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The Fitness Centre at Florida Hospital Celebration Health Named Preferred Training Center - 2/15/07
The Fitness Centre at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, a medically based facility dedicated to helping members achieve optimal health, has recently been named the "Preferred Offsite Training Center for the David Leadbetter Golf Academy World Headquarters at ChampionsGate."
Delivering a philosophy that is flexible to golfers of all ages and abilities, the David Leadbetter Golf Academy (DLGA) offers first-rate golf instruction and a top- class service to every standard of golfer, world-wide.
"We value the training partnership we have with the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, and we are honored to receive this distinction," said Don L. Jones, Ph.D, executive director of The Fitness Centre & Day Spa at Florida Hospital Celebration Health.
About David Leadbetter Golf Academy
David Leadbetter is recognized as the leading golf instructor in the world. His teaching theories and methods have revolutionized the game, and his influence on all levels of golf is unparalleled. Often associated with his contribution to the successes of Nick Faldo, Leadbetter continues to work with the world's leading golfers, most notably Ernie Els, Michelle Wie, Charles Howell III, Trevor Immelman, Julieta Granada, and Nick Dougherty.
DLGA has evolved as a truly exceptional global facility and has now developed into a network of Golf Academies spanning Europe, USA and Asia. There are currently 29 Academy locations in 13 countries around the world.
About The Fitness Centre & Day Spa at Florida Hospital Celebration Health
The Fitness Centre & Day Spa at Florida Hospital Celebration Health has a variety of programs and classes for all levels and all needs. The Fitness Centre is a 60,000-square-foot, user-friendly facility designed for use by members in addition to those with a prescribed medical need.
Florida Hospital to Become Global Site for Training Surgeons - 11/16/06
Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement to Train up to 20,000 Surgeons Annually
Minutes before the start of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission’s (EDC) November Board meeting, Florida Hospital, the EDC, and global Fortune 500 healthcare leaders, came together to announce plans for the new Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement (NCSA), which aims to be the global site for training and educating surgeons.
"This is an exciting day for Central Florida, as the momentum continues for economic development in our region. Announcements like the one made by Florida Hospital today are diversifying our economy and helping to ignite a new economic engine based on bio-medical research, surgical innovation, and education," said Ray Gilley, president/CEO of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission.
"As the chair of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, I’m excited that our region is becoming a bio-medical and life science destination. Much like Disney is a visionary company that creates lasting memories for children and families, the NCSA positions Florida Hospital as a visionary in the medical field, capturing the imagination of aspiring surgeons all over the world," said Jim Lewis, chair of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and president of Disney® Vacation Club.
Florida Hospital, with corporate partners GE Healthcare, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Karl Storz Endoscopy – America Inc., and Getinge USA, intends to build a new 35,000-square-foot, $20 million facility called the Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement, within approximately two years. The NCSA will host 20,000 surgeons annually in Central Florida and will accommodate at least 20 surgical stations and have conference capacity that will accommodate more than 500 people.
Patient Receives Life-changing Surgery at Florida Hospital Celebration Health - 6/6/06
Dr. Kathy Jones performed a rare procedure to create a neo or "new" vagina for a young woman born without one.
WHAT: Twenty-two-year-old Michelle Haines did not experience the same adolescent transition as most her peers - she never got her period. When she still hadn't gotten it during her senior year of high school, her mom decided it was time for her to go to the doctor. It was then that Michelle was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky Syndrome. At the age of 17, Michelle learned that she did not have a vagina, uterus, or one of her kidneys and that she would never be able to conceive a child. Doctors gave her internal dilators to create a vagina, but Michelle, an active woman who enjoys working out and surfing, was not happy with having to use them three times a day for up to a year. That was when she began researching other treatments and found Dr. Kathy Jones at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, which is the only hospital in Central Florida to perform the rare Vecchietti Procedure to create a neo or "new" vagina. Michelle had the life-changing procedure TODAY that will allow her to feel more like a woman for the first time in her life and get back to the waves with more confidence.
HOW: The Vecchietti Procedure, a minimally invasive operation, creates a new vagina by inserting an internal device that applies continuous pressure to the vaginal area. The patient is given an external device that she tightens every day to stretch the vagina. After approximately a week, the vagina should stretch to normal length.
Bodybuilder Finally Finds Relief From Painful Adhesions at Florida Hospital Celebration Health - 4/13/06
An adhesion is a type of scar that forms an abnormal connection between two parts of the body.
WHAT: Forty-five-year-old Rachel Payne has suffered from painful adhesions for years. After visiting seven doctors and receiving several misdiagnoses, Payne, who lives in Atlanta, GA, finally found Dr. Jay Redan at Florida Hospital Celebration Health. Dr. Redan performed minimally invasive surgery at the Florida Hospital Celebration Health Center for Adhesions and Related Disorders to lysis, or cut, the adhesions. Now, the amateur bodybuilder is well on her way to recovery.
BACKGROUND: An adhesion is a type of scar that forms an abnormal connection between two parts of the body. An injury, such as endometriosis, infection, chemotherapy, radiation or cancer may damage tissue and initiate adhesions. But by far the most common kind of adhesion is the one that forms after surgery and forms at the site of a surgical procedure. Adhesions are believed to cause pelvic pain by tethering down organs and tissues, causing traction (pulling) of nerves. Nerve endings may become entrapped within a developing adhesion. Adhesions can also cause severe clinical problems.
