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Florida Hospital President Lars Houmann and Krankenhaus Waldfriede Chief Executive Officer Bernd Quoss signed the agreement in front of reporters, guests, and dignitaries, including the Director of Health and Human Services from the American Embassy.
“This partnership grew out of a shared desire to learn from the experience and expertise of these two world-class facilities. Our doctors, administrators, staff, and ultimately our patients will benefit from this exchange of ideas and sharing of best practices,” said Florida Hospital President Lars Houmann. “More and more, Orlando is becoming a global leader in healthcare.”
The two hospitals, which also share a Seventh-day Adventist heritage, are agreeing to exchange scientific data and research, equipment, benchmarking in administration and nursing, and medical work experience. These areas include surgical methods, pain management, and treatment approaches for gynecology, hand and ankle surgery, anesthesia, breast and colon cancer, general surgery, colorectal medicine, diabetes, and internal medicine. Doctors will also do rotations at the partnering hospital and refer patients to the other facility.
“After my two-month stay at Florida Hospital, I am pleased to announce this cooperative agreement,” said Bernd Quoss. “While at Florida Hospital I met with highly professional medical staff, administrative staff, and frontline staff providing the highest level of patient care.”
According to Quoss, Krankenhaus Waldfriede will benefit greatly in the areas of economics, medical, and technology with this cooperative effort. In the Federal Capital of Berlin, competition is very high with other health care providers. Berlin is becoming a destination for treatment of foreign patients, as well as the headquarters for the use of high-tech medical equipment.
“This cooperative agreement is a first for Krankenhaus Waldfriede, and for this we are very proud. We are also very proud to partner with Florida Hospital,” he said.
About Florida Hospital
Opened in 1908, Florida Hospital is one of the largest not-for-profit hospitals in the country, admitting more patients than any other hospital in the nation, according to the American Hospital Association. The more than 2,000-bed system, comprised of eight hospitals and 16 CentraCare locations, has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best hospitals in the country for the past nine years. Florida Hospital also has partnerships with hospitals and healthcare facilities in other countries including Mexico, Jamaica, and Peru.
About Krankenhaus Waldfriede
Krankenhaus Waldfriede has an 80 year tradition of providing health care and offers state-of-the-art medical facilities. Specialties include proctology, hand and ankle surgery, colon and breast cancer, gynecology, and diabetes. Krankenhaus Waldfriede offers these services for over 200 beds, a Health Prevention Center, and an Ambulant Nursing Facility. The hospital also offers two short-time facilities, one nursing home for the care of elderly patients, and a day care facility for children. Krankenhaus Waldfriede has 15 physicians in private practice, a dialysis unit, and international medical services for the embassies of the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. In a nation-wide patient survey for the best hospital in 2007 regarding patient satisfaction and quality of treatment, Krankenhaus Waldfriede ranked number six among 2000 hospitals.
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