Adventist Hospital Will Dramatically Expand Its Cardiovascular Services

By: Florida Hospital News, and Adventist Review

Florida Hospital Orlando, a Seventh-day Adventist health-care institution in Orlando, Florida, United States, plans to expand its Cardiovascular Institute with a new Center for Living. It is expected the new facilities will offer a comprehensive program to identify, prevent, and treat cardiovascular diseases — the leading cause of death in the nation.

The Center for Living has been made possible by a US$3 million gift by the Ginsburg Family Foundation. The Ginsburg family’s support of Florida Hospital’s Cardiovascular Institute started more than 10 years ago with a US$20 million gift, which funded the hospital’s Ginsburg Tower.

Aligning with the hospital’s new initiative to use genomics to diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases, the 13,200-square-foot (1,200-square-meter) Center for Living will feature a genomics clinic focused on cardiovascular diseases. The center will also incorporate the current cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation unit, where patients will have access to a prevention and wellness program.

The Center for Living is expected to care for more than 8,000 cardiovascular patients during its first three years of operation.

“Florida Hospital continues to provide lifesaving, cutting-edge health care in the field of cardiology to all of us in Central Florida and beyond,” said real-estate developer and philanthropist Alan Ginsburg. “The Ginsburg family is pleased to benefit the community through this much-needed addition to the Ginsburg Tower.”

The Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute is one of the largest programs of its kind in the United States, by patient volume.

“We appreciate the Ginsburg family for their generosity and continued commitment to advancing health care in Central Florida. The Center for Living will create an environment that combines our diverse cardiovascular services with genomics and wellness programs, elevating our care and strengthening our wholistic approach to healing,” said Duane Davis, chief medical officer of Florida Hospital’s institutes, including the Cardiovascular Institute. “As we look to the future of health care, this program is key to keeping our patients and greater community healthier.”

Construction of the Cardiovascular Institute’s Center for Living is scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2019, with completion expected by the end of 2020.

About Florida Hospital

Opened in 1908, Florida Hospital is a faith-based health-care institution focused on providing whole-person care. It is one of the largest not-for-profit hospitals in the country, with more than two million patient visits per year — more than any other hospital in the U.S., according to the American Hospital Association.

Florida Hospital is a member of Adventist Health System, which has nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in 11 states. Beginning in January 2019, Adventist Health System and Florida Hospital will be known as AdventHealth.