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Orlando, Fla. (June 24, 2021) – Together, Orlando Health, United Way of Broward County, and Moffitt Cancer Center, are charting a path to improve health equity throughout the state. The three organizations, with support from a combined $2.5 million health equity grant awarded by the Florida Blue Foundation, will partner to train more than 3,000 healthcare professionals over a four-year period.

Orlando, FL (June 7, 2021) – Thousands of athletes will be in Orlando for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games and preparations are underway to ensure they have the medical care they need to perform their best.

Orlando, FL (June 15, 2021) – U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has ranked Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies in its 2021-2022 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online today. The hospital was awarded with designations in five specialties.

St. Petersburg, Fl (June 23, 2021) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg today announced that it is participating in a new global clinical study designed to establish the safety and efficacy of an investigational ablation system for patients experiencing typical atrial flutter. Bayfront Health St. Petersburg is one of up to 20 centers participating in the U.S. and Europe in the study of the AcQBlate FORCE Sensing Ablation System. 

OCOEE, FL (June 3, 2021) – Orlando Health held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week to commemorate the opening of its newest facility, the Orlando Health Scripts Specialty Pharmacy. The pharmacy is located across the street from Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital at 1111 Blackwood Avenue in Ocoee and is Orlando Health’s first specialty pharmacy.

St. Petersburg, FL (February 22, 2021) –Today, hospital leaders and team members cut the ribbon to officially open Scripts Pharmacy at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg.

Orlando, FL (February 17, 2021) – Cancer patients Kimberly Smythe, 34, and Brita Edlbauer, 70, rang the bell today and are going home less than three weeks after becoming the first patients to receive bone marrow transplants at Orlando Health Cancer Institute. The moment marked a very special occasion for both women in their cancer journey and for Orlando Health’s 100-year history of taking care of the residents of Central Florida.

St. Petersburg, FL (February 15, 2021) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg’s President, John Moore recently announced the hospital has confirmed Trina Espinola, MD, FACS as Chief Medical Officer, and Lorraine Parker, RN, MSN, CENP as Chief Nursing Officer and Assistant Vice President at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. Both women were serving in those roles in an interim capacity prior to the announcement.

St. Petersburg, FL (February 4, 2021) – Today the leadership team at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg presented to St. Petersburg City Council what they have accomplished since acquiring the hospital October 1, 2020, and shared their vision for the future, including plans for a new façade to the main building.

Orlando, FL (December 7, 2021) – Five Orlando Health facilities were named as Top Hospitals in the country by the Leapfrog Group today. An independent national organization committed to healthcare quality and patient safety, the Leapfrog Group recognizes hospitals that prioritize healthcare quality for patients by implementing better systems to prevent medication errors, provide higher quality maternity care and lower infection rates. The recognition is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive.