Given Florida’s booming population and the fact that one in three Floridians will require emergency care each year, the EMLRC is poised to handle the increased demand for more lifesavers. In late 2006, Dr. John C. Hitt, University of Central Florida President, was one of those three.

After his successful recovery he said:
“Without the well-trained emergency medical team that responded to my heart attack, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Dr. John C. Hitt
University of Central Florida President

“There are no other places like this. We train all the people on the first responder team. Individual brilliance won’t save your life. It’s the brilliance of the team – everyone has their part to play.”

Richard Slevinski, MD, FACEP
EMLRC President and an Emergency Room Physician
 

The new EMLRC center, combined with the planned University of Central Florida medical school and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research’s Florida satellite lab, “enhances our region as a medical destination.”

George A. Rodon
Director Orange County Economic,
Trade & Tourism Development Office