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Orlando Health Hospitals Named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® List

Orlando, FL (April 27, 2021) – Multiple Orlando Health hospitals have been named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. Orlando Health South Lake was named in the medium community hospital category and, in addition, received special recognition as an Everest Award winner. Everest Award winners are hospitals that earned the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals designation and had the highest rates of improvement during a five-year period. Orlando Health South Lake is one of only 20 hospitals to receive the Everest Award and one of only two in the medium community hospital category.

Drive for Men's Health 2016 Reaches Millions Worldwide

Orlando, Florida (July 1, 2016) - For men’s health experts Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt and Dr. Sijo Parekattil it was a June to remember. For the 3rd year in a row, in honor of Men’s Health month, their Drive for Men’s Health tour travelled the country, covering 6,000 miles from Orlando to Los Angeles in 10 days and reaching hundreds of millions around the world with a simple message - men drop your excuses and take your health seriously.

Francisco I. Norman, PA-C 

Lisa Lynn Smith , APRN 

Joint Replacement Classes

Are you having or considering knee or hip surgery at Orlando Health South Lake Hospital? This class will have you feeling confident and better prepared for your upcoming joint surgery. Instructors will walk you through the process from preparation to recovery and answer any questions that you may have. If you have specific questions about your surgery, please contact your surgeon, as the class only provides general information.

Mellisa Powell, APRN

Mellisa Powell is a certified family nurse practitioner (FNP-C) with Orlando Health Medical Group Urology. She has been a nurse at several Orlando Health hospitals since 2008. She joined Orlando Health Medical Group Urology PUR Clinic in 2018 when she earned her family nurse practitioner certification.

Orlando Health is the Highest Ranking Healthcare Employer in Florida and Ranks in the Top 20 Nationwide

Orlando, FL (February 17, 2022) – Orlando Health has been named the highest ranking healthcare organization in the state of Florida on Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers list. The healthcare system ranks #86 overall out of 500 large organizations. In the “Healthcare & Social” category, which contains 35 employers, Orlando Health appears at #19, making the organization one of the top 20 healthcare employers nationwide.

100 Years of Caring

When Orange General Hospital opened its doors on November 5, 1918, Orlando and the nation were in the midst of historical events with great significance: World War I would end in just six days, a worldwide Spanish influenza epidemic already had killed more than a half million Americans and national elections had brought sweeping congressional changes.

South Lake Hospital welcomes first baby of 2015

Proud parents Damu Cherry-Mitchell and Dennis Mitchell welcomed the birth of their baby girl Aaleyah Mitchell.

Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD

Dr. Naren Ramakrishna is a board-certified radiation oncologist with Orlando Health Cancer Institute and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. He serves as medical director of the institute’s proton therapy program and specializes in adult and pediatric brain and spine tumors. His expertise includes: