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When he arrived at Orlando Health twenty years ago, Rafael R. Mañon, MD, never set his sights on running a cancer program. However, his goal has always been to help build the best care system he can for patients, and Dr. Mañon is honored to continue that goal as the new president of the Orlando Health Cancer Institute.

Lunar New Year is one of the world’s biggest festivals centered around food, family and togetherness. In celebration of the holiday, Panda Express joined us in our Seacrest Studio at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. During their visit, Panda Express taught patients and families about the holiday celebrated on January 22. Panda Express also brought their famous Original Orange Chicken, crafts and educational materials to share with patients both in- studio and in patient rooms to help them celebrate.

When 10-year-old Myles, a patient of Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children since birth, heard that Coca-Cola® launched limited-edition packaging for Coca-Cola x Marvel: The Heroes — a release of Marvel-themed cans and bottles – he knew just which character he had to get a hold of: Iron Man.

Captain Chris Ebert excelled in her career as a trailblazing female aviator in both the United States Air Force and with the commercial airline industry. Throughout her inspiring life and career, the most important thing to her was always her vibrant faith, reflected through the kindness she showed every person who crossed her path. 

Each year we invite our team members and physicians to support the mission of Orlando Health by making a donation to our annual Team Member Giving Campaign. The theme of the campaign is “Be All In,” encouraging team members to recognize the importance of not only the time and quality care they provide for patients, but also invite them to be part of the impact philanthropy has on our hospitals and programs. 

ORLANDO, FL, January 7, 2020 — Kohl’s grant to The Howard Phillips Center for Children and Families, part of Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children was made through Kohl’s National Giving Program, which awards more than $3 million in grants annually to nonprofits with a mission to support health and wellness for families. The donations are made possible through Kohl’s philanthropic program, Kohl’s Cares®, which sells children’s books and toys and donates 100 percent of the net profit to support happier and healthier communities nationwide. 

The Orlando Health Foundation recently hosted an event at the Country Club of Orlando to support the captial campaign expansion efforts of the Level One Trauma Center, located at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC). The event was an opportunity to showcase the $25 million project and raise awareness for the expansion, which aims to increase the capacity and provide lifesaving care at Central Florida’s only Level One Trauma Center. 

When most people think of infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the first image that comes to mind is tiny babies who are smaller than your hand. For NICU mom Donna, that’s not the picture she sees when she thinks of her son Johnny, born at 9lbs, 1oz.

Since March, we in Florida have all seen our lives change in many ways. We have had to adapt to a ‘new normal’ in the ways that we work, care for our children and even how we receive medical care when it is not related to COVID-19. Many departments at Orlando Health are adapting to new ways of treating and caring for our patients outside of the walls of our hospitals. One such area is the Cancer Support Community (CSC).

  “Mommy, there’s a bump on the back of my head that hurts and I don’t feel well.” This simple