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NINE FLORIDA HOSPITAL PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

Orlando, FL - July 12, 2002 - Florida Hospital is honored to be the only Central Florida hospital named in nine of 2002 US News & World Report's America's Best Hospitals lists for the following categories (the 50 highest-scoring hospitals were listed in each specialty):

• Heart & Heart Surgery (Cardiology) - number 12
• Orthopedics - number 35
• Neurology & Neurosurgery - number 15
• Gynecology (which includes reproductive cancers) - number 37
• Urology (which includes treatment of prostate cancer) - number 22
• Ear, Nose & Throat (which includes diagnoses and treatment of head and neck disorders including cancer) - number 44
• Kidney Disease - number 30
• Digestive Disorders (which includes the diagnoses and treatment of ulcers, colitis and colon cancer) - number 25
• Hormonal Disorders (Diabetes and Thyroid Conditions) - number 19

The July 22nd issue will be on newsstands July 15, 2002.

"Florida Hospital is extremely proud to be nationally recognized for its continued dedication to excellence and commitment to our community," said Don Jernigan, President of Florida Hospital. "It's wonderful that Central Floridians have access to this type of world-class care right here in their back yard."

The 13th annual edition of US News & World Report's America's Best Hospitals is a resource for consumers who are seeking maximum care in the diagnosis, treatment and management of a difficult medical problem. This year, the publication analyzed 6,045 hospitals to arrive at 205 stellar centers in 17 specialties. According to US News & World Report, "These hospitals excel partly because their doctors perform large numbers of tricky and risky procedures. Study upon study has shown the critical role of volume."

According to the publication, "Ranked hospitals tend to adhere more closely to advanced treatment guidelines, to incorporate new findings into patient care, and to conduct research that gives desperately ill patients more options."

In 13 of the 17 specialties, a hospital first must meet one of three standards to be considered: membership in the Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH), be affiliated with a medical school or have at least nine technology services out of a prescribed list of 17. In each specialty, a hospital must perform a given number of procedures or had to be cited by at least one physician in the past three years of US News surveys. These hospitals received a score that equally weighs reputation, mortality, and a group of care-related factors such as nursing.

For a complete list of the rankings, go to www.usnews.com or call Florida Hospital Media Relations at 407/303-1917.

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