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Health Central Implants its First AICD
OCOEE — On May 30, Peter Taylor, M.D. performed the first implant of an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or AICD at Health Central medical center, and has implanted several others since his initial case. This represents great news for our community since patients had to be transported to other hospitals in order to have this surgery done. The enhancement of cardiac services demonstrates the commitment from our physicians and Health Central medical center to bring the latest technologies and treatment options to our community.
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Groundbreaking Work Begins for Burnham Institute at Lake Nona
It was the civic equivalent of winning the lottery jackpot, going to Disney World and finding the cure for the common cold!
On Aug. 22, 2006, when it was announced that the Burnham Institute of La Jolla, Calif., had decided to place its east coast facility in Central Florida at the proposed “medical city” being developed on Lake Nona, civic leaders reacted...
KELLY PRICE |
Jobs Partnership Wants Nursing Students to Earn While They Learn
A single mother of two young children, Faith Kirkwood had given up on her dream of becoming a nurse.
Faced with a lack of money and time, she thought no options were available to help her finish the required coursework to earn a nursing degree. Then she learned about The Jobs Partnership of Florida’s newest training program, Earn While You Learn.
LYNNE JETER |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Bruce Thomas II
Bruce Thomas sports a few accessories you don’t usually see in a doctor’s office — a World Series Championship ring for one thing.
Just imagine being an injured Little Leaguer and seeing that on your doctor’s hand! Thomas received the ring as a physician with the Florida Marlins in 1997, the year they won the World Series.
KELLY PRICE |
Reinventing the Wheel
ORHC Designated iBOT® Evaluation Center
Barbara Meyers’ life changed overnight when she suffered a spinal stroke in October 2006.
Less than 24 hours after feeling a sharp pain in her back while working on a routine redecorating project in her Maitland home, the athletic 47-year-old wife, mother and household taskmaster lay immobile ...
J.L. WEBB |
Sanford’s Central Florida Regional Hospital Unveils CyberKnife
Sanford — With CyberKnife up and running at Central Florida Regional Hospital’s (CFRH) CyberKnife Center, physicians have another tool in their arsenal to fight tumors.
Designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body, the CyberKnife was developed in 1987 by Dr. John R. Adler, professor of neurosurgery and radiation oncology at Stanford University Medical Center.
WENDY R. LEVINE GROSS |
Spectacles Offer Light to Improve Gait
Parkinson’s patients now have a light for their path – literally, which is providing a hands free way to improve freedom to walk with less freezing and shuffling.
Visual Cueing Spectacles (MCS), a combination of a central field cueing device with spectacles, gives Parkinson’s patients a virtual path to step over thereby increasing step length, studies show.
GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
When Exercises Aren’t Enough
Following injury or surgery, exercise is often prescribed to rehabilitate patients to their previous level of functional independence. Much emphasis is placed on exercise as a treatment modality because it creates physical improvements and has wide-ranging psychological benefits to our patients. Exercise restores strength in muscles, ...
ERIC MASON |
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