Orlando Regional Medical Center

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Orlando Regional Medical Center
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Orlando Regional Medical Center
Geography
Location Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States
Coordinates 28°31′33.77″N81°22′41.45″W / 28.5260472°N 81.3781806°W / 28.5260472; -81.3781806
Organization
Care system Private
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type General, Teaching
Affiliated university
Network Orlando Health
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Beds808
Helipad FAA LID: FD28
History
Opened1918 (1918)
Links
Website www.orlandohealth.com/facilities/orlando-regional-medical-center
Lists Hospitals in Florida

Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is an 808-bed tertiary hospital in downtown Orlando, Florida designed by HKS, Inc. (architect) and Walter P Moore (structural engineer). It is the flagship of the Orlando Health system. [1]

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Background

ORMC is also the closest Level I Trauma Center to Kennedy Space Center and is the definitive medical care facility (DMCF) for the launch site, with joint-training exercises held several times each year. [2]

The hospital is nationally ranked in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings for five pediatric specialties and rated high performing in nine adult procedures and conditions. [3]

History

Lucky Meisenheimer has served as ORMC's assistant clinical director since 1988 and the chief of its Dermatology division since 2003. [4] [5]

Many victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting were treated at ORMC. [6] [7] [8] Nine of ORMC's patients died there, and by June 14, 27 remained hospitalized, with six in critical condition. [9] ORMC performed surgeries on 76 patients. [10] The last of the injured was discharged from ORMC on September 6, nearly three months after the shooting. [9]

Other notable patients of ORMC include:

Notes

  1. ↑ "Christina suffered a gunshot wound to the side of her head. ... This wound was fatal. Christina also suffered three gunshot wounds to her torso." [21]

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  2. ↑ Cheatham, Michael (2009). "Advanced trauma life support for the injured astronaut, 3rd ed" (PDF). Orlando Regional Medical Center. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando, FL - Ratings, Rankings, and Photos". U.S. News & World Report . Retrieved October 13, 2018.
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  8. ↑ Domonoske, Camila (August 25, 2016). "Orlando Hospitals Say They Won't Bill Victims Of Pulse Nightclub Shooting". NPR. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Miller, Naseem S. (September 6, 2016). "Last hospitalized Pulse shooting survivor discharged after nearly 3 months". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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