Everyone with a child knows the deep pain it causes the entire family when a child is sick and needs to be hospitalized for a prolonged period of time. It is emotionally exhausting and financially draining. We are lucky here in Lake Nona to have a medical facility like Nemours Children’s Hospital right in our backyard that offers top-notch care and understanding of all aspects … [Read more...]
UCF-HCA Hospital on Its Way
We broke ground recently for our new UCF Lake Nona Medical Center – a hospital that will provide academic healthcare to Lake Nona while training tomorrow’s healthcare leaders. The UCF-HCA joint venture hospital will open in late 2020 on 25 acres next to our College of Medicine. About 500 guests attended the Oct. 25 groundbreaking, which began with an early morning rainbow. … [Read more...]
UCF Lake Nona Medical Center Names Wendy Brandon as CEO
Wendy Brandon, FACHE (Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives distinction of board certification in healthcare management), has been named by HCA Healthcare and the University of Central Florida College of Medicine as the new CEO of the UCF Lake Nona Medical Center. The facility is scheduled to open by the end of 2020. The teaching hospital represents the future … [Read more...]
UCF College of Medicine Seeking Crohn’s Patients For Clinical Trial
Can sesame oil extract help treat people suffering from Crohn’s disease? A UCF College of Medicine Phase II clinical trial is trying to find out. Sesame oil extract has anti-inflammatory properties that have proven effective in treating heart disease. And now the medical school is looking at whether those same properties can help Crohn’s patients. UCF researchers are … [Read more...]
Treating Endometriosis: Surgical and Non-surgical Options
Endometriosis is a painful gynecological disorder that is common among women in their 30’s and 40’s. The pain is caused by the endometrium, which normally lines the inside of the uterus, when it grows outside of it instead. This can lead to serious health issues if not treated. Scarring in the pelvis, infertility, certain ovarian cysts (called endometriomas) and other … [Read more...]
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