Shepherd’s Hope building new clinic

has begun construction on its first stand-alone clinic, in Winter Garden.

The nonprofit organization, which has been providing medical care for uninsured and underinsured Central Floridians since 1997, is building the 10,000square-foot facility in partnership with West Orange Healthcare District and the City of Winter Garden. The West Orange Medical Clinic & Administrative Center will include an administration center, health clinic and community kitchen.

has opened its 16th pediatric primarycare practice, in Celebration. Dr. Janette Magarino is the pediatrician.

has broken ground for its Center for Rehabilitation at Health Central Hospital in Ocoee.

has opened its 18th Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation location, in Kissimmee.

a New York health plan that has been in Central Florida for more than a decade, has a new call center in Lake Mary. The company, not to be confused with the Health First health system in Brevard County, has more than 800 employees in Seminole County. received a service award from Florida Hospital Association for Leadership in Quality and Patient Safety.

of Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, of Florida Hospital for Children, and

of Nemours Children’s Hospital are among the members of the state’s new Pediatric Cardiology Technical Advisory Panel.

The Agency for Health Care Administration denied license renewal for homemaker and companion service firms

and

It also denied license renewal for health care services pool Home health agency

surrendered its license. The AHCA also suspended behavior analysis group

behavior

analyst and social worker

from participation in Medicaid.

The Florida Department of Health also issued suspension and restriction orders for a licensed social worker in Oviedo;

an emergency medical technician in Leesburg and Kissimmee; and ,a certified nursing assistant in Kissimmee and Orlando. The actions aren’t final and individuals are entitled to a hearing.

marked five years of operation Sunday. The hospital has grown to include six urgent cares, 17 pediatric offices and 11 specialty-care locations in Central Florida.

will hold its 2017 Denim and Diamonds Gala on Nov. 3 to raise funds for its foundation and New Hope for Kids, a local nonprofit that supports children and families grieving the deaths of loved ones and grants wishes to children with lifethreatening illnesses. Tickets are $125: visit ocms.org.