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• New High-Tech Treatment Extending Lives of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

  By Diana Lomont, Editorial Contributor

• ORMC's New North Patient Tower Fact Sheet

  Discover what went into building ORMC's new North Patient Tower.

• New ECHO Reporting System Enhances Patient Care

  Information Services and the cardiology department have successfully implemented a new cardiovascular information system (CVIS) that promotes clinical best practices for patients while saving physicians time and enhancing our competitive edge.

• Patients Benefit from Precision of New Radiation Treatment

  Even when you’re sitting or lying down, a lot of movement is happening inside your body. Just the act of breathing as the lungs expand and contract causes movement in the pancreas, stomach and kidneys. And a full stomach can push against your liver as digestion occurs.

• New Committee Chairs Continue Advancing Patient Experience Goals

  Jayne Willis, vice president of Nursing, and Dr. Thomas Kelley, chief of Quality and Clinical Transformation, are the new team to chair the Service Steering Committee and lead Orlando Health’s patient experience initiatives.

• Orlando Health Opens ORMC’s New North Patient Tower

  The 245-bed, 10-story, 345,000-square-foot tower delivers a new patient experience.

• Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center First to Dose Patient in New Breast Cancer Study

  Orlando, Florida (March 27, 2018) – Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center is the first to dose a patient in a study for an experimental drug to treat metastatic breast cancer in post-menopausal women.           

• Orlando Health Opens Health Central Hospital’s New Emergency Department & Patient Bed Tower

  Ocoee, FL (July 7, 2016) – As West Orange county continues to grow, so does the need for access to high quality healthcare. The West Orange Healthcare District (the District) and Orlando Health are working together to improve and expand healthcare services for the residents of West Orange County.

• 300th Heart Patient Receives New Valve Technology at Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute

  New technology to replace heart valves has helped 300 hearts beat stronger and longer. The Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Program at the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute recently reached the 300-patient milestone in just under six years. Initially, TAVR was used to treat severe aortic stenosis in patients who were at high or extreme risk for surgery. As the national experience with TAVR has increased, guidelines now also allow TAVR to be offered to select patients deemed to be intermediate risk for surgery. Untreated, aortic valve stenosis can lead to serious heart problems including heart failure and even death.

• Breakthrough Technology Offers New Treatment For Patients With Hard-to-Reach Tumors

  Orlando, Fla - An enormous high tech machine is providing new hope to patients across the country with inoperable tumors. Proton therapy is a precise radiation technique that reduces the side effects often accompanied by traditional treatment options. Thanks to this remarkable technology, a new proton therapy center at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health is saving the eyesight of a new mother who was diagnosed with a tumor behind her eye during her second trimester of pregnancy.