Florida Hospital Creates Residential Wellness Community
Initiative Builds on Commitment to the Health of Area Residents and Helps Attract Talented Staff
// By Lisa D. Ellis //
While most health care systems today are going to great lengths to promote healthy living for patients and staff, Florida Hospital in Orlando is extending its visions beyond the confines of its medical campus, creating a comprehensive residential living arrangement right within the broader community. This cutting-edge model is one that other health organizations may be following in the not-too-distant future.
Building a Health Village to Attract New Residents
Home to the Walt Disney World parks, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld, among many other popular attractions, Orlando played host to more than 62 million visitors last year, according to the local tourist association, and the number of people who flock to the area seems to continue rising with every passing year.
This fact poses a host of challenges for Florida Hospital’s 1,217-bed acute-care medical facility in Orlando, a member of Adventist Health System. This facility serves as the main hospital for the greater Orlando area and is also a major tertiary referral hospital for central Florida and a larger portion of the Southeast, as well as for the Caribbean and Latin America. With such a broad array of populations to serve, Florida Hospital treats more patients annually than any other hospital in the United States. All of this means management needs to be able to attract the very best clinical staff to meet the extensive needs that exist, and must also find creative ways to entice these employees to stay in the area.