Profile: Florida Hospital

Florida Hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit health care organization, with eight distinct campus locations in a fast-growing, tri-county area of Central Florida. We are part of a larger, comprehensive network of 17 hospitals in the Florida Adventist Health System and are distinguished as the main flagship facility of the entire Adventist Health System.

First established in 1908, Florida Hospital has grown to include over 2,000 beds. We serve more than one million patients each year, are the largest provider for Medicare patients in the nation and one of the largest not-for-profit protestant hospital systems in the country. We are also the third-largest employer in the Central Florida area and one of the premier health care systems in all of the United States, in all major medical specialties. Our success has been achieved through a multidisciplinary approach: providing medicine by giving each patient the tools to take charge of their health through prevention, wellness and education.

But what makes Florida Hospital truly different is our holistic view of caring, with a mission to heal the mind, body and spirit of each person we touch. It is more than just a commitment to health care; it is a commitment to whole care.

CREATION Health

 

The doctors, nurses and entire staff at Florida Hospital use the acronym CREATION Health as their guiding principle in the care and treatment of their patients. Each letter of C-R-E-A-T-I-O-N stands for an important aspect of overall health and healing:

• Choice is the first step toward improved health
• Rest is a good night's sleep and relaxing
• Environment lies outside our bodies yet affects what takes place inside
• Activity includes stretching, muscle development and aerobic activity
• Trust in God is the important relationship between spirituality and healing
• Interpersonal relationships nurture our well-being
• Outlook colors our perspective, influences our health and impacts progression of disease
• Nutrition fuels our whole system

When Adventist health care began, this philosophy was translated into life-saving and life-enhancing service as our mission was put into action. Today, our mission of extending the healing ministry of Christ depends not only on our commitment to Christian ideals but on our efforts to provide nothing less than extraordinary and compassionate care based upon these principles.

People of all faiths are welcomed and cared for here. Our employees also come from all religious backgrounds and walks of life. What is most important at Florida Hospital is the common bond and understanding that we share in knowing that we are all serving God through our work, as instruments of His healing love.