Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
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The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is a 158-bed pediatrics hospital
facility located in Orlando, Florida
, United States
. The hospital is part of Orlando Health
and is supported by the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation. It was ranked as one of the nation's Top 30 pediatric hospitals for heart care and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report
, in their 2008 edition of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.
Arnold Palmer Hospital is the only hospital in the central Florida
area with an emergency
/trauma department dedicated to pediatric patients. The hospital’s Congenital Heart Institute (CHI), created by a partnership with Miami Children’s Hospital, is well-known for its pediatric cardiovascular services. The Congenital Heart Institute combines a select group of cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologist
s, cardiovascular surgeons, physician
s, nurses, intensivists and technicians to diagnosis and offer treatment to infant
s and children with heart disease
or congenital heart disorders. The CHI is the only pediatric cardiology center to offer real time web-based surgical outcome data.
From its opening in 1989 to 2006, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children was known as Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women. After the opening of Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, all women’s services, including delivery were moved to Winnie Palmer Hospital. Arnold Palmer Hospital became a children’s hospital focused solely on specialty and subspecialty healthcare for children.
. As a first step, the Children's Medical Foundation of Greater Orlando was founded by the group in February 1980. The group shortly changed the name to the Children's Hospital Foundation. A study conducted by Ross Laboratories concluded that special services for women, as well as children, should be included to make the hospital more successful. The Orlando Regional Medical Center
(ORMC) decided to join the effort and create the hospital.
ORMC approached golf legend Arnold Palmer
, who coincidentally was looking for a charity to support. Arnold and his late wife Winnie Palmer were first introduced to Orlando Health
when they toured the newly opened neonatal intensive care unit
and pediatrics wing of Orlando Regional Medical Center
in the mid-1980s. The Children's Hospital Foundation, along with some encouragement from personal friends, convinced the Palmers to lend the “Arnold Palmer” name to the facility. The Palmers also agreed to help with the fundraising for the new hospital. ORMC decided to refurbish the old Holiday Hospital building, built in the 1960s, and construct an adjoining building of 160000 square feet (14,864.5 m²). The hospital opened its doors on September 10, 1989, the date of Arnold Palmer
’s 60th birthday.
. Children are treated with the multidisciplinary care, which brings together a team of physicians, oncologists/hematologists, social workers, pharmacy staff, nutritional services staff, physical and occupational therapists, and child life services.
.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
facility located in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The hospital is part of Orlando Health
Orlando Health
Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit network of community and specialty hospitals based in Orlando, FL. Orlando Health comprises Orlando Regional Medical Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, South Seminole Hospital,...
and is supported by the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation. It was ranked as one of the nation's Top 30 pediatric hospitals for heart care and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
, in their 2008 edition of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.
Arnold Palmer Hospital is the only hospital in the central Florida
Central Florida
Central Florida is a regional designation for the area surrounding Orlando in east central Florida, United States. The area represents the third largest population concentration in Florida, after the South Florida and Tampa Bay regions, respectively....
area with an emergency
Emergency
An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative...
/trauma department dedicated to pediatric patients. The hospital’s Congenital Heart Institute (CHI), created by a partnership with Miami Children’s Hospital, is well-known for its pediatric cardiovascular services. The Congenital Heart Institute combines a select group of cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologist
An anesthesiologist or anaesthetist is a physician trained in anesthesia and peri-operative medicine....
s, cardiovascular surgeons, physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s, nurses, intensivists and technicians to diagnosis and offer treatment to infant
Infant
A newborn or baby is the very young offspring of a human or other mammal. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from birth. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth...
s and children with heart disease
Heart disease
Heart disease, cardiac disease or cardiopathy is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases affecting the heart. , it is the leading cause of death in the United States, England, Canada and Wales, accounting for 25.4% of the total deaths in the United States.-Types:-Coronary heart disease:Coronary...
or congenital heart disorders. The CHI is the only pediatric cardiology center to offer real time web-based surgical outcome data.
From its opening in 1989 to 2006, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children was known as Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women. After the opening of Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, all women’s services, including delivery were moved to Winnie Palmer Hospital. Arnold Palmer Hospital became a children’s hospital focused solely on specialty and subspecialty healthcare for children.
History
In the late 1970s, a group of local pediatricians decided that a healthcare facility dedicated solely to the care of children and women was needed for Central FloridaCentral Florida
Central Florida is a regional designation for the area surrounding Orlando in east central Florida, United States. The area represents the third largest population concentration in Florida, after the South Florida and Tampa Bay regions, respectively....
. As a first step, the Children's Medical Foundation of Greater Orlando was founded by the group in February 1980. The group shortly changed the name to the Children's Hospital Foundation. A study conducted by Ross Laboratories concluded that special services for women, as well as children, should be included to make the hospital more successful. The Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando Regional Medical Center , is a 808-bed tertiary hospital in downtown Orlando, Florida.-External links:* Official Website* Official Website...
(ORMC) decided to join the effort and create the hospital.
ORMC approached golf legend Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...
, who coincidentally was looking for a charity to support. Arnold and his late wife Winnie Palmer were first introduced to Orlando Health
Orlando Health
Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit network of community and specialty hospitals based in Orlando, FL. Orlando Health comprises Orlando Regional Medical Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, South Seminole Hospital,...
when they toured the newly opened neonatal intensive care unit
Neonatal intensive care unit
A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit —also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery , and special care baby unit —is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.The problem of premature and congenitally ill infants is not a...
and pediatrics wing of Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando Regional Medical Center , is a 808-bed tertiary hospital in downtown Orlando, Florida.-External links:* Official Website* Official Website...
in the mid-1980s. The Children's Hospital Foundation, along with some encouragement from personal friends, convinced the Palmers to lend the “Arnold Palmer” name to the facility. The Palmers also agreed to help with the fundraising for the new hospital. ORMC decided to refurbish the old Holiday Hospital building, built in the 1960s, and construct an adjoining building of 160000 square feet (14,864.5 m²). The hospital opened its doors on September 10, 1989, the date of Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...
’s 60th birthday.
Features
Center for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders
Arnold Palmer hospital offers pediatric cancer and blood disorder treatment through a partnership with M. D. Anderson Cancer Center OrlandoM. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando is a cancer treatment facility in the United States.Established in 1991, the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando is the first and largest affiliate of world-renowned The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center located in the Texas Medical Center...
. Children are treated with the multidisciplinary care, which brings together a team of physicians, oncologists/hematologists, social workers, pharmacy staff, nutritional services staff, physical and occupational therapists, and child life services.
Playground
The hospital was designed with kids in mind and includes the ‘Playworks’ playground, which includes an interactive play area, with a pirate ship and meditation garden for patients and families.Arnold Palmer Medical Center
The children's hospital is connected to the 285-bed Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies through an elevated two-level bridge. Together with the Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families, they comprise the Arnold Palmer Medical Center, the largest facility dedicated to children and women in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.