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• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center reaches 200th stroke-prevention device implant for heart patients

  Photo credit: Janine Moore-Starling, BSN, RN, CCRN | Orlando Health Health & Vascular Institute

• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center introduces new technology that breaks barriers in coronary artery disease

  Orlando, Fla. (August 31, 2021) – Cardiologists at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center are breaking through heart disease with new technology. The doctors are the first in Central Florida to offer shockwave technology to break up severely calcified plaque in heart arteries. The new technology for severely calcified coronary artery disease uses sonic pressure waves to break away problematic calcium so heart arteries can be safely expanded, and blood flow restored. The treatment is also a new way to use lithotripsy - an approach that has been used for decades for kidney stones. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the technology to treat coronary arteries.

• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center Uses New Technology to Train Surgeons Virtually

  Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center is on the cutting edge of virtual training for surgeons in robotic-assisted surgery techniques. Orlando Health ORMC uses the Intuitive Telepresence Platform to train and mentor surgeons and surgical teams throughout the state, across the country, and around the world.

• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center Announces New Vice President of Operations

  Orlando, FL (March 23, 2021) – Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) recently named Rachna Atwal, M.B.A., as vice president, Operations, for the 808-bed hospital in downtown Orlando. In her new role, Rachna will be responsible for driving operational performance and executing strategic initiatives for the Orlando Health flagship medical center and home to the area’s only Level One Trauma Center. 

• The Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) receives a $5 million gift

  Orlando, FL (June 10, 2021) – The Orlando Health Foundation announced today a $5 million gift to the Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC). The $5 million gift, the largest ever to Orlando Health ORMC, is from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. The generous gift is for the trauma center expansion to increase surge capacity – a need recognized following the Pulse nightclub incident on June 12, 2016.

• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center Institute for Advanced Rehabilitation is Recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

  CARF International accreditation demonstrates a program’s quality, transparency, and commitment to the satisfaction of the persons served.

• 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.

• The Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) receives verification from the American College of Surgeons

  Orlando, FL (May 31, 2019) –The Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has been verified as a Level I trauma center by the Verification Review Committee, an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. The achievement recognizes the trauma center's dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients.

• Orlando Health Burn Center achieves national verification designation

  Orlando, FL (February 7, 2019) – Orlando Health’s Burn Center at Orlando Regional Medical Center recently achieved verification as an adult burn center by the American Burn Association. The designation reflects Orlando Health’s commitment to excellence and its dedication to providing quality care to patients. Orlando Health’s Burn Center is the only verified burn center in Orlando. 

• You are Invited to See the Difference at Arnold Palmer Medical Center

  Arnold Palmer Medical Center is introducing a one-hour tour behind the walls of Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Winnie Palmer Hospital for