Longwood, FL (January 23, 2009) - The Women`s Imaging Center at South Seminole Hospital, a part of Orlando Health, received a $20,000 donation from Dr. Joyce and Mr. Buddy Hewell, A.T.A.P. COMPANIES. Dr. Hewell serves on the hospital`s Women`s Advisory Council. The money will be used to purchase a special video camera for monitoring patients during a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan.
The camera gives the MRI technologists the ability to visually monitor the patient while they are in the magnet versus only being able to hear and speak with them.
"We are very appreciative of Dr. Hewell`s donation as it will allow our MRI technologists to observe our patients much more closely than in the past and to communicate with them much faster should they become uncomfortable or apprehensive during their scan," said Kristen Hickey, manager, Women`s Imaging Center at South Seminole Hospital. "However most importantly it will give our patients a new level of comfort, especially those who are claustrophobic, that we are right there with them and can see them every step of the way."
South Seminole Hospital`s Women`s Advisory Council comprises of women from throughout Seminole County who volunteer their time and serve as community advisers to the hospital`s leadership. For more information about the Women`s Advisory Council, contact Lisa Hicks, Orlando Health Foundation, at 321. 841.1615.
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Orlando Health is a $1.5 billion not-for-profit health care organization and a community-based network of nine hospitals and care centers in the Orlando region. The organization, which includes the area`s only Level One Trauma Centers for adults and pediatrics, is a statutory teaching hospital system that offers both specialty and community hospitals. They are: Orlando Regional Medical Center; Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children; Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies; Lucerne Hospital; Dr. P. Phillips Hospital; South Seminole Hospital; South Lake Hospital (50 percent partnership); St. Cloud Regional Medical Center (20 percent partnership) and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando - the first affiliate of one of the nation`s premier cancer centers The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Orlando Health`s areas of clinical excellence are heart and vascular, cancer care, neurosciences, surgery, pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine, neonatology, and obstetrics and gynecology.
Orlando Health is Central Florida`s fifth largest employer with nearly 14,000 employees and more than 2,000 affiliated physicians, all of whom support our philosophy of providing high quality care and service when it matters most. We prove this everyday with over 100,000 inpatient admissions and more than 600,000 outpatient visits each year. In all, Orlando Health serves 1.6 million Central Florida residents and nearly 3,000 international patients annually. Additionally, Orlando Health provides approximately $198 million in support of community health needs. More information can be found at www.orlandohealth.com.