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Florida Hospital was a subsidiary that rebranded when its parent company Adventist Health System rebranded to AdventHealth. Before the rebrand it operated 28 hospitals.[1] It signed many entertainment and health partnerships/sponsorships that continue to this day with AdventHealth.

History

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In late March 2000, Florida Hospital announced that it planned to purchase Winter Park Memorial Hospital.[2] In early July, it officially took over the management of the hospital.[3]

In early December 2012, Kangaroo Express donated $110,000 to Florida Hospital Pink Army for its fight against breast cancer.[4][5]

In early February 2016, Florida Hospital opened its third free lung clinic in Kissimmee, Florida.[6][7][8]

After the Pulse nightclub shooting in early June 2016, Florida Hospital has spent $3.5 million on security.[9] It purchased 2,500 security cameras and had them installed at there central Florida campuses. And it also purchased six German Shepherds.[10][11] Florida Hospital hired 162 security guards to patrol its central Florida campuses, the majority of them would be in uniform and twelve of them would be in dress clothes.[9]

In late May 2017, Florida Hospital was negotiating with Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute to purchase their facility in Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida.[12][13] But in late January 2018, they changed their mind about purchasing the facility. The reason why they changed their mind was because they did not want to compete against their partner University of Central Florida.[14][15][16] Before Florida Hospital changed its mind they had tried to secretly purchase the facility from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, when Orange County officials found out about it they were upset.[17]

In early February 2018, Florida Hospital opened a fitness park in Daytona Beach, Florida.[18][19][20] On August 14, it was announced that Florida Hospital a subsidary of Adventist Health System would be rebranded to AdventHealth.[21][22][23]

On January 2, 2019, all Florida Hospital health facilities rebranded to AdventHealth.[24][25]

Partnerships and sponsorships

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Walt Disney World

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On February 2, 2018, Walt Disney World chose Florida Hospital and Orlando Health to offer health insurance for the majority of their 70,000 employees.[26][27] By doing this they are cutting out the middle man.[28] Cigna will offer health insurance for employees outside of the service areas of the hospital networks.[29]

Sports

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In 1989, Florida Hospital became the official health care partner of the Orlando Magic. It was renewed in 2017.[30]

In 2011, it was announced that the Florida Hospital would be the sponsor and official health and wellness partner of the Tampa Bay Lightning, their sponsorship was extended in 2014[31][32] and 2017.[33]

In 2012, it was announced that Florida Hospital would the exclusive hospital of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under a sponsorship agreement.[34][35] On August 27, 2018, Florida Hospital signed a naming rights deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For ten years the training facility of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be known as the AdventHealth Training Center.[34][36][37] Florida Hospital and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made a series of educational health and wellness videos.[35][37]

On October 30, 2014, it was announced that Florida Hospital would become the official healthcare partner of Daytona International Speedway, replacing Halifax Health which the racetrack had not renewed its contract with.[38][39] On January 1, 2015, Florida Hospital officially became the sponsor of Daytona International Speedway[38] and during the Daytona 500 it operated the racetracks care center and ambulances.[40] On October 8, 2018, Florida Hospital was announced the sponsor of Speedweeks.[41][42]

Health

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In August 2013, Florida Hospital and Health First started offering Medicare Advantage plans in Flagler County and Volusia County. A year later it was expanded to individual commercial merchandise for those counties. Medicare Advantage was also added to Hardee County and Highlands County.[43][44] On November 9, 2018, it was announced that Florida Hospital would buy a minority interest in Health First. The new partnership has to be approved by Health First's board of directors and be approved by the government.[43]

On January 11, 2017, it was announced that Florida Hospital would manage 15 health clinics inside Walgreens in the Tampa Bay area. They would officially be known as Florida Hospital Express Care at Walgreens.[45][46][47][48] On June 15, Florida Hospital officially took over the walk-in clinics.[49][50] In early October, Florida Hospital partnered with the American Diabetes Association to fight childhood obesity by creating the Morning Mile program. The program encourages students to walk and run, it was introduced at five elementary schools in Flagler County and Volusia County.[51][52][53]

