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• Solis/Bravo concert, CD release to benefit free mammograms for local women

  Through the generosity of the South Lake County community, funds are available to cover the cost of a mammogram screening.

• Bad posture often to blame for chronic pain and health issues, but survey finds too few Americans are concerned

  Orlando, Fla - The average American adult spends more than three and a half hours looking down at their smartphones every day. Looking down or

• Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Named a Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes

  Clermont, FL (June 4, 2025) – Orlando Health South Lake Hospital has been designated as a leader in caring for people living with diabetes by the American Diabetes Association and The Leapfrog Group. The award recognizes the hospital’s strong commitment to the safety and well-being of hospitalized people living with diabetes—estimated to be 30 percent of all patients.

• 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.

• Orlando Health National Training Center Serves as Host Venue for Department of Defense Warrior Games’ Swimming Competition

  Clermont, FL (July 1, 2024) – Orlando Health National Training Center served as the host venue for the swimming event of the Department of Defense (DoD)’s annual adaptive-sports competition, the Warrior Games, on Saturday. The Warrior Games are designed to enhance recovery by engaging wounded, ill and injured service members outside of traditional therapy settings.

• Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Named to U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

  Clermont, FL (Dec. 5, 2023) – U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Orlando Health South Lake Hospital as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy). This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.

• U.S. News & World Report names Orlando Health hospitals among the nation’s top 50 hospitals for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery

  Orlando, Fla. (August 1, 2023) – U.S. News & World Report has recognized Orlando Health hospitals in three categories in its 2023-24 Best Hospitals rankings. The distinctions include a top 50 national ranking in Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery; regional rankings in Florida and the Orlando area; and high performing ratings in adult specialties and adult procedure and conditions.

• Instagram for Doctors

  A new app allows doctors to share photos of cases they are working on. 

• Michael L. Cheatham, MD

  Michael L. Cheatham, MD, FACS, FCCM, is a board-certified surgeon with Orlando Health Medical Group Surgery. Dr. Cheatham currently serves as a surgeon for the Orlando Health Complex Hernia Center. His specialties include general surgery, surgical critical care and neurologic critical care with a particular focus on hernia repair.

• Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD

  Dr. Naren Ramakrishna is a board-certified radiation oncologist with the pediatric brain tumor program at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and director of the pediatric and adult proton therapy programs at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. He cares for children as well as adults, and his specialties include: