Osceola Regional Medical Center Appoints Ross Taylor, MD, as Chief Medical Officer

Jul 21, 2020 at 12:34 pm by Melissa


 

Osceola Regional Medical Center, an HCA Healthcare  North Florida Division – Orlando Market hospital, has announced the appointment of Ross Taylor, MD, as Chief Medical Officer.

Before joining the Osceola Regional Medical Center team, Dr. Taylor served as Chief Medical Officer at McLeod Health Loris Seacoast Hospital in Loris, South Carolina, where he also practiced as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery. Prior to that position, he expanded healthcare access to the rural and underserved communities of Southern Virginia as Chief Medical Officer for Sovah Health. He also served as president of Coastal Orthopedics in Conway, South Carolina, where he practiced for 15 years. 

“Dr. Taylor is known for his innovative work as a physician leader across the Southeast, and we’re thrilled to have him on board,” said Davide Carbone, Chief Executive Officer at Osceola Regional Medical Center. “His hands-on experience as an orthopedic surgeon, combined with his visionary leadership, made him the ideal candidate to oversee our hospital’s daily clinical operations, ensuring all of our patients continue to receive medical care of the highest quality.”

“As a designated Level II Trauma Center and teaching hospital, Osceola Regional Medical Center has a huge footprint within Central Florida – and an equally large responsibility to serve the community,” said Ross Taylor, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Osceola Regional Medical Center. “I’m honored to join this team and energized by the opportunity to improve efficiency, recruit talent and foster colleague growth.”

Dr. Taylor earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia and received a master’s degree in business administration from Auburn University.  He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Georgetown University, as well as a fellowship in adult reconstructive foot and ankle surgery in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery. 

To learn more about Osceola Regional Medical Center and its leadership team, visit OsceolaRegional.com.

 
Osceola Regional Medical Center is a Joint Commission-accredited 404-bed tertiary hospital and a designated Level II Trauma Center. The hospital is a teaching hospital in collaboration with UCF College of Medicine and offers the highest level of heart and stroke care in Osceola County at the Heart and Vascular Institute and the Comprehensive Stroke Center, respectively. Other only-in-the-county services include: Pediatric Inpatient, Pediatric Intensive Care and the highest level of Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU Level III) in affiliation with Nemours Children’s Health System; Pediatric ER; Acute Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation; and Inpatient Behavioral Health. Osceola Regional Medical Center also provides robotic surgery in General Surgery, Spine, Orthopedic, Gynecological, Urology and Oncology. 24/7 emergency services include Accredited Chest Pain Center with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and two free-standing emergency rooms: Hunter’s Creek ER (South Orlando) and Millenia ER. In addition to the maternity program at the Baby Suites and nursery with Nemours, the hospital has outpatient services such as the Osceola Imaging and Breast Center, Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center, Kissimmee Physical Therapy Center, Kissimmee Surgery Center and counseling center.

 

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