WHY: Chronic pelvic pain and associated intestinal disturbance are a major cause of misery for thousands of patients. Often in constant pain, patients may experience loneliness, hopelessness, frustration and desperation. Although adhesions are often the cause of this pain, treatment for adhesions is not performed either because the surgeon does not believe that adhesions can cause the problem, or because lysis of adhesions is considered too difficult or futile.
WHO: Patient Rachel Payne
Patients at Florida Hospital Celebration Have the Digital World at their Fingertips - 1/25/06
Pyxis PatientStation® Revolutionizes Patient Experience
WHAT: For patients at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, digital online bedside services are literally at their fingertips, thanks to a new interactive information and entertainment system, called Pyxis PatientStation®. Now, folks being cared for at the hospital can swing a floor-mounted, 15-inch flat touch-screen panel wherever they desire and log on to the Internet, check e-mail, watch a video or TV, listen to the radio, learn about the hospital, play games, access patient education content, and get medical information. Patients can even create a CarePage, a personal, private Web page service available before, during, or after their hospital stay. After piloting the program in 20 beds, Florida Hospital Celebration Health is now installing the Pyxis PatientStation® in all 100 patient rooms throughout the hospital. On Wednesday January 25, Florida Hospital Celebration Health will hold a media open house, where reporters can demo the interactive consoles and speak with hospital representatives and patients using the technology about the benefits and capabilities of the consoles.
WHY: Instead of feeling cut off from the outside world, Pyxis PatientStation® allows patients to remain connected. The ability to access the Internet allows them to learn about their conditions and how to take care of themselves after they leave the hospital. The abundant entertainment options make the hospital stay more relaxing and comfortable. A video or computer game can be a pleasant distraction from pain, worry, or anxiety. In the future, Pyxis PatientStation® will also help physicians and nurses electronically access patients’ charts at the bedside, allowing them to spend more time with their patients.
Minimally invasive surgery provides alternative to liver transplant
When Judson Russ, 45, had a routine physical, he could have never imagined what his blood work would reveal. After many tests and visits to doctors all over the State of Florida, Russ was told he had a cancerous tumor in his liver, and that he would need to have a liver transplant. “I could not believe what I was hearing and vowed to do everything I could to learn more about my options. I thought there had to be a better solution than getting a whole new liver,†said Russ. While doing research on the Web, he learned of a doctor at Florida Hospital Celebration who might have a better option.
Dr. Jay Redan, medical director of minimally invasive general surgery at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, gave Judson Russ a welcome alternative. Instead of having a liver transplant and being out of work for three to four months, Dr. Redan removed part of his liver (through laparoscopic surgery) and he was back to work within two weeks. Russ is now in full recovery. "The surgery truly saved my life and I am so thankful that Florida Hospital Celebration Health had the equipment and skill to perform the procedure," said Russ.
"This type of surgery is an option for anyone with liver cancer. It is a wonderful, minimally invasive alternative for people in this situation. We are lucky to be able to have all necessary resources in one place in order to perform the procedure," said Dr. Redan. He is the only doctor in Central Florida, and one of only a handful across the country, who can perform laparoscopic liver surgery. The procedure requires highly specialized skills and equipment. Dr. Redan has taught numerous surgeons from all over the world on laparoscopic surgery techniques, and patients come from all over the world to be treated by him.
Please contact Media Relations at (407) 303-8217 if you are interested in interviewing Judson Russ or Dr. Jay Redan.
Florida Hospital's Dr. Steven McCarus Garnering National Attention - 12/28/04
Results of gynecological laparoscopic procedure presented at national conference
Florida Hospital OB GYN doctor Steven McCarus has received national attention for his work on a study regarding a gynecological laparoscopic procedure. During the American College of Surgeon’s (ACS) Clinical Congress, information on the study was accepted as a poster, and at the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists’ (AAGL) Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Dr. McCarus’s findings were presented in an oral presentation.
Study results were presented at the ACS in New Orleans and the AAGL in San Francisco. "I am pleased with the study and believe this data is important for women’s health care," said Dr. McCarus. He was the highest enroller of study subjects (out of 12 other surgeons performing similar surgeries) and was the primary author of the study presentations and will be the primary author for the upcoming manuscript.
The main objective of the study was to evaluate the incidence of herniation of ENDOPATH® Bladeless Trocar port sites without fascial closure in gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. During the surgery, a laparoscope is inserted through a small incision into the abdomen. Afterward, the contents of the abdomen can sometimes bulge against the skin where the surgical tools were placed, causing what is called herniation. This study is the first large, multi-center trial to prospectively evaluate the clinical outcomes of herniation and the first using ENDOPATH Bladeless Trocars. The results indicate the use of this product (without fascial closure) had a lower incidence of herniation than that reported in the published literature (for bladed trocars with fascial closure). Dr McCarus is excited about the outcomes, which will allow his specialty the opportunity to review the results and act accordingly. "The next step will be submission for publication in a peer review journal."
