FH Insider: News Stories for Health Reporters

New Device "Spies" Good Tissue for Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy

At only 29-years-old, Yudelka Santana Hernandez made the difficult decision to undergo a double mastectomy to decrease her chances of being diagnosed with the cancer that has haunted her family. New technology at Florida Hospital Orlando assisted the surgeons who gave her back her feminine by ensuring all the skin tissue used during breast reconstruction was viable and alive. The SPY Elite uses a laser and dye to show surgeons what tissue has been damaged after a mastectomy, saving the patient from undergoing additional surgeries to fix the common complication. For more information, contact Ashley White at 407-303-8214 or ashley.white@flhosp.org.

Knee Replacement Procedure at Florida Hospital Orlando Gets Active Individals Back on Track

Florida Hospital Orlando is helping patients with osteoarthritis return to their active lifestyles faster with new robotic arm surgical equipment that increases precision and reduces healing time. MAKOplasty is an ideal option for athletes and extremely active individuals  who don't yet require a full knee replacement, but want to improve their quality of life. For 46-year-old Doug Fowler, MAKOplasty meant a quicker return to his passions- biking, swimming and hiking 90 miles of the Appalachian Trail this fall. For more information, contact Ashley White at ashley.white@flhosp.org or at 407-303-8214.

Nationally Renowned Pediatric Epilepsy Physicians Join Florida Hospital

The Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children is helping children who are battling epilepsy live normal, active lives with its new comprehensive pediatric epilepsy program that combines leading specialists in epilepsy and neurology with the latest neuroscience technology.  Acclaimed epilepsy specialists Dr. Ki Hyeong Lee and Dr. James Baumgartner have joined forces to create a program that offers a variety of advanced treatment options to provide personalized, expert care to children with epilepsy. Beginning in September, this program will begin seeing patients and changing lives! If interested in this story, please contact Sara Channing at 407-303-8213 or sara.channing@flhosp.org.

Florida Hospital's Nicholson Center Set to Open in October 2011

Florida Hospital and the Nicholson Center is a major part of Orlando's growth as a medical destination.  For the past decade, the Nicholson Center has been training surgeons on the latest advances in minimally invasive surgery, from robotics to laparoscopic approaches.  Now the Nicholson Center is branching out of Florida Hospital Celebration Health into its own 54,000 square foot facility in October of 2011.  You are welcome to come visit the current facility in advance of the grand opening and learn about the advanced training physicians from all over the world come to receive at the Nicholson Center.  The new facility is expected to train 20,000 physicians per year in addition to helping businesses develop new surgical devices inside the innovation and technology accelerator.  Check out this video to get a peek inside what is coming. If interested in this story, please contact Jennifer Roberts at 407-303-8221 or jennifer.n.roberts@flhops.org.
Check out a sneak peek: http://www.floridahospitalnews.com/nicholson-center-preview.

Florida Hospital Orlando Opens Advanced Neurosurgical Suites to the Southeast

Florida Hospital Orlando recently opened a new state-of-the-art neurosurgical center, making the hospital one of the most advanced centers for neurosurgery in the nation. The neurosurgical center marks a milestone for Central Florida as it will provide the highest level of treatment for brain and spine disorders using precise, safe and reliable care. The new operating rooms are equipped with the most sophisticated imaging technology and design, improving the precision of care and providing the latest in neurosurgical treatment for adults and children.  An advanced MRI system floats seamlessly back and forth on a track between two of the operating rooms. Unlike traditional MRI scans, which can only take images before or after surgery is completed, the MRI is intra-operative, meaning it eliminates the need to move patients during surgery to take scans. One unique operating room, the InnovatOR, will be utilized as a unique space for innovation and research through partnerships with industry leaders. For more information, contact Ashley White at 407-303-8214 or Ashley.white@flhosp.org.