Orlando CPE Program

Since 1973, AdventHealth Altamonte Springs has been providing health care to the residents of Seminole, north Orange, East Lake and west Volusia counties. Each year this hospital treats approximately 14,000 inpatients, 97,000 outpatients, 43,000 emergency patients, and performs over 10,000 surgical procedures, making it the largest and most comprehensive hospital in Seminole county.

As a full-service 341 bed, acute care community hospital, AdventHealth Altamonte Springs offers a variety of medical specialties and programs where students may encounter pastoral care opportunities. These include:

• Anesthesiology
• Cardiology – Cardiac and Neuro-diagnostic services
• Emergency Medicine
• Family practice Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Rehabilitation
• Neurology
• Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maternity Services
• Oncology/Hematology, Radiation Oncology
• Orthopaedic Services
• Pain Medicine
• Plastic Surgery
• Women’s Medicine

AdventHealth Apopka is a 50-bed hospital which sees approximately 16,000 outpatients and 25,500 emergency patients and over 1,000 inpatients annually.

AdventHealth Apopka offers the following services and programs in which students may come into contact with patients and staff:

• Cardiology Services – Stress testing, serum-marker blood studies, Echocardiography
• Community Education Programs
• Critical Care Services
• Emergency Services
• Endoscopy
• Hearing Center
• ICU and PCU units
• Outpatient Services
• Radiology Services
• Rehabilitation Services
• Respiratory Services
• Women’s Medicine

AdventHealth Celebration is a 112 bed, full-service hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services, 24-hour emergency care, maternity, cardiac services, diagnostics and catheterization, wellness programs, women’s and men’s health programs, as well as primary care and physicians on-site.

AdventHealth Celebration is located in the heart of the tourism area and therefore has the opportunity to serve as a health care provider for families from all over the world who are vacationing in Central Florida.

In addition, AdventHealth Celebration is home to some of the following services in which CPE students may find opportunities for ministry and pastoral care:

• Center for Digestive Health
• Diabetes Center
• Imaging Center
• Pain Center
• Pathways to Potential
• Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine
• Rippe Health Assessment
• Sleep Center
• Surgery and Endoscopy Center
  

AdventHealth Celebration Outpatient Clinics

Additionally, Residents assigned to the Celebration campus may round at outpatient clinics (like the Infusion Unit) and labs for focused rounding and staff support.

Palm Parkway Off-Site Emergency Department (OSED)

Just opened in April 2021, Palm Parkway ER is a new freestanding facility located about 15 minutes from AH Celebration, on the corner of Palm Parkway and Daryl Carter Parkway (off I-4 Exit 68).

The approximately 19,000-square-foot facility has 24 patient rooms, including two pediatric-friendly rooms to make ER visits less stressful for young patients; respiratory therapy; diagnostic imaging, including CT scans, X-ray and ultrasound; and a full-service laboratory.

Chaplain interns and residents assigned to AH Celebration respond to pages and emergencies at Palm Parkway ER as needed.

AH Memorial Medical Center consists of two campuses that serve Volusia County: a 362-bed main hospital in Daytona Beach and an 80-bed hospital in Ormond Beach. We have more than 400 physicians with privileges at our facilities along with a staff of more than 1,700 employees.

In addition, AHMMC is home to some of the following services in which CPE students may find opportunities for ministry:

• Cardiology Services
• Emergency Services
• Cancer Care Services
• Birthcare Center – labor/delivery
• Rehabilitation Services
• Oncology
• ICU, PCU, CCU
• Radiology Services
• Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Center
• Neurology
• Respiratory Services
• Imaging
• Diabetes Center
• Outpatient Services
• Community Education Programs

Since 1962, the main campus has been a valued health and wellness resource to the families of DeLand and our surrounding communities. Over the years, we’ve grown with DeLand—constantly adapting to meet the expanding needs and specialized services of those who seek our care. That has meant bringing in experienced physicians and trusted technologies for cancer, digestive, radiology and much more.

The 164-ed facility is located near Stetson University, in the historic downtown center of DeLand with quick access to International Speedway Boulevard. In addition to our main hospital, we also offer several satellite facilities in DeLand that house our Cancer Institute, Digestive Health Center and a robust array of healthcare services at Victoria Medical Park.

Over 5,000 inpatients and 29,700 outpatients are treated at AdventHealth East Orlando each year. This 295-bed, full-service hospital provides health care close to home for East Orange County residents.

AdventHealth East Orlando offers the following programs and services in which CPE students may come into contact with patients and staff:

• Cardiology Services – external cardiac pacing, cardiac stress testing, ECHO
• Center for Digestive Health – offers services to diagnose and treat digestive problems including heartburn, chronic or intermittent indigestion
• Community Wellness Programs
• Emergency Services
• General Medical and Surgical Units
• A Hearing Center
• ICU and PCU units
• Outpatient Services – including outpatient endoscopy
• Pain Management Center
• Radiology Services
• Sinus Center
• Urinary Continence Program
• Women’s Medicine
  

Waterford Lakes ER Outpatient Clinics

Additionally, Residents assigned to the East Orlando campus may round on outpatient units at the Waterford Lakes ER.

179-bed Short Term Acute Care facility in Orange City, FL offering a variety of services including emergency and urgent care, heart and vascular care, and hospice care. An $100-million expansion underway for completion in 2020, will add 180,000 square feet to the hospital and create a new tower for an enhanced cardiovascular unit, ICU, surgical services, and more.

