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Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Hospital Celebrates First Anniversary
Orlando, FL (August 29, 2024) – The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Hospital is celebrating its success and continued growth one year after opening its doors to patients in Central Florida and beyond. The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Downtown Complex includes the specialty hospital, which opened August 29, 2023, and adjacent medical pavilion, which opened March 27, 2023. The facility has served more than 280,000 patients to date.
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Aphasia took his speech. Hard work is giving it back
“Shut up has never been in my vocabulary,” says David Keffler with a laugh. And even though it takes him a little longer these days to get the words out, they are as true as they’ve ever been.
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Orlando Health and Winter Garden Little League Score Home Run with New Partnership
Orlando, FL (July 17, 2024) – Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital and Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital are excited to partner with the Winter Garden Little League to help enhance baseball games for the community. Through a new sponsorship, three digital scoreboards have been installed on the fields.
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Orlando Health hospitals ranked high performing on a national level in six medical specialties by U.S. News & World Report
Orlando, FL (July 16, 2024) – U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center and Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital as 2024-2025 High Performing hospitals on a national level in six categories:
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Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital names chief nursing officer
Orlando, FL (July 2, 2024) Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital has named Stacy Jemtrud, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CNL as its chief nursing officer.
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Survey Finds Most Americans Believe Pain and Urinary Leakage is Normal for Women After Having Children
Orlando, FL (July 15, 2024) – A new national survey by Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute finds most Americans believe it’s normal for women to experience pain, pressure and incontinence after having children. But experts say these are actually signs of pelvic floor issues, and while they are extremely common, affecting about a third of women, they are not normal.
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Orlando Health National Training Center Serves as Host Venue for Department of Defense Warrior Games’ Swimming Competition
Clermont, FL (July 1, 2024) – Orlando Health National Training Center served as the host venue for the swimming event of the Department of Defense (DoD)’s annual adaptive-sports competition, the Warrior Games, on Saturday. The Warrior Games are designed to enhance recovery by engaging wounded, ill and injured service members outside of traditional therapy settings.
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Orlando Health Enters into a Stalking Horse Purchase Agreement with Steward Health Care for Three East Central Florida Operations
Orlando, FL – (August 14, 2024) – Orlando Health today announced that it has entered into a binding asset purchase agreement to purchase from Steward Health Care (“Steward” or the “Company”), its East Central Florida operations, comprised of Rockledge Regional Medical Center, Melbourne Regional Medical Center, Sebastian River Medical Center, and Steward Medical Group Practices. Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization serving the Southeastern United States and Puerto Rico. Earlier this month, the system entered into a definitive agreement to purchase majority interest in Baptist Healthcare, located in central Alabama. Steward Health Care is the country’s largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system. Orlando Health’s qualified bid has been designated as the stalking horse and, subject to the terms of the agreement, Orlando Health’s bid will be subject to higher or better qualified bids received by August 26th, 2024, at which time a bankruptcy court-approved auction may occur.
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Alex Enz, RN, receives coveted Daisy Award at Orlando Health South Lake Hospital
Clermont, FL (Aug. 7, 2024) – Orlando Health South Lake Hospital recently recognized Alex Enz, RN, with the Daisy Award.
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Study Finds Clues In Your Blood Could Help Assess Traumatic Brain Injuries Within Minutes Of Impact
Orlando, FL (Sept. 4, 2024) – Groundbreaking research published on Wednesday shows that clues in your blood could help assess traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) within 30 minutes of impact, much sooner than previously known. The first-of-its-kind study, published in JAMA Network Open, marks a significant milestone that could inform how TBIs are treated in multiple areas including on the sidelines of sporting events, in military settings and in the field when ambulance crews respond to a patient before transporting them to a hospital. The study builds on decades of research by Dr. Linda Papa, lead author of the study and Director of Academic Clinical Research at Orlando Health.
