Dr. Phillips Charities awards $6 million Grant to Support Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Thursday, December 1, 2022 – When Arnold Palmer lent his name to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in the 1980’s, he set the tone for the future of pediatric specialty care when he said, “We can do better – and we should do better – for the children in our community.” Orlando Health continues this legacy of caring not only in the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children but also in its outpatient pediatric care across the region.
Today, through a $6 Million grant from Dr. Phillips Charities, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer and the Orlando Health Foundation are embarking on the largest pediatric project in the hospital’s history as plans are finalized to build a new facility that will revolutionize how pediatric care is delivered to the region.
“We are committed to providing optimal care for all children in the Southeast,” explained Cary D’Ortona, President of Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. “Children with medical complexities require tailored care for their specific conditions, and with this in mind, we plan to institute a new model of care which will elevate health care for all kids who need it.”
“Orlando Health’s efforts to bring a center for collaborative pediatric care to the Arnold Palmer campus will transform the way young patients access the best medical care possible,” said Ken Robinson, President & CEO of Dr. Phillips Charities. “Our century long commitment to making Central Florida a better place to live and work led us to support this worthwhile project.” Dr. Phillips Charities and Orlando Health share a commitment to quality pediatric care in this community and are working together to transform the way patients and their families access medical care, both for complex specialty cases and the everyday needs of kids when faced with an injury or illness.”
“We extend our deepest thanks to Dr. Phillips Charities for helping to bring this vision to life,” said John W. Bozard, President, Orlando Health Foundation. “The children and families of Central Florida deserve to have the best care possible, whether inside our hospital or our outpatient environment. We are proud to partner with Dr. Phillips Charites and other community members as we set our sights on the next phase of our shared history,”
Dr. Phillips Charities has been a longtime supporter of Orlando Health, providing millions of dollars in funding over the last 46 years. Contributions have helped to enhance patient care and facilities throughout the organization, including Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families, a part of Orlando Health Arnold Palmer and Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center.
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About Orlando Health
Orlando Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with $8 billion of assets under management that serves the southeastern United States. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the system was founded more than 100 years ago.
The healthcare system is recognized around the world for its pediatric and adult Level One Trauma program, co-located at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, where more than 50 victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting were treated in June 2016. The system is also home to the only state-accredited Level Two Adult Trauma Center in the St. Petersburg region at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies houses the nation’s largest neonatal intensive care unit under one roof and is the only facility in the southeast to offer open fetal surgery to repair the most severe forms of spina bifida. Orlando Health also operates the National Training Center for Olympic athletes and the Orlando Health Network, which is recognized as one of the largest and highest performing clinically integrated networks in the region. The system’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program hosts more than 350 residents and fellows including more than 40 who are enrolled at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg.
Orlando Health clinicians have pioneered life-changing research including therapies for end-stage breast cancer and identifying biomarkers to detect traumatic brain injury.
Orlando Health is a 3,200-bed system that includes 10 award-winning hospitals, 9 hospital based ERs, including Central Florida’s only Level I Trauma Center, and 7 free-standing emergency rooms as well as rehabilitation services, cancer institutes, heart institutes, imaging and laboratory services, wound care centers, physician offices for adults and pediatrics, skilled nursing facilities, an in-patient behavioral health facility, home healthcare services in partnership with LHC Group, and urgent care centers in partnership with FastMed Urgent Care. More than 4,200 physicians, representing more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties have privileges across the Orlando Health system, which employs more than 23,000 team members. Areas of clinical excellence are orthopedics, heart and vascular, cancer care, neurosciences, gastroenterology, surgery, pediatric specialties, neonatology, women’s health and trauma.
Orlando Health hospitals are Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital, Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center; Orlando Health South Lake Hospital; Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital, Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.
In FY21, Orlando Health served more than 160,000 inpatients and 3.6 million outpatients. During that same time, Orlando Health provided approximately ¬¬¬$648 million in total value to the communities it serves in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, community building activities and more. Additional information can be found at http://www.orlandohealth.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @orlandohealth.
Additional information can be found at http://www.orlandohealth.com.
About Dr. Phillips Charities
The Dr. Phillips name has been a major economic and philanthropic presence in the Central Florida community since the turn of the 20th century. Dr. Phillips Charities (Dr. Phillips Inc. and The Dr. P. Phillips Foundation) uses the earnings from its investment and real estate income to give financial assistance to hundreds of charities serving primarily in Orange and Osceola counties. Dr. Phillips has contributed more than $210 million in grants, pledges and program-related investments to Central Florida charities responding to the needs of the community and directly touching the lives of thousands of children and families. Learn more at www.DrPhillips.org.
