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• Community Benefit

  The Community Benefit Report highlights our commitment to community health in Central Florida. Through our community outreach efforts, we meet identified health needs, particularly among vulnerable, uninsured and underserved communities.

• The Palmer Family Legacy

  Arnold and Winnie Palmer were first introduced to Orlando Health through an invitation to tour the newly opened neonatal intensive care unit and pediatrics wing of Orlando Regional Medical Center in the mid-1980s. This small unit had a talented, ambitious and dedicated staff, but the facilities’ meager conditions made an impact on the Palmers. Arnold was said to have commented, “We can do better than this — we should do better than this — for the children of our community.”

• Arnold Palmer Hospital Milestones

  Thanks to support from the community, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has grown into a leading medical institution recognized nationally for its innovation, groundbreaking programs and advanced medical procedures.

• Patient Rights and Responsibilities

  Florida law requires that your healthcare provider or healthcare facility recognize your rights while you are receiving medical care and that you respect the healthcare provider's or healthcare facility's right to expect certain behavior on the part of patients.

• Diagnosis & Treatments for Biliary Atresia

  Your child’s pediatrician will begin checking for biliary atresia by completing a physical exam. They will ask questions about your child’s personal and family medical history. From there, they may order one or more of the following tests to confirm biliary atresia:

• Diagnosis & Treatments for Chest Wall Disorders

  Your child’s pediatrician will start checking for this condition with a physical exam. They will also consider your child’s personal and family medical history. From there, their doctor may refer your child to a pediatric surgeon for further evaluation. Upon evaluation by the surgical team, your child may also be referred to other specialists including cardiology (heart), pulmonology (lung) and genetics when needed. Throughout this process, any of the specialists or their pediatricians may order one or more of the following tests to diagnose a chest wall disorder:

• Diagnosis & Treatments for Perianal Abscess or Fistula

  Your child’s pediatrician will start diagnosing this condition with a physical exam. They will also consider your child’s personal and family medical history. Often, a physical exam alone is enough to diagnose this condition. From there, they may refer your child to a specialist (surgeon, gastroenterologist or the emergency department) who may then order one or more of the following tests to confirm perianal abscess or perianal fistula:

• Diagnosis & Treatments for Abdominal Masses

  Your child’s pediatrician will perform a complete physical exam, which will include feeling your child’s abdomen for swelling. They will also ask about your child’s personal and family medical history. From there, they may refer your child to a surgeon, another specialist or the emergency department for one or more of the following tests to diagnose an abdominal mass:

• Diagnosis & Treatments for Gastroschisis

  In almost all cases, doctors can diagnose gastroschisis before birth on a prenatal (pregnancy) ultrasound. If your obstetrician believes your baby has gastroschisis, you may need to undergo the following additional tests before your baby’s birth: