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  • Orlando Health Launches International Fundraising Campaign To Aid in Bahamian Hurricane Relief Efforts

    Orlando, FL (September 05, 2019) – As the full extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian continues to be revealed to the world, Orlando Health, a $3.8 billion not-for-profit healthcare system headquartered in Orlando, FL, has stepped forward to assist individuals who want to contribute to the growing relief and recovery efforts currently underway throughout the Bahamas. The Orlando Health Foundation has established a fund to collect and coordinate monetary donations in support of those efforts.

  • Orlando Health Purchases prime I-4 frontage property in Lake Mary

    Orlando, FL (January 22, 2019) – Orlando Health’s presence in the Lake Mary Wellness & Technology Park is growing. Today, the organization closed on the purchase of an additional 8.36 acres in the development, which is also home to an Orlando Health free-standing Emergency Room and Medical Pavilion – currently under construction – and a hospital, for which Orlando Health recently was granted a certificate of need by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration.

  • Forbes ranks Orlando Health as Best Employer in the Tri-County Area

    Orlando, FL (June 27, 2019) – Orlando Health leads Central Florida as employees’ best liked employer in Orange, Seminole and Osceola Counties. In the publication’s first ranking of “Best Employers by State,” Orlando Health comes in at number 11, leading all other organizations headquartered in the area.

  • Orlando Health selected as one of the Best Places to Work in Health Care and Biopharma

    Orlando, FL (April 17, 2019) – Orlando Health has been selected as one of the 2019 Best Workplaces in Health Care and Biopharma by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE. The healthcare system took the number 25 spot on a list of 35. The rankings considered feedback representing almost 730,000 employees working at Great Place to Work-Certified organizations in the healthcare and biopharma industry. Great Place to Work, a global people analytics and consulting firm, evaluated more than 60 elements of team members’ experience on the job. These included the extent to which employees trust leaders, the respect with which people are treated, the fairness of workplace decisions, and how much camaraderie there is among the team. Rankings are based on employees’ feedback and reward companies who best include all employees, no matter who they are or what they do for the organization.

  • Orlando Health Surgeons Use 3d-Printed Fetus Models To Prepare For In-Utero Procedure

    (ORLANDO, Florida) – A state-of-the-art in-utero procedure allows surgeons to correct a birth defect on developing babies inside the womb. But operating on a mother and her unborn child at the same time can be challenging and unpredictable. To give their world-class surgeons even more information ahead of surgery, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies is using MRI and ultrasound imaging along with 3D-printing technology to create a first-of-its-kind detailed model that allows surgeons to plan procedures ahead of time, identifying potential obstacles and reducing the risks of surgery.

  • 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.

  • Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Named Official Medical Team for Fort De Soto Trilogy

    St. Petersburg, FL (June 16, 2021) – The Fort De Soto Trilogy draws some of the best triathletes to the Tampa Bay-area, and this summer, event organizer Integrity Multisport is partnering with Bayfront Health St. Petersburg to be the official medical team for the trio of races.

  • Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Announces Procedure To Reduce The Harmful Effects Of Sleep Apnea

    St. Petersburg, FL – (July 21, 2021) – Bayfront Hospital St. Petersburg is among the first hospitals in Florida to offer Inspire, an innovative FDA-approved device that treats sleep apnea without requiring patients to wear a CPAP (continuous positive air pressure) mask while they sleep. Trina Espinola, MD., the chief medical officer at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, and Julia Pfaff, MD., who specializes in image-guided and minimally invasive otolaryngology techniques, are among the first physicians to treat patients at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg with this innovative technology.

  • Orlando Health and Watson Clinic Combine Efforts to Improve Healthcare in Polk County and Beyond

    Lakeland, FL (March 11, 2025) – Orlando Health, one of the highest quality hospital systems in the southeastern United States, and Watson Clinic, one of the nation’s most respected physician-led practices, have joined forces to provide exceptional care for the community. The collaboration will be actualized in June 2026 with the opening of the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital.

  • Orlando Health Unveils Renovated Emergency Department At Central Florida’s Only Level One Trauma Center

    Orlando, FL (January 24, 2025) – On Friday, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) unveiled its completely redesigned and renovated emergency department. Orlando Health ORMC is the proud home of Central Florida’s only Level One Trauma Center. This redesign marks the largest renovation and expansion of the downtown hospital’s emergency department in the last 10 years. The $25 million endeavor was fully funded through philanthropy.