Florida Hospital Orlando Press Releases

March 15, 2010

Dr. David Decker recently joined Florida Hospital Cancer Institute (FHCI) and will serve as the new executive director. He will oversee all operational aspects of FHCI.

February 19, 2010

A catheter about the circumference and flexibility of a cooked spaghetti strand, along with a set of two-ton magnets, are part of the latest technology to treat irregular heart beats. Florida Hospital electrophysiologists, Dr. George Monir and Dr....

February 11, 2010

Carl Smith, a 70 year-old contractor, suffered a silent heart attack as a result of his diabetes and that experience helped Carl realize he needed to make a drastic life change to become a healthier individual.

February 4, 2010

According to the latest MedPAR data, Florida Hospital does more cardiovascular procedures than any hospital in the country, so this February as part of American Heart Month, we came up with a few story ideas that could help educate the community on a...

November 24, 2009

As a leading health care organization in the Orlando area, Florida Hospital not only wants to be identified as a place to seek medical attention, but would also like to start a movement to encourage the Central Florida community to live longer,...

November 13, 2009

Florida Hospital Orlando "topped out" a seven-story, 156,000-square-foot medical office building on Nov. 13. The new facility will be a part of the area being developed around the hospital known as Health Village. Florida Hospital Diabetes...

November 12, 2009

As Florida Hospital for Children begins to remodel its old units to make way for the new Walt Disney Pavilion, 40 pediatric patients temporarily moved to the 14th floor of Florida Hospital's Ginsburg Tower.

November 11, 2009

In just over two years, after Florida Hospital surgeons and their team transplanted Central Florida's first liver, they have performed their 100th. The first liver transplant took place in June, 2007 and the 100th patient, Ava Marks, was...

November 11, 2009

Dr. Raul Castillo, an oncologist and hematologist at Florida Hospital Cancer Institute (FHCI), co-authored a research abstract on a breast cancer clinical trial and presented the findings at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)...

October 26, 2009

A Couple exchanged vows at Florida Hospital after the groom suffered a stroke the day before their original wedding. Florida hospital nurses and rehab specialits that worked with the patient organized the ceremony and threw a reception for the couple...