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Wednesday, January 15, 2003 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1  
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CONTENTS
Tackling Healthcare
Join The Healthcare Revolution
Communtiy Explores Medical Liability
Reaching Out
What’s Ailing our Healthcare System?
Impending State Crisis
 WHERE IN THE REGION

What is this regional landmark?

Florida Hospital Medical Center

Orlando Regional Medical Center

Parrish Medical Center

Halifax Fish Community Center

Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center

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Last week, 36% of voters correctly identified the historic landmark.
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FUN FACTS
   
  Orlando Regional Medical Center is ranked 17th in the nation for heart care. Florida Hospital is ranked 32nd in heart care, 34th in hormonal disorders, and 49th in digestive disorders.

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HEADLINES

Tackling Healthcare
Thanks to the hard work of an unprecedented coalition of more than 200 community leaders, Orange County is zeroing in on innovative strategies to address the plight of the uninsured.
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Join The Healthcare Revolution
“The Healthcare Revolution: Things that Haven’t Been Done Well in Healthcare,” is the theme of the 10th Annual National Conference of the Central Florida Health Care Coalition, to be held at the Orange County Convention Center, February 26-27, 2003.
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Communtiy Explores Medical Liability
Several Central Florida residents gathered recently on the campus of Rollins College for the “Healthcare Crisis Community Conversation” to learn more about the medical liability crisis in Florida and how the community can address it.
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Reaching Out
At the close of 2002, myregion.org’s Executive Committee was busy reaching out to key stakeholders in the Central Florida region.
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What’s Ailing our Healthcare System?
A recent survey by the World Health Organization found that not only did the U.S. rank 49th out of 50 industrialized nations in health status, but also only 19 percent of Americans indicated they were satisfied with their healthcare..
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Impending State Crisis
Florida's medical system is in danger of a meltdown due to the liability insurance crisis, says a hospital executive who testified at the Dec. 17 town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
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7. Shaping the Region
 
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 LEADERSHIP
 SPOTLIGHT

 

Tom Hunt
Consultant
myregion.org Healthcare Co-Chair, Executive Committee Member
Leadership Council Member

 

"One of the opportunities we have as a region is to build on the current health services programs in our universities, community colleges and high schools. If we build on the programs as a region we may be able to proactively address the healthcare personnel shortages in our region."

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