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• Boy Fighting Cancer Is a Superhero in More Than Name Only

  On a spring afternoon in 2022, Rob Wyatt took the stairs in his DeLand home a little too fast and slipped, fracturing his foot.

• Mending the 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.

• Orlando Pride Players Surprise Pediatric Cancer Patient

  ORLANDO, FL. (July 11, 2016) – It was special day at Orlando Health as a pediatric cancer patient got a surprise visit from some of his soccer idols. Orlando Pride soccer players Aubrey Bledsoe (goalkeeper), Christina Burkenroad (forward), Jamia Fields (forward) and Dani Weatherholt (mid-fielder) dropped in at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health to surprise 12-year old Zayne Burton who was completing his final round of proton therapy treatment. Zayne, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor earlier this year, made history when he became the first pediatric patient to undergo proton therapy treatment here in Central Florida at the Center for Proton Therapy at Orlando Health. The players brought Zayne a signed Alex Morgan jersey and then helped him with the ceremonial ringing of the bell to celebrate completing his proton treatment.

• Survey Finds Widespread Skepticism of Flu Shot Among Parents, Despite Consensus of Medical Community

  More than half of parents believe their child can get the flu from the vaccine

• Orlando City SC Helps Shine Spotlight On Battle Against Childhood Cancer

  Local childhood cancer patients take center stage before the soccer match.

• Orlando Health Treats First Pediatric Patient using Proton Therapy

  ORLANDO, FL. (May 26, 2016) – When Zayne Burton’s parents, Lori and Chaz, heard the diagnosis that their 12-year-old son had a medullablastoma, a tumor of the brain and spine, they were in shock. Quickly, however, their focus turned to treating the curable cancer so their son could go on to live a healthy life. Their journey brought them to The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health, which had just opened, becoming the first proton center in Central Florida to treat patients us-ing proton beams, a type of radiation therapy, to shrink tumors. Just weeks after his diagnosis and surgery to remove the tumor, Zayne, a 7th grader from Orlando, began proton therapy treatment at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health, becoming the first pediatric patient treated in Central Florida with this revolutionary treatment option.

• 100 Years of Caring

  When Orange General Hospital opened its doors on November 5, 1918, Orlando and the nation were in the midst of historical events with great significance: World War I would end in just six days, a worldwide Spanish influenza epidemic already had killed more than a half million Americans and national elections had brought sweeping congressional changes.

• $5 Million Gift Expands Pediatric Neurological Care in Central Florida

  Orlando, FL (October 17, 2018) – An Orlando woman with a long history of philanthropy is helping expand care for children with neurological conditions in Central Florida. At her 87th birthday celebration, Helen Leon, agreed to give $5 million to the newly created neuroscience center at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

• ORMC's Redesigned, Renovated Emergency Department Opens

  The two treatment areas each have a dedicated staff to focus on the patients in the specific area.

• Veterans Volunteer For A Special Revitalization Project At The Hubbard House

  The Mission Continues chose the Orlando Health hospitality house for one of its service missions.