AdventHealth Celebration Opens New Patient Tower

Jul 30, 2020 at 08:32 am by pj

  The five-story tower will initially include 80 patient  rooms and space for expanded services.   AdventHealth Celebration’s new patient tower is open.... Read More

Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital Expands Healthcare Services with New Medical Pavilion

Jul 28, 2020 at 06:32 pm by pj

  Facility includes primary and specialty physician practices, a walk-in clinic and outpatient lab    The Orlando Health Medica.... Read More

The COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment

Jul 28, 2020 at 02:53 pm by pj

    By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Reversing a three-year decline, the number of people covered by Medicaid nationwide rose markedly this spring as the.... Read More

The Color of COVID: Will Vaccine Trials Reflect America’s Diversity?

Jul 28, 2020 at 02:43 pm by pj

 (Lynne Shallcross/KHN illustration; Getty Images)   By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News When U.S. scientists launch the first large-scale clinical trials f.... Read More

Last Thing Patients Need During Pandemic: Being Last to Know a Doctor Left Network

Jul 28, 2020 at 02:37 pm by pj

(KHN Illustration/Getty Images)   By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News NEW YORK — As the coronavirus spread silently through New York City early this yea.... Read More

With DACA Ruling, Did Supreme Court Grant Trump New Powers To Reshape Health Care?

Jul 28, 2020 at 02:32 pm by pj

 (Jonathan Newton /The Washington Post via Getty Images)   By Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump came into office vowing to.... Read More

Technology Divide Between Senior ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’ Roils Pandemic Response

Jul 28, 2020 at 02:27 pm by pj

(KHN Illustration/Getty Images) By Judith Graham Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with.... Read More

Patient-Centered Wound Care

Jul 28, 2020 at 02:09 pm by pj

  By DR. NILMA ELIAS SANTIAGO   Ask a patient with a chronic wound how they feel about it and they will tell you the emotional, psychological, financial, and phys.... Read More

Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Hospital and a High Performing Hospital

Jul 28, 2020 at 01:57 pm by pj

  Hospital earns high marks among local areas, across the state, and several specialties including all cardiovascular procedures and conditions.   Orlando Health.... Read More

Getting Telemedicine Right: Key Considerations for Technology, Workflow and Measuring Success

Jul 28, 2020 at 12:28 pm by pj

  By Jeanette Ball, RN, PCMH CCE and Dana Bensinger, MSN, RN-BC    The benefits of telemedicine are becoming increasingly known, eve.... Read More

CNS Healthcare Announces Local Enrollment for Late Stage Global Study of mRNA Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19

Jul 28, 2020 at 12:06 pm by pj

  Mike Dever, MD will lead the CNS Healthcare study program   Potential participants can visit www.covidvaccinestudy.com to learn more about.... Read More

Thin Film Electrodes Benefiting Neurology Specialists and Patients

Jul 28, 2020 at 10:30 am by pj

  By DAVE ROSA    Neurological surgeries delayed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be rescheduled in the coming mon.... Read More

Digestive and Liver Center of Florida Welcomes Jessica Narváez-Lugo, MD

Jul 28, 2020 at 09:16 am by pj

  Physician is newest addition to Digestive and Liver Center of Florida   Harinath Sheela and Srinivas Seela, MD, are pleased to announce that Jessica.... Read More

U.S. News & World Report Names AdventHealth Hospitals Among Best in Florida

Jul 28, 2020 at 09:04 am by pj

  AdventHealth Orlando is the No. 1 Orlando-area hospital for the 10th consecutive year, and AdventHealth Waterman is ranked No. 3.   AdventHealth Orlando, Advent.... Read More

Shepherd’s Hope and Nemours Children’s Health System Will Provide Free Back To School Physicals for Uninsured and Under-insured Children

Jul 27, 2020 at 09:02 am by pj

  Services available at four health center locations July 27th – Aug. 6th    Shepherd’s Hope and Nemours Children’s Health System will.... Read More

Online Giving Platform SendThanksNow Launches “Summer of Thanks” Campaign

Jul 24, 2020 at 12:41 pm by pj

  SendThanksNow.com Continues to Inspire Giving Back to Healthcare Workers   Created to inspire people to send gratitude and honor healthcare workers across the c.... Read More

Parrish Healthcare Installs New SafeCheck Walk Through Body Temperature Detectors

Jul 23, 2020 at 04:46 pm by pj

  Parrish Healthcare is using a new SafeCheck Walk Through Body Temperature Detector in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID. SafeCheck instantly reads the body.... Read More

As Long Waits for Results Render COVID Tests ‘Useless,’ States Seek Workarounds

Jul 23, 2020 at 03:11 pm by pj

    By Matt Volz and Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News  States frustrated by private laboratories’ increasingly long turnarounds fo.... Read More

Essential and in Danger: Coronavirus Sickens, Kills Public Health Workers

Jul 23, 2020 at 03:06 pm by pj

 (Courtesy of Roland Mack)   By Laura Ungar, Kaiser Health News As a veteran public health worker, Chantee Mack knew the coronavirus could kill. She already.... Read More

Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread

Jul 23, 2020 at 03:00 pm by pj

(Sergei Karpukhin/TASS via Getty Images)   By Will Stone, Kaiser Health News High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Fir.... Read More