In early June 2018, Volusia County School approved a $2 million, five-year partnership with Florida Hospital by a vote of 4-0.[54] This made Florida Hospital the Official Healthcare Champion of Volusia County Schools.[55] It will involve the renaming of fifteen health services academies and programs at the school districts middle schools and high schools.[54] The students are being taught biomedical sciences, sport science and Emergency medical technician/paramedic classes for future jobs in the medical field.[55][56] As of a result of the partnership a meeting was held at Deltona High School, it was made up of mostly Halifax Health employees who were worried that their behavior therapy and mental health services would be restricted.[54]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Medina, Carlos (August 1, 2018). "Munroe Regional becomes Florida Hospital Ocala". Ocala StarBanner. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Florida Hospital Buyout Sewn Up". Orlando Sentinel. March 31, 2000. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Florida Hospital finalizes Winter Park purchase". Orlando Business Journal. June 30, 2000. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Kangaroo Express Donates $110,000 To Florida Hospital's Breast Cancer Pink Army". FlaglerLive.com. December 7, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Florida Hospital receives $110K for Pink Army's fight against breast cancer". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. December 13, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Florida Hospital adds Kissimmee to free lung clinic locations". Spectrum News 13. March 8, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Aboraya, Abe (February 22, 2016). "Florida Hospital Opens Free Lung Clinic In Kissimmee". Health News Florida. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  8. ^ Miller, Naseem (February 17, 2016). "Florida Hospital opens a third free lung clinic in Kissimmee". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Miller, Naseem. "Florida Hospital heightens security". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Crawford, Amanda (January 16, 2018). "Hospital hires security dogs after Pulse shooting". WESH. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Chavez, Crystal (January 17, 2018). "Florida Hospital Getting Security Canines". Health News Florida. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Shanklin, Mary; Miller, Naseem (May 24, 2017). "Florida Hospital in talks with Sanford Burnham". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Rege, Alyssa (May 24, 2017). "Florida Hospital reportedly in talks to acquire Sanford Burnham". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Brezina, Veronica (January 30, 2018). "Florida Hospital pulls out of competition against UCF for Sanford Burnham assets". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  15. ^ Miller, Naseem (January 30, 2018). "Florida Hospital pulls its Sanford Burnham offer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  16. ^ Rege, Alyssa (January 31, 2018). "Florida Hospital withdraws bid to operate Sanford Burnham". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  17. ^ Brezina, Veronica (January 23, 2018). "Exclusive: Florida Hospital's secret deal with Sanford Burnham angers county officials, may backfire". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  18. ^ "Florida Hospital Fit Park At ONE DAYTONA To Hold Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony". WNDB. February 13, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  19. ^ Stern, Adam (February 14, 2018). "Florida Hospital Opens Fitness Park At One Daytona". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  20. ^ Grant, Wayne (February 15, 2018). "Get in shape at One Daytona". Ormond Beach Observer. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  21. ^ Hirt, Suzanne (August 14, 2018). "Florida Hospital to get a new name: AdventHealth". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  22. ^ Griffin, Justine (August 14, 2018). "Florida Hospital to change its name to AdventHealth". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  23. ^ Sunderland, Kelsey (August 15, 2018). "Florida Hospital will have a new name in 2019". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  24. ^ Ross, Nikki (January 2, 2019). "Florida Hospital is now AdventHealth". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  25. ^ "Florida Hospital is now AdventHealth". Florida Trend. January 2, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  26. ^ Miller, Naseem (February 2, 2018). "Disney partnering with Orlando Health, Florida Hospital to offer HMO plans". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  27. ^ Minemyer, Paige (February 6, 2018). "Disney contracts directly with Orlando Health, Florida Hospital for new HMO plans". FIERCE Healthcare. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  28. ^ Griffin, Justine (September 17, 2018). "In Florida and everywhere, a big shift is underway. It's changing the way we go to the doctor". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  29. ^ "Disney partners with 2 Florida health systems to offer HMO plans: 4 things to know". Becker's Payer Issues. February 6, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  30. ^ Cohen, Josh (October 5, 2017). "Orlando Magic and Florida Hospital Expand Health and Sports Performance Field Through Renewed Partnership". National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  31. ^ Hutchison, Finlay (September 17, 2014). "Lightning sew up hospital deal". SportsPro. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  32. ^ Muellner, Alex (October 2, 2014). "Florida Hospital reups Lightning sponsorship through '15-'16 season". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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  34. ^ a b "Buccaneers unveil AdventHealth Training Center". Football Stadium Digest. August 28, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  35. ^ a b "Hospital strikes naming-rights deal with NFL team". Business Observer. August 28, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  36. ^ Brezina-Smith, Veronica (August 27, 2018). "Florida Hospital scores naming rights for new Tampa Bay Buccaneers". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  37. ^ a b Danielson, Richard (August 28, 2018). "One Buc Place becoming AdventHealth Training Center under 10-year deal". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  38. ^ a b Swisher, Skyler (October 30, 2014). "Florida Hospital sponsors International Speedway". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  39. ^ "Florida Hospital partners with Daytona International Speedway". Spectrum News 13. October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  40. ^ Swisher, Skyler (February 17, 2015). "Florida Hospital takes over care center". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  41. ^ "AdventHealth will be official sponsor of Daytona Speedweeks". ESPN. October 8, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  42. ^ "DIS: Florida Hospital New Speedweeks Sponsor". WNDB. October 9, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  43. ^ a b Price, Wayne (November 15, 2018). "Health First gets a new partner with Florida Hospital - no major changes planned". Florida Today. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  44. ^ Miller, Naseem (November 15, 2018). "Florida Hospital buys minority share in Health First, creates 'super-regional network'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  45. ^ Kritzer, Ashley (January 11, 2017). "Local hospital network to take over Walgreens clinics in Tampa". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  46. ^ "Florida Hospital partners with Walgreens to open express health clinics". Tampa Bay Times. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  47. ^ Winer, Adam (January 12, 2017). "Walgreens and Florida Hospital collaborating on new urgent care centers in Tampa Bay Area". WFTS-TV. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  48. ^ Miller, Daylina (January 13, 2017). "Florida Hospital, Walgreens Team Up On Walk-In Clinics". Health News Florida. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  49. ^ Johnson, Michael (June 15, 2017). "Florida Hospital Express Care opens 15 clinics with Walgreens pharmacies". Drug Store News. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  50. ^ "Walgreens, Florida Hospital open 15 in-store clinics". Chain Drug Review. June 16, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  51. ^ "Florida Hospital partners with local schools to improve kids' health". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. October 9, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  52. ^ "Florida Hospital program fights childhood obesity at elementary schools". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. November 19, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  53. ^ Rougeux, Ryan (November 28, 2018). "Florida Hospital program fights childhood obesity". The West Volusia Beacon. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  54. ^ a b c Alexander, Cassidy (June 19, 2018). "Over secrecy concerns, Volusia County approves". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  55. ^ a b Alexander, Cassidy (May 22, 2024). "Volusia County schools to partner with Florida Hospital on '1st of its kind' deal". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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