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Excellence Begins With Education
AdventHealth Orlando Works to Smooth Transition From Student to Nurse by TERESA SCHIFFER Britney Benitez is committed to patient care. She’s also committed to caring for the nurses who provide that care. Benitez is the new Chief Nursing Officer for AdventHealth Orlando, and she has a vision for the hospital that could take holistic care…
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More Than An Occupation
Notable Nurses Speak Straight From the Heart National Nurses Week has been celebrated for more than 40 years. They’re the unsung heroes of health care, yet often they are the ones who interact the most with the patients. Central Florida Health News asked our local health partners to share their amazing nurses with us so…
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Compassion and Dedication Prevail Among Nurses
by TERESA SCHIFFERSponsored by Central Florida Health Care National Nurses Week is officially celebrated May 6-12, but if you talk to Tim Ward at Central Florida Health Care, you’d think it is celebrated every day. “I can brag about our nurses all day long!” he says. “We have some of the most creative and personable…
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Oral hygiene and Heart Health
Heart health should be an aspect of personal healthcare that we are all concerned about. After all, the heart is a pretty important part of the system! As vital as the heart is to our life and well-being, the mouth is another significant part of our body that we would do well to care for…
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Learn About LASIK and Other Refractive Procedures
As you decide on your new year’s resolutions and goals, you should also consider your eye health as part of those resolutions and goals. Why not make 2020, “The Year of Vision” the year you get back to seeing better. It would be the perfect time to consider LASIK or other refractive procedures to help…
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Dental Implants Help You Look Your Best
Not everyone is blessed with perfect teeth. Sometimes things happen that detract from our smile. Losing one or more teeth can cause a huge hit to one’s self-esteem, in addition to problems eating and speaking. For many years, the only solution for missing teeth was dentures. However, over the last 30 years, dental implants have…