Orlando Health, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with $7.6 billion of assets under management that serves the southeastern United States. Founded more than 100 years ago, the healthcare system is recognized around the world for its pediatric and adult Level One Trauma program as well as the only state-accredited Level Two Adult Trauma Center in the St. Petersburg region. It is the home of the nation’s largest neonatal intensive care unit under one roof, the only system in the southeast to offer open fetal surgery to repair the most severe forms of spina bifida, the site of an Olympic athlete training facility and operator of one of the largest and highest performing clinically integrated networks in the region. Orlando Health has pioneered life-changing medical research and its Graduate Medical Education program hosts more than 350 residents and fellows. The 3,200-bed system includes 16 wholly-owned hospitals and emergency departments; rehabilitation services, cancer and heart institutes, imaging and laboratory services, wound care centers, physician offices for adults and pediatrics, skilled nursing facilities, an in-patient behavioral health facility, home healthcare services in partnership with LHC Group, and urgent care centers in partnership with FastMed Urgent Care. Nearly 4,500 physicians, representing more than 90 medical specialties and subspecialties have privileges across the Orlando Health system, which employs more than 23,000 team members. In FY21, Orlando Health served nearly 160,000 inpatients and nearly 3.6 million outpatients. During that same time period, Orlando Health provided approximately $648 million in total value to the communities it serves in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, community building activities and more. Additional information can be found at http://www.orlandohealth.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @orlandohealth.
Dawn Willis
Dawn Willis is the Community Relations Manager for Orlando Health South Central Region. Dawn has worked for Orlando Health since October 2018. Prior to joining Orlando Health, Dawn was the publisher of the Observer Media Group, joining the Observer Group in 2014. Prior to joining the Observer Dawn spent 17 Years in management positions with The New York Times and The Ledger Media Group publishing daily print and online newspapers and magazines in Polk County. Dawn has lived in Polk County for over 25 years with her family.
Dawn is an Alumni of Leadership Polk, Lakeland Leadership, Winter Haven Leadership and NE Polk County Leadership. Dawn is currently serving on the Marketing Committee for the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce.
Dawn has served on The West Orange Chamber of Commerce Executive Board and Board of Directors 2017-2019 & 2020-2021. The Roper YMCA Board Chair in 2018-2020, Winter Garden Rotary Board of Directors 2018–2021. Apopka Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in 2021. The West Orange Chamber of Commerce awarded Dawn, The Chairman’s Award In 2019. Dawn was awarded Who’s Who in Horizon West in March 2021.