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By Elizabeth Davis, MD, Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist

Orlando, Florida (January 25, 2017) – UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health is working with Mevion Medical Systems to take the next step in the evolution of the health system’s proton therapy center. The organizations are enhancing Orlando Health’s proton therapy system with the integration of a mobile, diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scanner. 

Orlando, FL (April 16, 2025) Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is expanding its ability and capacity to care for patients with the addition of two state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory procedure rooms, plus a new 10-bed intensive care unit.

Orlando, FL (April 15, 2025) – Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital is proud to announce its joint replacement program has earned the Joint Commission's certification for disease specific care regarding hip and knee replacement. The designation ensures patients are receiving the highest level of care for joint replacement surgery through the latest evidence-based practices and clinical guidelines.

Visit Tatiana Cherry at home, and you’ll see her zip up and down the stairs to her fourth-floor apartment. She was barely able to manage those steps a year ago, when she was 80 pounds heavier. “I was so tired every time I went up,” she says. “Since I lost weight, I can’t think of a time I’ve been exhausted.”

Ultima Espino sneezed. Just a simple sneeze, while happily in mom mode with her toddler and 3-month-old sons. Then intense pain hit. “It felt like my spine was detaching from my body with electrocution running through,” she recalls in horror.

Halloween candy. Thanksgiving pies. Holiday cookies. These are the things a kid waits for all year. But for Aubrey Harris, there was none of that — not even a slice of birthday cake.

Orlando, FL (March 24, 2025) – Today, Orlando Health is debuting the Orlando Health Spine Center, built on the expertise of Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute and Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute. The new multidisciplinary center will focus on providing prompt diagnosis and treatment for patients with back and spine concerns. It will be the only program in Florida to bring together orthopedic and neurosurgical physicians who specialize in spine surgery.

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.

Wesley Chapel, FL (December 19, 2024) – This week Orlando Health announced Chief Executive Officer of Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health, Joe Delatorre, as the president of its new hospital currently under construction in Wesley Chapel.