South Seminole Hospital, which people also call Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital, sat in Longwood, Florida at ZIP code 32750, and though the place has closed as of January 2025, folks remember it for offering a broad mix of hospital and specialty services right under the larger Orlando Health network, so you'd find things ranging from emergency care available every hour of the day and night, with board-certified emergency doctors, advanced practice providers like physician's assistants and nurse practitioners, and an entire team ready for both small things like coughs or back pain and more serious emergencies, including private emergency rooms, ambulance service, air transport, and 24/7 support for both adults and children, and then you'd see on top of that regular hospital services too, such as general surgery, laboratory work, diagnostic imaging, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitative therapies, home health help, and help from hospitalists and internists.
The Center for Women and Babies brought special care for expecting mothers and newborns, including strong Newborn Services, and GYN procedures like hysterectomies and labor and delivery, and then women's imaging too, all following evidence-based care standards, so there was help for neonatal and maternal health close to home, and then of course the hospital had specialized doctors in critical care medicine, like Dr. Wayne Timothy Ramcharitar and Dr. Hugo J Ramon, along with all the usual support that makes a hospital run steady.
The hospital cared for folks with many health problems, so you'd find services for strokes, brain surgeries, heart problems-like angioplasty with stents or valve and bypass surgeries-gastrointestinal operations, orthopedic surgeries such as hip and knee replacements, pulmonary care, and treatments for wounds in the Wound Care Center. The people working there earned awards for care in bariatric surgery (weight loss procedures), neuroscience (like stroke and cranial neurosurgery), gastrointestinal care, pulmonary care for COPD and pneumonia, and cardiac care, so they took patient safety seriously by trying to prevent infections, falls, blood clots, and other complications.
You'd also find here a strong set of programs for mental health and addiction treatment, so the hospital had inpatient and outpatient programs for adults, seniors, women, military members, the LGBTQ+ community, and young adults, plus special support for those dealing with mental illness and substance use at the same time (dual diagnosis). Doctors and nurses handled psychiatric evaluations, medication management for things like withdrawal and cravings, confidential 24/7 support, and therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-informed approaches, family therapy, and group support meetings including AA, NA, Al-Anon, 12-step, and SMART Recovery. For those needing medication-assisted treatment, there was access to things like Suboxone, Methadone, and Narcan, and they covered a range of addictions from opioids to alcohol and stimulants, plus education about drugs and recovery.
South Seminole Hospital accepted most insurance plans-Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, and military insurance, plus self-pay and financial aid, grants, scholarships, and payment plans were available for folks who needed them. The place was a short-term acute care facility, classified as voluntary nonprofit, wheelchair accessible, had air conditioning, bathrooms, parking, and was easy for people with mobility issues to get around.
Though the place closed in 2025 and had zero staffed beds at the end, people remember it as a busy hospital with many kinds of medical professionals, rehab therapists, mental health doctors, and emergency staff providing care to patients of all ages, and you could always see the hospital's services listed on the Orlando Health website. The staff put in careful work, from surgical teams to spiritual care workers, and helped patients, families, and community members get through routine checkups and emergencies, sticking to facts, clear communication, and steady service day or night.
