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Caring for Orlando’s Most Vulnerable Patients: Abused Children
Every four minutes in Florida, a child is physically, sexually or emotionally abused or neglected.
In 2006 alone, nearly 32,000 reports of abuse and neglect were reported in Brevard, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. For years, child abuse has been the leading cause of death in children under the age of four.
LAURA PHIPPS |
Grand Rounds November
Local Physician Helped Lead Successful “Florida Youth Tobacco Education and Prevention Bill” Campaign
Orange County Medical Foundation Launches Campaign to Support UCF College of Medicine Charter Class Scholarship
Broad And Cassel Honored As “Fit-friendly” Company By American Heart Association
The First Central Florida Electronic Medical Records Conference
Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children First In Florida To Use New FDA Approved GORE HELEX Septal Occluder For Treatment Of Common Congenital Heart Defect
Michael R. Lowe, P.A. Welcomes Local Attorney Anna Tarr Spencer
New Surgeon Joins Vascular Institute of Central Florida at Florida Hospital
Heathrow Imaging Opens Outpatient Facility In Lake Mary Florida
Local Infertility Specialist First in Southeastern U.S. to Perform New Robotic Tubal Reversal Surgery for Women
Free Educational Course for CE’s And Networking Event!
Florida Hospital is the First Hospital in the Southeast to Perform Visually Guided Catheter Ablation for Irregular Heartbeats
LRMC Earns Hospital of Choice Award Again
Stroke Survivor Support Group is formed in Clermont
Cancer Program Approved with Commendation by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
Titusville Physicians Step up to LEAD Brevard
A Nation Divided Over Health Care? Not So Fast
Canon U.S.A. Achieves Milestone With The Installation Of Its 2,000th Digital Radiography System
FDA Announces Initiative to Bolster Generic Drug Program
Growing Role of Medicare in Propping Up Nation’s Medicaid Program
Annual Economic Impact of Chronic Disease on U.S. Economy is $1 Trillion
SamarionSM Unveils Quality Improvement System for Long-Term Care Industry at AHCA/NACL/MECF 58th Annual Convention & Expo
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Physician Spotlight: Dr. Jorge Gomez-Amedor
Growing up in Colombia, Jorge Gomez-Amedor was always interested in science and medicine. He received his B.S. degree at Colegio de Boyaca in Tunja and his medical degree at the National University in Bogota before coming to the United States for training.
KELLY PRICE |
Shepherd’s Hope Provides Healing to Underserved
They always say that everyone complains about the weather --but no one ever does anything about it!
The same thing could be said about the deteriorating situation facing the medically uninsured in this country — there is much discussion about it but no viable solution is forthcoming.
KELLY PRICE |
When Errors Happen, Who’s to Blame?
It’s no secret that Florida is one of the fastest growing states around with much of that growth due to retiree relocation. With so many retirees moving in, health care is in huge demand. Likewise, the need for home health will continue to grow as more hospitals are filled and independent minded baby boomers stay home to avoid a nursing or assisted living facility.
GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
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