Central Florida Health Inc

Programs: Central florida health ("cfh") is the sole member and parent of leesburg regional medical center ("lrmc"), the villages regional hospital ("the villages"), leesburg regional medical center foundation inc. , and other affiliated entities. For a description of the activities of lrmc and the villages, please see schedule o. Lrmc lrmc is a 308-bed, acute care hospital that offers world class services close to home in lake, sumter, and marion counties. Located just north of orlando, florida, leesburg regional medical center has grown from a small, community hospital built in 1963 to a comprehensive medical center. The leesburg regional heart institute offers premier cardiovascular services, and is recognized for its cutting-edge technology, outstanding outcomes, and consistently high patient satisfaction ratings. Home to one of the largest open heart programs in the state, the leesburg regional heart institute is pioneering many groundbreaking procedures such as minimally-invasive heart valve surgery. At leesburg regional, we are committed to providing quality care and service excellence. Our hospital is the region's first designated stroke center with the joint commission seal of approval, and we provide a multidisciplinary approach to neurosurgical care. The joint center at leesburg regional offers world-class orthopedic services, such as hip and knee replacements, and the hospital also features state of the art diagnostic imaging, emergency room, labor and delivery, pediatric services, cancer care and so much more. The villagesthe villages regional hospital, part of central florida health, is a 277 bed acute care hospital with a 20 bed rehab unit located in the heart of the villages, a nationally known adult community specially designed to bring hospitality to health care. The facility serves the tri-county area --lake, sumter, and south marion counties, and is a recipient of the healthgrades patient safety excellence award. The villages regional hospital is committed to providing quality care and service excellence. The facility consists of 32 icu beds, 16 imcu beds, state of the art surgical suites, a radiology department featuring filmless computer imaging, pharmacy, clinical laboratory, and a full service emergency department. The villages regional hospital is home to one of the world's first philips ambient experience catheter labs designed to improve the experience during heart catheter procedures. Our team members, physicians, and volunteers have a passion for delivering award winning healthcare and improve the health and quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve. Recently, central florida health worked with lrmc and the villages to complete a community health needs assessment ("chna"). In that most recent chna, cfh identified five areas that it plans to address over the next three years:obesity in adults cfh will continue participation in the annual corporate wellness challenge in partnership with the leesburg and sumter county chamber of commerce to promote weight loss and wellness among the area's largest employers (with a three year outcome goal of reducing by three percent the combined, cumulative weight among corporate wellness challenge members by july 1, 2019). The organization will also provide four no-cost community health education events (targeting residents of leesburg, fruitland park, bushnell, wildwood and sumterville) each year addressing nutrition and exercise in lake and sumter counties (with a three year outcome goal of having 15 percent of event participants learn their current body mass index and receive education about how to maintain a healthy weight by july 1, 2019). Lack of physical activity the organization will continue development of the community/team member wellness track on the campuses of lrmc and the villages(with a three year outcome goal of increasing by 5 percent the number of central florida health team members who utilize the track on a weekly basis by july 1, 2019). The organization will also sponsor annual community walk/youth dance competition events in lake and sumter counties (targeting residents of leesburg, fruitland park, bushnell, wildwood and sumterville) designed to encourage families to use practical activities to incorporate exercise into their daily lives (with a three year outcome goal of having 15 percent of event participants learn their current body weight and receive education about how to maintain a healthy weight by july 1, 2019). Shortage of health services the organization will develop an awareness campaign (targeting residents of leesburg and fruitland park) for the community medical care clinic, a medical home operated in partnership with central florida health that offers no-cost primary health care services, including mammograms, medications and dental care to underserved residents in lake county (with a three year outcome goal of increasing clinic volumes by 3 percent by july 1, 2019). The organization will also expand its urgent care center presence to meet the needs of its rapidly growing population with the entrance of a third location in a yet-to-be-named community (with a three year outcome goal of reducing capacity constraints by five percent in the emergency departments at leesburg regional medical center and the villages regional hospital). Finally, the organization will continue to recruit needed physician specialists and sub-specialists to the community based on a bi-annual physician community needs analysis (with a three year outcome goal of the successful recruitment of physicians from each identified specialty, including urgent care, neurology and otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) by july 1, 2019). Inappropriate use of emergency carethe organization will launch a public awareness campaign throughout lake and sumter counties (targeting residents of leesburg, fruitland park, bushnell, wildwood and sumterville) educating the community about when it is best to utilize their primary care physician or urgent care center and when most appropriate to visit their local emergency department (with a three year outcome goal of increasing by five percent the number of patients who present to central florida health urgent care centers and indicate that they learned about urgent care services through the campaign by july 1, 2019). The organization will also implement a physician triage program at leesburg regional medical center and the villages regional hospital to optimize symptom and treatment managements for patients who arrive at the emergency department for care (with a three year outcome goal of decreasing by five percent wait times in the villages regional hospital and leesburg regional medical center emergency departments by july 1, 2019). Other identified healthcare issuesthe organization will maintain its partnership pledge with the american cancer society to raise the rate of colon cancer screenings to 80 percent by the year 2018 (with a three year outcome goal of reducing the number of colon cancer deaths by two percent in its service area by july 1, 2019). The organization will also continue its hiring policy that excludes individuals who use tobacco from being eligible to join the central florida health team (with a three year outcome goal of reducing by five percent the number of central florida health employees who use tobacco products by july 1, 2019). Finally, the organization will further develop partnerships with faith-based organizations in communities where there are identified health disparities (primarily leesburg, fruitland park, bushnell, wildwood and sumterville) to provide diabetes, heart disease and cancer education and screenings (with a three three year outcome goal of having 25 percent of event participants learn their current glucose and blood pressure levels and receive education about how to prevent and/or manage hypertension and diabetes by july 1, 2019).