Emergency Care

Florida Hospital's seven Central Florida campuses treat more than 270,000 emergency patients each year. Nurses play a central role in delivering compassionate care to a wide variety of patients. When choosing the ideal Orlando location for your Emergency Residency, you have several options. Our departments range in size from 11 to 42 beds, and some feature express care beds, as well as other innovative approaches to emergency medicine.

Our Emergency Departments offer the kind of challenge and diversity that are the hallmark of this specialty and the quality care that's the hallmark of Florida Hospital. The Emergency Care Nurse Residency program is a comprehensive way to enhance your education with hands-on experience. To read highlights about each of our seven Emergency Departments, click here.

Please note: In addition to standard Florida Hospital Nurse Residency requirements, prior to beginning the Emergency Care Nurse Residency program you must complete either:

• EKG1 (including pharmocologic interventions)
• CLEP

Location Highlights

As an Emergency Care Nurse Resident, you'll work at one of the following dynamic, exciting locations:

Florida Hospital Orlando ED

The acute care Orlando Emergency Department (ED) treats patients with medical and surgical disease, as well as cardiac, trauma, psychiatric, renal, pediatric and respiratory crises. The department features:

• 37 rooms
• 19 monitored beds
• Five express care beds
• The five-bed Chest Pain Center
• Florida Hospital's Children's Emergency Center
• Comprehensive diagnostic tools, including MRI, CT, etc.
• Flight medicine program

Florida Hospital Altamonte ED

This ED treats a variety of patients, and while most are managed at this full-service hospital, some thoracic, cardiac and neurosurgery patients are transferred to the Orlando campus. This ED features:

• 26 rooms
• 20 monitored beds

Florida Hospital Apopka ED

The busiest ED in the state for a hospital of its size, this ED features 16 beds, six of which are monitored. While the ED team treats a variety of patients, critical patients are stabilized and then transferred to either our Orlando or Altamonte campus.

Florida Hospital Celebration Health ED

Located adjacent to Walt Disney World, the Celebration ED family treats nearly 35,000 patients annually. This model hospital is world renowned for its remarkable design and innovative approaches to addressing patients' complete wellness needs.

Florida Hospital East Orlando ED

Located near Orlando International Airport, this full service ED is situated in one of the fast-growing areas of Orange County. The ED serves more than 56,000 patients annually.

Florida Hospital Kissimmee ED

Sharing its location with world famous Walt Disney World, this ED is located south of Orlando in Osceola County. The new 16-bed full service ED treats more than 28,000 patients annually.

Florida Hospital Winter Park ED

This full-service hospital serves more than 33,000 ED patients annually and features 14 acute care beds and five express care beds.