Orlando Health
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| Geography | |
| Location | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private, Not-for-Profit |
| Hospital type | Specialty & Community Hospital Network |
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| Beds | 1,882 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1918 |
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| Website | Orlando Health |
| Lists | Hospitals in Florida |
Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit network of community and specialty hospitals based in Orlando, Florida. Orlando Health comprises Orlando Regional Medical Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, South Seminole Hospital, South Lake Hospital (50 percent partnership), Health Central and UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health. Orlando Health is Central Florida’s fifth largest employer with nearly 14,000 employees and more than 2,000 affiliated physicians.
The system was founded in 1918 when the first hospital, Orange General Hospital, was opened. In 1946 the hospital name changed to Orange Memorial Hospital. In 1951 Orange Memorial became approved as a teaching hospital, one of the first in Florida.
In 1977 Orange Memorial and Holiday hospitals consolidated to form the new Orlando Regional Medical Center, in 1984 the Air Care Team was formed providing scene and interfacility air transport to the Central Florida area, and in 1985 Sand Lake Hospital was built. The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women opened in 1989 and in 1991 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando was created.
In 1992 ORMC changed its corporate name to Orlando Regional Healthcare System to reflect the growing network of facilities. In the same year South Seminole Hospital joined the organization. In 1999 ORHS purchased Lucerne Hospital, and in 2000 ORHS dropped the word "System" from its name, keeping Orlando Regional Healthcare as the corporate name. In 2005 the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies was built.
In 2008 the system was rebranded to change the corporate name of the organization from Orlando Regional Healthcare to Orlando Health.
Orlando Health serves 1.6 million Central Florida residents and several thousand international patients annually. Orlando Health is considered a disproportionate share hospital, meaning it receives special funding because it treats significant populations of indigent patients. Orlando Health is also Central Florida’s only qualified participant in the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida (SNHAF). The 14 hospital systems that make up the SNHAF include the state’s teaching hospitals, public hospitals and trauma centers. These organizations account for less than 10 percent of the hospitals in Florida, but provide more than 50 percent of the state’s charity care.
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