Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children | |
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Geography | |
Location | 92 W. Miller St. Orlando, FL 32806, Florida, United States |
Organization | |
Care system | Private, Not-for-Profit |
Hospital type | Pediatric Specialty Hospital |
Services | |
Beds | 158 |
History | |
Founded | 1989 |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Lists | Hospitals in Florida |
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is a paediatric hospital in Orlando, Florida.
The 158-bed facility is located in Orlando, Florida, United States. Arnold Palmer Hospital is part of Orlando Health and is supported by the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation. Together, the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies form the Arnold Palmer Medical Center. Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is also home to the Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families.
The Bert Martin’s Champions for Children Emergency Department & Trauma Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital is part of the only Level One Trauma Center in the area Specializing in pediatric emergency care, this 33-bed children’s ED sees more than 55,000 kids a year and is the first facility in Central Florida to provide emergency care exclusively to children.
Arnold Palmer Hospital offers a wide range of pediatric specialties, including:
The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families, a part of Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, has several core programs, including the Orange County Children’s Advocacy Center, the Child Protection Team and Children’s Medical Services, the Developmental Center for Infants & Children and Early Steps Program, the Healing Tree, Healthy Families Orange, Healthy Families Osceola, and Teen Xpress.
For the seventh year in a row, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is Orlando’s only nationally ranked “Best Children’s Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report. In its 2016-17 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Arnold Palmer Hospital as one of the nation’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” in five pediatric specialties - cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, gastroenterology & GI surgery, orthopedics and urology.
Arnold Palmer Medical Center is Magnet® designated] through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program, the most prestigious distinction a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence. Organizations that achieve Magnet® recognition are part of an esteemed group demonstrating superior nursing practices, quality patient care and clinical outcomes.
The Haley Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders at Arnold Palmer Hospital offers a wide spectrum of care for children with cancer and blood disorders, including the center’s Brain Tumor Program, the only such program in Florida that brings together pediatric neuro-oncology, pediatric neurosurgery, proton therapy, and a free-standing children’s hospital on one campus. Families work with a team of specialists to address medical, psychological and developmental issues related to cancer and its treatments. The center is made up of three distinct units: