Florida Hospital Medical Center, Orlando, Florida. Profile

In 1908, a 20 bed hospital known as Florida Sanitarium began serving the small farming community of Orlando primarily through traditional "rest cures" in a quiet, wooded environment. By contrast in 1985, the 1,071 bed Florida Hospital is a technologically advanced, full service medical center offering specialized surgical and diagnostic services to a greatly expanded Central Florida population. Owned and operated by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Florida Hospital Medical Center is today the fourth largest employer in the Orlando area, supporting a staff of some 700 physicians, 1,600 nurses and 2,400 technical, administrative and medical support personnel. Florida Hospital is located on a sprawling campus in Orlando, with the adjacent "West Campus" containing a free standing ambulatory care center and a professional office building with physician's offices and a family health center. Additionally, two satellite hospitals (Florida Hospital/Altamonte with 220 beds and Florida Hospital/Apopka with 50 beds), are located approximately 20 minutes away. A 56-bed Center for Psychiatry on the Orlando campus was completed last year, and a regional cancer center is currently under construction adjacent to Florida Hospital/Altamonte.