AdventHealth Hospice Care is a community-based, nonprofit hospice that has served terminally ill patients in Seminole, Orange and Osceola counties since 1990. AH Hospice Care provides kind, compassionate care in a familiar home environment to the Central Florida area. Highly skilled social workers, chaplains, certified nurses assistants, nurses and physicians help provide quality care with dignity to patients facing end of life. And brings the kind of healing that comes when people feel peace and comfort—physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Not available for all units.

Conveniently located near Walt Disney World in Kissimmee, Florida, this 83-bed, full-service community hospital offers health care to residents of Osceola and Orange counties. AdventHealth Kissimmee staff currently see an average of 2,600 inpatient and 14,000 outpatients annually.

AdventHealth Kissimmee offers the following services and programs in which students may come in contact with patients and staff:

• Cardiac Catheterization Lab
• Emergency Services
• Community Wellness Programs
• Eye Surgery
• Plastic and Foot Surgery
• General Medical and Surgical Units
• ICU and PCU units
• Orthopaedic Services
• Rehabilitation Services

AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach is a 109-bed facility serving Volusia County. With medical treatments ranging from advanced knee replacements to cardiovascular care, this facility offers a host of services including:

• Emergency and Urgent Care
• Heart and Vascular Care
• Cancer Care
• Diabetes Care
• Hospice Care
• Neurology Care
• Lab Services
• Surgical Care

Located adjacent to downtown Orlando, AdventHealth Orlando uses the latest technologies to treat over 32,000 inpatients and 53,600 outpatients annually. This 1,150 bed acute care hospital also serves as a major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America.

Some of the comprehensive services at AdventHealth Orlando listed below offer ministry opportunities for CPE students:

• AdventHealth Cancer Institute – a comprehensive oncology program, including inpatient and outpatient care, radiology, transplant and cancer and leukemia research, hematology and oncology for children and adolescents
• Cardiology services – including cardiac rehab, chest pain center, cardiac surgery, catheterization, nuclear and echo-cardiology diagnostics.
• Central for Behavioral Health – acute and longer term adult psychiatric care units.
• Center for Community Health Ministry – parish nursing
• Center for Women’s Medicine
• Diabetes Center
• Emergency Services – Chest Pain Center, Pediatric Emergency Center
• Family Health Center – Family Practice Clinic
• Fetal Diagnostic Center
• Florida Heart Institute
• Florida Flight 1 Helicopter Transport
• Gamma Knife Center
• Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care
• ICU, PCU, CCU, Orthopedic ICU, Level III Neonatal ICU, Neuro ICU
• Kidney Stone Center
• Outpatient Services – radiology, surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Pain Management Center
• Sleep Disorders Center
• Trans-Life Organ and Tissue Donation
• Urological Services
• Women’s Medicine

For more than a century now, we have been offering children throughout the region, the nation and the world world-class, leading-edge care in a compassionate, caring setting. With our 300+bed facility in Central Florida, we are building on our rich legacy, offering even more services and programs to address a range of pediatric health issues, from diabetes and obesity to child development and cancer. While AdventHealth for Children offers comprehensive pediatric programs, we are particularly known for:

• The only bone marrow transplantation program and pediatric transplant team in the region
• A highly experienced team of 135 pediatric sub-specialists, representing more than 30 different pediatric specialties
• A Pediatric Emergency Department that is staffed by a physician 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is designed with children in mind, featuring a scare-free zone complete with customizable room themes
• The most advanced pediatric imaging services, including PET, 64-slice CT and 3T MRI, one of only two hospitals in the country to have this technology
• An 81-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with private, family-centered rooms
• Pediatric oncology programs that are at the very forefront of research and clinical trials
• Level IV Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center generating seizure free outcomes
• The region's first neuro-oncology and neurofibromatosis programs
• World-renowned pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery program
• A pediatric sleep center to diagnose and treat sleep-related conditions for children as young as two-and-a-half years of age
• Minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgery, that significantly reduces pain and scarring and greatly shortens recovery time
• Weight-management programs that emphasizes wellness and health to fight the epidemic of childhood obesity and children's diabetes

Formerly Flagler, AdventHealth Palm Coast is a 99-bed facility serving Flagler County. Services include:

• Cancer Care
• Heart and Vascular Care
• Mother and Baby Care
• Hospice
• Lab Services
• Emergency and Urgent Care
• Surgical Care

AdventHealth Waterman is a 300-bed facility also serving as the #1 Emergency Room in Lake County, Florida. The recently expanded facility includes pediatric emergency department among other services like:

• Emergency and Urgent Care
• Cancer Care
• Children’s Care
• Heart and Vascular Care
• Mother and Baby Care
• Surgical Care
• Women’s Care

AH Winter Garden is an 100-bed inpatient pavilion plus a 24-bed Emergency Department and medical office, serving West Orange County. AH Winter Garden offers the following services and programs in which students may come in contact with patients and staff:

• Emergency Care
• Cardiovascular Care
• Women's Care
• Men's Care
• Senior Care
• Outpatient Surgical Care
• Digestive Care
• Imaging Services
• Diabetes Care
• Pain Medicine
• Podiatry Care
• Spine Health

Students placed at AdventHealth Apopka may also serve Winter Garden.

AdventHealth Winter park is located in a metro Orlando community that was originally developed as a winter respite for many northern families in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. AdventHealth Winter Park is a 331 bed, acute care facility chartered in 1951 by the residents of the community.

AdventHealth Winter Park offers the following services and programs in which students may come in contact with patients and staff:

• Level II Neonatal Intensive Care
• Labor and Delivery “The Dr. Phillips Baby Place”
• Cancer Care Center
• Emergency Department
• Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab
• Sleep Disorders Clinic
• Women’s Medicine
• Surgical Services
• Orthopaedics
• Rehabilitative Services
• Pediatrics