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• 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.

• Sweeping study goes further than ever in detecting concussion and subconcussive injuries in children and adults using a blood test

  Orlando, FL (August 26, 2019) -- In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers at Orlando Health are making new progress in finding ways to detect a traumatic yet sinister brain injury -- and getting closer to preventing further damage.

• CareSpot Urgent Care, in Partnership with Orlando Health, Announces New East Kissimmee Center Opening February 2026.

  KISSIMMEE, FL — February 2, 2026. CareSpot Urgent Care, in partnership with Orlando Health, is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of its newest center at 2306 East Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, FL 34744. Opening February 2, 2026, this expansion marks CareSpot’s growth to 46 urgent care centers statewide and represents the second location serving the Kissimmee community.

• Orlando Health Shares Medical Outcomes With Patients And Families Using Digital Technology Inside Hospital

  How Orlando Health is taking its quality and patient care initiative to the next level.

• Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital using defibrillators with enhanced shock capability for difficult-to-defibrillate patients

  Orlando, FL (April 22, 2024) Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital will begin using defibrillators with an enhanced energy shock capability that can improve the odds of reviving difficult-to-defibrillate patients who experience sudden cardiac arrest.

• New Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg

  St. Petersburg, FL (February 15, 2021) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg’s President, John Moore recently announced the hospital has confirmed Trina Espinola, MD, FACS as Chief Medical Officer, and Lorraine Parker, RN, MSN, CENP as Chief Nursing Officer and Assistant Vice President at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. Both women were serving in those roles in an interim capacity prior to the announcement.

• Sterile Processing Teams Surprised by Recognition

  L-R: Reginald Bailey (Winnie Palmer Hosptial/ACC), Karen Nauss (Boston, MA), Alumita Tuikaba (ORMC), Ayanna Jameson (ORMC), Andrea Harris (ORMC),

• Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital’s Commitment to Emergency Department Quality Earns Prestigious Nursing Award

  Orlando, FL (July 18, 2023) – The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) has awarded Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital its prestigious 2023 Lantern Award, which recognizes the hospital’s emergency department for its commitment to outstanding performance in the core areas of leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research.

• Orlando Health Launches New Resources to Get Orlando Business Ready

  Orlando, FL (May 1, 2020) – In an effort to help the community prepare to reopen, Orlando Health has launched a Business Ready resource website for businesses and organizations as they prepare to resume business.

• New Dedicated Education Unit Provides Lake County Nursing Students with Unique One-on-One Learning Opportunity

  Clermont, FL (November 1, 2022) – Orlando Health South Lake Hospital and Lake-Sumter State College have partnered together to develop a teaching-learning model that welcomes student nurses to a dedicated medical unit located on the hospital’s campus for their entire clinical rotation. The dedicated education unit will pair students one-on-one with Orlando Health South Lake registered nurses who will serve as clinical instructors and mentors while also helping students develop partnerships needed for a successful nursing career. The first class to participate in the program started earlier this month.