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Pink Public Safety Vehicles Parade Kicks Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Orlando, FL (October 4, 2019) – Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a parade of pink public
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Bad posture often to blame for chronic pain and health issues, but survey finds too few Americans are concerned
Orlando, Fla - The average American adult spends more than three and a half hours looking down at their smartphones every day. Looking down or
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National CPR and AED Awareness Week builds awareness of simple steps to improve chances of survival after cardiac arrest. Recent research shows increase in bystander CPR rate.
Orlando, FL (June 4, 2019) – Two steps and one button can turn a deadly statistic into a stronger chance of survival after cardiac arrest. Calling 9-1-1, administering early CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and rapid defibrillation (with an AED – automated external defibrillator) are key steps to improve chances of survival and recovery after cardiac arrest.
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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.
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Cleats for a Cause
Showing Support
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5 Signs You’re Overwhelmed (and How to Fix It)
By Wendy Bacigalupi-Bednarz, Editorial Contributor
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Orlando Health and Florida Department of Health Team Up to Develop Innovative Newborn Screening Process
Orlando, FL (August 15, 2019) – Orlando Health has teamed up with the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) to develop a more efficient and accurate way to collect mandated health data from newborn babies. Before leaving the hospital, five drops of blood are collected from babies and sent to FDOH to screen for 54 medical disorders, including cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. It is crucial that the blood samples are sent and read quickly so that physicians and parents can move forward with additional testing or treatment. If not treated in a timely manner, some of these abnormalities can be life-threatening.
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Orlando Health provides Stop the Bleed training to Orange County Public Schools employees, and donates bleeding control kits
Orlando Health and Orange County Public Schools spent the summer break focused on preparedness lessons. The adult and pediatric trauma teams from Orlando Health provided Bleeding Control Basic (BCon) training to principals, assistant principals and other staff; and donated 1,000 bleeding control kits to the district. The training and donation took place during OCPS Safety Days throughout June and July, with final sessions on Monday, July 29.
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Gavin and Annette Ford Have a Passion for Giving Back
We feel extremely fortunate to have Orlando Health’s network of top-notch hospitals providing hope and healing right here in our own backyards.
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Bill Hussey Leaves a Legacy with Family, Friends and Orlando Health
Bill Hussey was an incredible leader in Central Florida, identified at age 29 as the youngest savings and loan trade association executive in the nation. Throughout his life he continued to invest his time, wisdom and talents to the area’s growing community. In the early 1980’s, when he learned of the plans for a much-needed children’s hospital in Orlando, he and his wife Betty chose to come alongside the Orlando Health Foundation as one of the earliest supporters to help make Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children a reality.
