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  • Get to know Dr. Pinnelas, a pediatric hospitalist

    Over 20 years ago, I began my career in Orlando as a private pediatrician. I was very happy as an office-based pediatrician, and I never dreamed I would have changed my career path. I always enjoyed making hospital rounds before going back to the office for the rest of the day. I also had an opportunity to teach students and residents at the hospital which was intensely rewarding. The hospital approached me over 14 years ago and asked if I would be willing to start something “new” which was to create the Pediatric Hospitalist Service at Arnold Palmer Hospital. Becoming a pediatric hospitalist was a very new specialty in the United States. It had just started to gain some traction in the adult patient population but was rare in pediatrics. I was game, so with my best friend and mentor, Matthew Seibel and two of the best nurses on planet earth, we founded this new venture.

    So what is a pediatric hospitalist?

    A pediatric hospitalist is a physician who only cares for patients in the hospital; most don’t have an outpatient practice. The concept of a pediatric hospitalist makes so much sense for so many reasons and here are just a few.

  • What you should know when starting your baby on solid foods

    One of my favorite milestones in a baby’s first year is introducing them to their first foods. I love the anticipation of trying new things and watching to see how they’ll react. Their excitement as they experience new flavors and textures for the first time (not to mention the hysterical facial expressions!) is entertainment at its best. And watching my oldest laugh uncontrollably at the baby’s messiness as he eats is better than watching TV.

  • Pediatric ED and Level One Trauma Center

    Learn more about our expert pediatric emergency medicine specialists

  • The Orlando Health Promise

    When you choose Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children for your child, you’re getting much more than one of the finest children’s healthcare facilities in the nation. You’re also connecting to the Orlando Health network of facilities and care sites, Orlando Health Cancer Institute and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.

  • Code of Conduct

    The Compliance and Ethics Program aids in detecting and preventing deviations from expected behavior, whether intentional or not.

  • Child Protection Team

    assesses abused children around the clock, 365 days a year.

  • Healthy Families Orange/Osceola

    strengthens the parent-child bond and has a 98 percent success rate at preventing child abuse from ever happening.

  • Child Protection Team

    A team ready to help

  • Central Florida Early Steps

    Serves children with special needs by providing life-changing early intervention services and family support during the period of critical brain development that occurs in a child’s first three years.

  • Pharmacies

    Need to fill a prescription? When you receive care at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, you have several pharmacy options nearby. You can stop by our on-campus Scripts Pharmacy in the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer lobby, visit one of the nearby locations listed below or choose your family’s preferred location. And for extra convenience, if the pharmacy listed below has a star (*) next to its name, you can contact them directly to have medication delivered to you as a patient at the hospital.