Inside the walls of Grace Medical Home, it’s a given that you will always get top-notch medical care by some of the best providers in the area. This means they will address all your health needs thoroughly—from reviewing your medical history, explaining lab results in depth, setting up specialist appointments, and even scheduling in-house mental health counseling. But that’s only ONE kind of care you’ll find at Grace.

Nancy’s daughter, Amber, was referred to Grace Medical Home by Shepherd’s Hope  when they discovered that Amber had low blood platelets and would need further care. “We called Grace and immediately we were scheduled for an appointment to meet with Patient Registration,” recalls Nancy.

Carlene first came to Grace Medical Home in 2011 for regular checkups due to severe bronchitis triggered by allergies and lower back pain. During a routine checkup, her  primary care provider, Michelle Cornell, APRN, discussed Carlene’s elevated blood sugar, A1c and weight gain. Her elevated A1c and weight gain placed her in the prediabetic stage. Michelle provided a list of resources to help reduce Carlene’s diabetic risk.

My name is Joselyn and I am a Medical Assistant here at Grace Medical Home.

I first became part of the Grace family as a pediatric patient. At the age of 16, I was admitted to the hospital and required an immediate blood transfusion. After being hospitalized for two weeks, they finally sent me home, but I had to follow up with a physician. At the time, I did not qualify for any insurance.

Grace partnered with VSP Vision Care to provide more than 130 patients with the gift of sight last month.

During their three-day visit, VSP doctors and volunteers served Grace patients in the VSP Vision Care bus, giving them comprehensive eye exams and new prescription glasses at no cost.

“They helped me so much when I needed it most.” Georgette Pinango held back tears when explaining how ill she was when she first became a Grace Medical Home patient several years ago. “I was really ill. I needed a lot of imaging, sonograms, my kidneys were failing. And I did not have insurance. Just one of the tests was a couple thousand dollars. I don’t know what I would have done without Grace,” she said.

Offering the highest level of health care sometimes means that Grace Medical Home staff members venture outside the walls of Grace to serve their patients. For our pediatric team, it means going back to school.

When Hilda Merino-Chavez began pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor, she could never have predicted the long journey and everywhere this path would take her. It was a journey of 2,000 miles, from Ecuador in South America to Orlando, Florida – straight through Grace Medical Home.

Giovanna’s son, Fabrizio, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder three years ago. He was only two-years-old. Then the pandemic hit; she wasn’t able to do anything about the diagnosis when the world shut down.

Foot pain initially brought Valter to Grace in 2017.

Valter remembers, “When I first came (to Grace) with Miss Kit (former Patient Registration volunteer), after I did the paperwork, I said ‘Ok, bye,’ and extended my hand. Miss Kit looked at me and said ‘We don’t shake hands here – we hug people.’” And then she gave him a big hug. “I have this in my mind forever,” Valter said with a big smile on his face.

First Presbyterian Church of Orlando is a founding partner of Grace Medical Home’s mission. The church consistently supports Grace’s work to ensure that no one misses the grace of God. And while their most recent donation is the most substantial gift to date, the story behind is a powerful illustration of how one small, generous gesture and God’s perfect timing can spark a movement.

After a trip to the hospital diagnosed Nikoletta with an unexpected chronic illness, she and her family were unsure where to turn when the cost of the necessary medication was too expensive.

Grace Medical Home has often been referred to as a family affair – that is especially true for the Fleming/Ivanek and Davis/Cash families.

Bishop Freddie Patton was welcomed into the Grace family with the help of his colleague, Pastor David Outing, and his intake specialist, Jonathan. Dealing with diabetes and high blood pressure,

Our mission is to o be a medical home reflecting the heart of Christ by offering the highest level of health care to those in our community who need it most. This is our story.

As Central Florida slowly takes steps toward a semblance of normalcy, many families are still feeling the devastating impacts of the pandemic. For Domingo and his wife Briseida, they are working hard to provide for their children.

When faced with a medical emergency, for many it’s as simple as calling their primary physician or visiting their local hospital. However, for the nearly one in four in Central Florida who lack health insurance, forgoing help is often the choice made to avoid medical bills.