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Orlando Health Receives “Best Children’s Hospital” Designation in 4 Specialties
Orlando, FL (June 21, 2023) – Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies have been recognized as Best Children’s Hospitals for 2023-2024 by U.S. News & World Report. Now in its 17th year, the rankings assist parents of children with rare or life-threatening illnesses and their doctors in choosing the right hospital for them.
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Spirit of Children Brings Spooky Fun and Smiles to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital this Halloween!
Orlando, FL (October 13, 2023) – Halloween is just around the corner, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is thrilled to continue its exciting partnership with Spirit of Children, the fundraising arm of Spirit Halloween stores, to host a spooktacular Halloween party for our young patients and their families. This collaboration created a memorable and fun-filled Halloween celebration that lifted spirits and brought joy to children facing medical challenges.
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Arnold Palmer Hospital Expands Pediatric Acute Care Transport Team
The expansion of Arnold Palmer Hospital’s acute care transport team will bring these highly-specialized services to referring hospitals in 18 counties in and around Central Florida. It is estimated the expansion will allow Arnold Palmer Hospital to transport 100 children with serious illnesses or injuries per month. The team will be in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Cardiac Experts from Arnold Palmer Hospital to Present at Nation's Largest Pediatric Cardiology Conference
This year, an international group of more than 80 medical experts will gather in Orlando, Fla., for the nation’s largest pediatric cardiology
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Orlando Health Announces Plans for $160 Million Children's Pavilion to Improve Pediatric Care Coordination in Central Florida
Orlando, FL (September 25, 2023) – Orlando Health is pleased to announce plans to build the region’s first and only advanced facility to provide coordinated specialized care for children and families. Anticipated to open in 2026, the Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion, which will be located across from Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, will transform outpatient pediatric care in Central Florida.
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Four-Legged Team Member Joins Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children to Bring Healing and Hope to Patients
Orlando, FL (March 21, 2022) -- Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is proud to announce the arrival of its first-ever facility dog, Parks, a 2-year-old male Labrador retriever. Parks joins the hospital’s child life team to help bring healing, comfort and fun to chronic and critically ill patients, their families and team members. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer received Parks at no cost from Canine Companions®, an organization that has trained and provided facility dogs to professionals working in healthcare, criminal justice and educational settings since 1975.
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Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Names New Chief Quality Officer
Orlando, FL (September 14, 2022) – After more than 25 years of service with the organization, Jill Dykstra-Nykanen, RN, MSN has been named chief quality officer of Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and assistant vice president of Orlando Health.
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Parents Face Tough Decision when Son Is Born with Hole in his Heart
When Julia Montgomery Stewart was pregnant with her second child, she never imagined that she could pass on a hereditary trait causing her baby to be born with a hole in his heart.
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‘Hoping and Praying’ After Baby Born with Heart Defect
Mark Tremonti is used to achieving the impossible.
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Orlando Health is the Highest Ranking Healthcare Employer in Florida and Ranks in the Top 20 Nationwide
Orlando, FL (February 17, 2022) – Orlando Health has been named the highest ranking healthcare organization in the state of Florida on Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers list. The healthcare system ranks #86 overall out of 500 large organizations. In the “Healthcare & Social” category, which contains 35 employers, Orlando Health appears at #19, making the organization one of the top 20 healthcare employers nationwide.