Florida Hospital Community Press Releases

July 26, 2010

Winter Park Memorial Hospital's Better Breathers Support Group, formed to help those dealing with breathing problems like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), was given the 2009-2010 best program of the year award by the Central Florida...

July 23, 2010

High school sophomore Clarice Owen had always been interested in pursuing a career in the medical field so when she heard about Florida Hospital's medical day camp, she knew she had to sign up. MeD Camp was created by Florida Hospital to offer...

July 14, 2010

The Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, which has been a part of Florida Hospital for more than 35 years, will be relocating to Winter Park Memorial Hospital to provide a more community based setting for residents training in family...

June 24, 2010

Children between the ages of six to 10 took to the lawn in front of Florida Hospital for Children running in an obstacle course with legendary golfer Annika Sorenstam. This unique display was designed to visually show the types of challenges that...

June 7, 2010

Many of the kindergarten students at St. Andrew Catholic School had no idea what a squash was when the Be Healthy lunch program launched in February 2010, but now it is one of the class' favorite vegetables.

May 17, 2010

Magic fever has gone to the heads of local leaders as they sport BLUE HAIR! In support of the Orlando Magic's run for the NBA Finals, Orlando Magic Mascot STUFF and Orlando Magic Dancers styled the hair of some of Central Florida's most...

April 22, 2010

The kindergarten students at St. Andrew Catholic School put away their books and picked up shovels to plant a school garden outside their classroom, filled with fruits and vegetables. As part of the Be Healthy lunch program, the class took their...

April 11, 2010

It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon at Orlando Cultural Park when more than 500 of Florida Hospital transplant patients, organ donors and doctors gathered for this family-fun event. This was the second time transplant patients and organ donors got...

February 16, 2010

Electronic Arts (EA) Tiburon employees recently stopped by Florida Hospital for Children to share some entertainment and fun with young patients. The hospital’s playrooms were filled with children as EA game developers and artists delivered 30 new...

February 10, 2010

Florida Hospital cardiology nurses are gathering up their no-longer-needed scrubs to donate to other nurses and medical professionals in Haiti. Just recently, the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute transitioned to a uniform scrub design for...