Unbounding Generosity
The family’s recent philanthropic commitment supports research at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies and will help drive excellence in areas such as our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Top hospitals consistently showcase strong, well-supported research programs that boost physician recruitment, foster innovation and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
Building the Research Infrastructure
The Melville family’s support will help with the hiring of an additional research coordinator. This role is crucial for advancing clinical trials and research, allowing physicians and caregivers to concentrate on projects that directly help some of the most vulnerable patients in our community.
Babies in the NICU today will benefit from treatments being studied presently. And researchers who join Orlando Health because of a well-supported program will train the clinicians who come after them.
Research Efforts Will Help In
- Advancing stem cell therapies for life-threatening digestive health issues in premature infants.
- Studying best-practice approaches for treating heart and vascular complications in newborns.
- Strengthening collaboration across maternal-fetal medicine, OB/GYN and pediatric subspecialties to improve care at every stage.
With increased support for research, this gift allows our teams to develop unique treatments, therapies and surgical intervention, that may one day become the standard of care — while also improving outcomes for babies and families today.
— Anjali Vyas, MD, senior vice president at Orlando Health and president of Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, part of Orlando Health Women’s Institute
