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Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditation, as announced Wednesday. PHOTO/ORLANDO HEALTH -
Roads in the western part of the county are tentatively scheduled for microresurfacing starting Monday. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY
Osceola County transportation study meeting
Learn about future transportation efforts south the east of Lake Toho at a community meeting — here’s when and where you can obtain information and provide feedback on the planning efforts going into it.
The community is invited to learn more about Osceola County’s Southeast Area Transportation Study, or SEATS. The future roadway planning efforts will support the planned developments occurring to the south and east of Lake Tohopekaliga, and within the Alligator Chains of Lakes Conceptual Master Plan. Osceola County will hold a Community Open House on Wednesday, March 22 from 6-7:30 p.m. to give the public the project details and receive feedback.
The open house will be held in-person at the St. Cloud Community Center (3101 17th St.).
Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital certified as Advanced Primary Stroke Center
Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditation, as announced Wednesday.
The designation recognizes commitment to a higher standard of clinical service and the establishment of a consistent approach to quality care, the hospital said.
If a patient begins to display symptoms of a stroke, which include face drooping, arm weakness and speech difficulty, a stroke alert is called. The signal triggers the hospital’s treatment process, a critical step to minimize potential brain damage or other complications.
Since Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital’s stroke program began in May 2022, the hospital has documented 236 stroke alerts and cared for 43 stroke patients.
“In a diagnosis where time is of the essence, I can think of no greater importance than this achievement to bringing stroke care to the city of St. Cloud,” said Jessica Reid, RN, Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital chief nursing officer. “Our goal is to improve the outcomes for these patients by reducing the distance they must travel to receive care.”
Accreditation by The Joint Commission is one of the highest levels of certification that a hospital can receive. To date, Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is the sixth hospital in the Orlando Health system to be certified as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center.
“With the achievement of Primary Stroke Certification, led by our stroke coordinator Alison Bass, patients in the St. Cloud community can be confident they will receive safe and efficient care when having a stroke or stroke-like symptoms,” said Cindy Lavigne, manager, quality process improvement & patient safety, Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital.
Scheduled Road Micro-Resurfacing in western Osceola
Osceola County advises that a number of roads in the western part of the county are tentatively scheduled for micro-resurfacing starting Monday, March 20. Work is scheduled to be completed by March 31. All work will be performed daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The areas are Indian Creek, Rolling Hills and Indian Ridge Villas.
In Indian Creek: Arrow Creek Road: Autumn Creek Circle to Summer Creek Drive; Autumn Creek Circle: Indian Creek Boulevard to Cul-de-sac; Bear Creek Court: Indian Creek Boulevard to Culde- sac; Bow Creek Road: Autumn Creek Circle to Summer Creek Drive; Caliente Trail: Pomo Drive to Santee Drive; Indian Creek Boulevard: Formosa Gardens Boulevard to Oneida Loop; La Jolla Trail: Pomo Drive to Santee Drive; Luiseno Way: Oneida Loop to Pomo Drive; Oneida Loop: Indian Creek Boulevard 5,100 feet to Indian Creek Boulevard; Osprey Creek Court: Indian Creek Boulevard to Cul-de-sac; Pomo Drive: Oneida Loop 940 feet to Oneida Loop; Roaring Creek Court: Osprey Creek Court to Cul-desac; Sandia Way: Oneida Loop to Santee Drive; Santee Drive: Oneida Loop 1,700 feet to Oneida Loop; Spring Creek Court: Spring Creek Drive to Cul-de-sac; Spring Creek Drive: Autumn Creek Circle 850 feet to Autumn Creek Circle; Summer Creek Drive: Autumn Creek Circle to Indian Creek Boulevard.
In Rolling Hills Estates: Canary Palm Court: Star Lake View Drive to Cul-de-sac; Golden Pond Circle: Star Lake View Drive 1,400 feet to Star Lake View Drive; Golden Pond Court: Star Lake View Drive to Culde- sac; Heritage Entrance Boulevard: Formosa Gardens Boulevard to Star Lake View Drive; Magnolia Bend Court: Star Lake View Drive to Cul-de-sac; Silver Bass Court: Star Lake View Drive to Cul-de-sac; Star Lake View Drive: Magnolia Bend Court 2,100 feet to Livingston Road.
In Indian Ridge Villas: Chapman Oak Court: Water Oak Court to Culde- sac; Indian Oaks Trail: Sand Hill Road to Oak Hill Trail; Laurel Oak Lane: Indian Oaks Trail to Oak Hill Trail; Myrtle Oak Lane: Indian Oaks Trail to Oak Hill Trail; Oak Hill Trail: Water Oak Court to Tangle Oak Lane; Tangle Oak Lane: Sand Hill Road to Turkey Oak Lane; Turkey Oak Lane: Oak Hill Trail 1,350 feet to Oak Hill Trail; Water Oak Court: Indian Oaks Trail to Culde- sac.
