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• Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Named As Official Medical Team For Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy

  Melbourne, FL (December 17, 2025) – Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, serving as the school’s official medical team.

• Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital is Official Milk Depot for Mothers’ Milk Bank of Florida, Inc.

  Lake Mary, FL (October 2, 2025) – Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital becomes the first hospital in Seminole County to become a milk drop depot for the Mothers’ Milk Bank of Florida. Mothers who qualify can donate extra breast milk to help nourish premature and at-risk babies in a safe and controlled milk collection point. Recently, Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital received its first donation of 500 ounces of milk from Nicole Wirth of Sanford.

• 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.

• Howard G. Smith, MD, FACS, FCCM

  Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at Indiana University and his surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital. He is board certified in general surgery with added qualifications in surgical critical care.  Dr. Smith’s interests burns, nutrition, critical care and trauma.

• Michael Cheatham, MD, FACS, FCCM

  Dr. Cheatham earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed both his general surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He is board certified in general surgery, with added qualifications in surgical critical care. Dr. Cheatham's research interests include advanced hemodynamic monitoring, shock resuscitation, abdominal compartment syndrome, disaster preparedness, and third-world medicine. He is active in a number of national and international surgical, trauma, and critical care societies. He is the past president of the World Society for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.

• Brandon P. Hobbs, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM

  Education: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Memphis, TN (2008)

• Marlena Fox, Pharm.D., BCCCP, FCCM

  Education: Pharm.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (2006)

• Rita Gayed, Pharm.D., BCCCP, FCCM

  Education: Pharm.D., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL (2012)

• Xi Liu-DeRyke, Pharm.D., FCCM

  Education: Pharm.D., University of Southern California (2000)

• Ruel B. Garcia, MD, FCCP

  Dr. Ruel Garcia is a board-certified pulmonary disease specialist with Orlando Health Medical Group Lung and Sleep Medicine. He has cared for patients in Central Florida since 2008, and his expertise includes: