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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognizes the Progressive Care Unit at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital with Gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence
Orlando, FL (August 6, 2024) – The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence to the Progressive Care Unit at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital.
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Orlando Health signs definitive agreement to purchase Baptist Health
Orlando, FL (August 5, 2024) – Orlando Health, Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Tenet Healthcare’s majority interest in Baptist Health in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health was formed in 2015 following a merger agreement between Tenet Healthcare and Baptist Health System. Orlando Health, a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization, will manage day-to-day operations of Baptist Health in partnership with Baptist Health System. Baptist Health System will remain in the partnership and it will remain a faith-based organization.
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Orlando Health First in the World to Use Abbotts New Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injuries
Orlando, FL (Aug. 13, 2024) – Today, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is the first hospital in the world to use a new, groundbreaking blood test to help assess patients with suspected mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), or concussions. The rapid TBI blood test provides results in just 15 minutes and was developed by Abbott, in collaboration with the Department of Defense, and built upon innovative research that Orlando Health’s Dr. Linda Papa and others helped pioneer over 20 years ago.
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Seven Orlando Health hospitals earn recognition from American Heart Association for providing life-saving stroke care
Orlando, FL (July 29, 2024) Seven Orlando Health hospitals have earned recognition from the American Heart Association for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients quickly receive proper treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.
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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 Jewett Orthopedic Institute Among the First to Offer Innovative Artificial Intelligence for Hip Replacements
Orlando, FL (December 5, 2023) – After promising a new level of orthopedic care for patients throughout Central Florida and the Southeast when its new downtown complex opened earlier this year, Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is delivering on that promise, announcing that it is one of the first in the nation to offer artificial intelligence assistance in hip replacement procedures to optimize patient recovery and mobility following surgery.
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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.
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Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital Launches Limb Preservation Program
Orlando, FL (December 3, 2024) – Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital is proud to announce the launch of the Orlando Health system’s first comprehensive limb preservation program. Through this new program, patients at risk for limb loss will receive care from a multidisciplinary team to prevent a life changing emergency.
