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Thanks to Walmart, there are now even more ways to give back and support Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Whether shopping in the Walmart app or online, you can now select the Orlando Health Foundation as your charity of choice, and round-up your total upon checkout.

Madison (Maddy) Flaherty was just short of her fifth birthday when she lost her battle to Cockayne Disease, a very rare neurodegenerative disorder. She and her twin sister, Morgan, had a seemingly normal delivery, but over time the family noticed that Maddy was not meeting the expected milestones.

Orlando Health Foundation has a special program for patients to show their appreciation for the care they or a loved received. Through the Honor a Caregiver program, patients and family members can make a charitable gift to the Orlando Health Foundation in honor of their caregiver(s) and share a note of gratitude.

For physicians at Orlando Health and Bayfront Health, caring for our community is more than just a job, it’s a calling.

She earned a bachelor’s in business administration from Howard University and an MBA from George Washington University, both in Washington, D.C. She is a Certified Healthcare CIO through the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

From February 1-14 of this year, 100 percent of all proceeds from each Panera Bread Heart Cookie sold were donated to the Heart Center at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Through a wide range of specialized services and expert care, the Heart Center gives young patients the chance to live life as the amazing kids they are.

With staggering advancements in imaging and computer simulations, physicians and researchers have been able to deepen their understanding of the brain and its functioning. With this growth, the field of neurosciences has become an integral part of the services offered at top hospitals around the nation. Orlando Health has been dedicated to securing all aspects of this intricate and life-changing medicine for the benefit of not only Central Floridians, but patients and families suffering throughout the Southeast.

The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute, in partnership with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, recently celebrated the milestone of treating its 200th pediatric proton therapy patient.

Orlando Health recently received a $20,000 grant from CVS Health to conduct opioid education for healthcare providers. This includes targeted emergency department (ED) staff, trauma staff, care management and nursing staff. The goal of the grant is to educate these providers on understanding addiction, specifically, opioid use disorder. The program will cover (1) understanding addiction, (2) why addiction takes place, and (3) inform on the types of treatments that exist for opioid use disorder, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and cognitive behavioral therapy.

For Linda Mason, a trip to Florida was more than a vacation, it was a place of sanctuary during a grueling battle with colon cancer. Living in Louisiana at the time, Linda was receiving weekly chemotherapy treatments and it was the support from her husband, Alan, that got her through. Whenever Linda needed a break, a trip to Florida was her escape.