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  • Preparing your child for surgery

    Hearing that your child needs surgery is difficult for many families to digest, and can often result in increased stress and anxiety leading up to surgery day. For many parents and children, the fear of the unknown leaves them with many questions relating to the preparation for surgery, the surgery procedure, and recovery after surgery. Sometimes for children, the unknown is their best coping tool in preparation for surgery as they think, “If I don’t know the details of the surgery, then I don’t have to think about it and therefore it won’t happen.” For many children and parents alike, denial and avoidance is a common stress relief tactic. However, the child is probably thinking about surgery day as he/she overhears conversations between adults about the surgery, and is likely picking up on their parent’s stress. The child has also been going to doctors’ appointments that are necessary before surgery, making it that much more real to the child. Knowing what to expect on surgery day can actually help ease those feelings of stress and anxiety, and help to eliminate misconceptions that the child may be envisioning.

    How do we help ease a child’s fears of surgery at Arnold Palmer Hospital?

    At Arnold Palmer Hospital, we offer a free, educational program called Project P.L.A.Y., which is designed to help your child understand what to expect before surgery and during their hospital stay. The program is led by a child life specialist who will walk your child, siblings, and you through what to expect leading up to surgery, as well as what to expect after surgery.

    What does the program entail?

    For younger children, our child life specialists use a teaching doll to explain what’s going to happen before and after surgery – all on an age-appropriate level. This can include things such as: IVs, catheter, and any other tubes or medical items they may see on their bodies before or after the procedure. They also show the child what an anesthesia mask looks like and explains that “sleepy medicine” helps them so they won’t feel anything during surgery.

  • Nutritional Considerations for Vegetarian Teens

    Does your teen want to become a vegetarian or is he or she already one? More and more teenagers are choosing to eliminate meat, poultry, fish, or even dairy and eggs from their diet. Some reasons are due to religion, animal rights, improved health, or maintaining a healthy weight. Many teenagers feel the pressure from family and friends about their diet choice, especially if they are unsure if their nutritional needs are being met.

  • Hospitality Homes

    Hospitality homes allow parents and families to stay close to their loved one during their hospital stay. If your family is traveling to receive care, experiencing financial strain or has a child staying at the hospital for an extended period of time, The Ronald McDonald House may be a good fit during your time in Orlando. The Ronald McDonald House is walking distance of Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and accepts individual and family stays.

  • A Study About How Blood Cell Growth Patterns Relate to Heart Health After Treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma

    Assessment of Clonal Hematopoiesis and its Relationship to Cardiovascular Disease in Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors

  • Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Very Low-Risk and Low Risk Fusion Negative Rhabdomyosarcoma

    A Prospective Phase 3 Study of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Very Low-Risk and Low-Risk Fusion Negative Rhabdomyosarcoma

  • New Affordable Care Act tools and payment models deliver $372 million in savings, improve care

    We all have a stake in improving the quality of care we receive, while spending our dollars more wisely.

  • News Special Highlights Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital Compassion

    Looking into Arnold Palmer and his namesake’s golf tournament and how it has an impact through the hospitals that bear his name.

  • ‘Something’s Not Right:’ Mom Seeks Answers for Daughter’s Potty Problems

    ZoeThe first sign that something wasn’t right with Zoë Graham was the toddler’s curious potty-training habit of announcing a need to go – only to reveal shortly after that the urge had passed.

  • Girl with Feeding Tube Asks for a Miracle

    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.

  • Superheroes Clean Windows At Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children

    Window washers dressed up as Batman, Robin and Spider-Man to entertain sick children.