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Florida
Hospital Altamonte
The
Skill to Heal. The Spirit to Care. 601
East Altamonte Drive
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701
407/303-2200.
Since 1973, Florida
Hospital Altamonte has been providing quality healthcare to the residents of Seminole,
north Orange, East Lake and West Volusia Counties. Each year, this state-of-the-art
facility treats approximately 14,000 inpatients, 97,000 outpatients, 43,000 emergency
patients, and performs over 10,000 surgical procedures, making it the largest
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Florida
Hospital Altamonte is supported by the technology and specialty services of Florida
Hospital—the largest not-for-profit Protestant hospital in the nation.
As a full-service, 258 bed, acute care community hospital, Florida Hospital Altamonte
offers a variety of medical specialties: - Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Emergency
Medicine
- Family
Practice Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- General Rehabilitation
- General Surgery
- Internal Medicine
- Limb Replantation
- Neurology
- Obstetrics
and Gynecology
- Oncology/Hematology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic
services
- Otolaryngology
(ear, nose, and throat)
- Pain
Medicine
- Pathology
- Plastic Surgery
- Podiatry
- Radiation
Oncology
- Radiology
- Urology
Florida
Hospital Cancer Institute - Altamonte
Cancer services available at Florida
Hospital Altamonte include: Radiation
oncology featuring Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), external beam
radiation therapy, High Dose Rate (HDR) Afterloading, prostate seed implants,
radiopharmaceuticals and 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy Medical
oncology combining the most advanced treatments with the most caring and qualified
physicians Dedicated
inpatient unit with 24 oncology beds and certified oncology nurses Patient
support and education including social work and support groups Coordinated
care programs for melanoma, breast, lung and colorectal cancer Access
to state-of-the-art diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography
- Computed Tomography (PET-CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Tumor
case conferences held regularly at the FHCI Altamonte, allow a variety of specialists
the opportunity to discuss patient cases and collaborate on treatment plans. This
means that our patients benefit from a variety of experts from different specialties.
Cancer
Resource Library featuring a collection of complimentary educational materials
for patients about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and research
Cardiac
& Neurodiagnostic Services  Florida
Hospital Altamonte offers sophisticated diagnostic and treatment procedures for
cardiac and neurological patients. The cardiac and neurodiagnostic services are
supported by Florida Hospital Altamonte's critical care nursing team and high-tech
monitoring equipment, as well as the support of Florida Hospital's nationally
recognized cardiac program. These services are available on an inpatient and outpatient
basis:
Emergency
Services  Florida
Hospital Altamonte has a Level II Emergency Department providing emergency services
to communities in Orange and Seminole Counties 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
The patient care areas are designed and specially equipped to care for all medical
and surgical emergencies for patients of all ages.
Endoscopy
Services Florida
Hospital Altamonte offers complete inpatient and outpatient endoscopy services
in their newly renovated Endoscopy Center - with five procedure rooms, 17 admit/recovery
beds and 4 holding/consultation rooms. Back
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Services Florida
Hospital Altamonte offers a comprehensive range of maternity services.
 The
unit includes 18 private rooms, birthing rooms, and two birthday suites ( large,
home-like rooms).
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Lactation services are available seven days a week, as well as 24-hour in-house
anesthesia services.
For
critically ill infants, our maternity unit is back by a Level III Newborn intensive
Care Unit at Florida Hospital Orlando. A transport team is available 24-hours
a day to transport critically ill pediatric and neonatal patients. Links:
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Services Outpatient
procedures are convenient and often economical options for patients who want to
spend less time away from home and family. Florida Hospital Altamonte provides
the following procedures in a safe environment: Pain
Medicine The
Pain Medicine Center at Florida Hospital Altamonte's Outpatient Surgery Plaza
provides a comprehensive approach and treatment option to help individuals who
suffer from chronic pain associated with injury or illness. Patients
are accepted in the Florida Hospital Pain Medicine Program through physician referral
only. To schedule a patient call 407/303-2273 or fax 407/303-9627
- Board-certified anesthesiologist,
fellowship trained in the management of pain*, along with registered nurses and
other professionals provide a high level of care for patients experiencing pain.
- The Pain
Medicine Center is integrated with
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behavioral health specialists
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rehabilitation specialists
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pharmacologists
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physiatrists
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case managers
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dietitians
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Common chronic pain issues for referral include, but are not
limited to:
» Failed Back Syndrome
» Axial or radicular
pain of sinal origin
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Neuropathic Pain (post-herpetic neuralgia, herpes
zoster
shingles pain, diabetic neurophay)
» Cancer pain
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome
» Pain associated with Peripheral Vascular Disease
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Pain associated with occupational injury (Workers' Compensation)
» Myofacial pain syndrome
» Complicated,
post surgical pain management
» Complicated, non-responsive chronic pain
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Facial pain disorders (trigeminal neuralgia) *Physicians
are employed by JRL Associates and are independent contractors and are not agents
or employees of Florida Hospital or Adventist Health Systems
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Services The
Radiology Department at Florida Hospital Altamonte offers a wide range of sophisticated,
state-of-the-art diagnostic procedures within a healing type environment:
- · General and fluoroscopic
x-ray procedures for viewing the gall bladder, gastrointestinal tract and other
internal organs
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Three Computerized Tomography (CT) scanners for viewing internal organs in three-dimensional
and cross-sectional images
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SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography) tests for the liver, bone
and parathyroid. This measures blood distribution and detects artery blockages.
- Nuclear
medicine tests for studying the anatomical structure and functioning of internal
organs such as the thyroid, bones, lungs, liver, gallbladder and heart
- New, state-of-the-art
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)—uses radio frequency pluses to produce images
in "slices"—much like CT.
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Digital subtraction Angiography (DSA) for creating images of the blood vessels
- Ultrasound
- Mammography
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Services Florida
Hospital Altamonte's team of skilled surgeons offers many inpatient and outpatient
surgical procedures, including: Sleep
Disorder Services 
Florida Hospital Altamonte
is helping those with sleep disorders achieve more normal sleep patterns through
the Center for Sleep Disorders. The center can help treat common sleep disorders
such as: - Insomnia:
the inability to sleep due to stress, breathing disorders, temporary pain, and
misuse/overuse of sleeping pills
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Narcolepsy: sudden and uncontrollable attacks of sleepiness during inappropriate
times of the day
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Apnea: periods of not breathing, as frequently as several hundred times during
sleep due to blockage of the upper airway and diseases of the central nervous
system
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Parasomnias: somnambulism (sleep walking, nightmares, and night terrors)
- Other disorders:
seizures, bruxism (grinding of teeth) and other conditions that cause abnormal
sleep patterns
Admission
Procedure You
can be self- or physician-referred to the Florida Hospital Altamonte Center for
Sleep Disorders. If you are referred by a physician, ask them to send any pertinent
information that is less than six months old to the center. You will be asked
to complete the following: - a
questionnaire concerning your medical, psychological and sleep history. Which
will be reviewed by an accredited panel of medical doctors which include neurologist,
psychologists, pulmonary specialists and ENT (ear, nose, and throat) physicians
- a consultation
with a sleep specialist where a brief history and physical will be done along
with orientation. Please call the Center between 6 am and 3:30 pm to schedule
an appointment
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Specialists will use the latest diagnostic equipment to record and monitor your
sleep patterns, heartbeat activity, breathing and body movements.
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Medicine  Florida
Hospital Altamonte offers a range of services designed especially to meet the
unique health needs of women:
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