therapy center in Central Florida, providing patients with a valuable new tool in the fight against cancer. Now, that center has a name, and one with special meaning - The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy. Marjorie Williams, a patient at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health, passed away in September of 2015 following a courageous battle with cancer. In her memory, her husband, Leonard, and the Williams Family Foundation is providing a leadership gift in her name to Orlando Health to support proton therapy treatment.

  • Orlando Health Treats First Pediatric Patient using Proton Therapy

    ORLANDO, FL. (May 26, 2016) – When Zayne Burton’s parents, Lori and Chaz, heard the diagnosis that their 12-year-old son had a medullablastoma, a tumor of the brain and spine, they were in shock. Quickly, however, their focus turned to treating the curable cancer so their son could go on to live a healthy life. Their journey brought them to The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health, which had just opened, becoming the first proton center in Central Florida to treat patients us-ing proton beams, a type of radiation therapy, to shrink tumors. Just weeks after his diagnosis and surgery to remove the tumor, Zayne, a 7th grader from Orlando, began proton therapy treatment at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health, becoming the first pediatric patient treated in Central Florida with this revolutionary treatment option.

  • 4 Doctors Reveal the Biggest Mistakes Patients Make

    Mistakes come in all shapes and sizes. Maybe you set your alarm clock for 6:00 pm instead of 6:00 am, put your shirt on inside out at the gym or made a wrong turn on the way to work. These mistakes are easy to fix. Other mistakes are not so easy — especially when it comes to safeguarding your health. Four doctors reveal the biggest mistakes they see patients make and how you can avoid them to get and stay well.

  • Patient uses physical therapy to overcome paraplegia, stand up with his bride during wedding ceremony

    David Kellam works hard in physical therapy to stand at his wedding.

  • Orlando Health Proton Therapy Reaches Treatment Milestone

    ORLANDO, Florida, July 24, 2019 – Central Florida’s only proton therapy center is reaching a major milestone this week.

  • Lower Your Stress Level in 10 Minutes

    Everyone experiences stress. Whether it’s short-term stress from getting caught in a traffic jam or long-term concerns over finances, the more stress you have, the more it can affect your health and well-being.

  • PetSmart Charities Donation Expands Pet Therapy Program at Orlando Health

    Orlando, FL (May 10, 2018) –North America’s leading animal welfare funder is helping Central Florida patients experience the healing power of pets.

  • LifeBridge 10000 developing cancer therapy with electric fields

    By the time Peter Travers’ wife took her last breath in May 2016, she had fought cancer 12 times over the span of 18 years.