SEBASTIAN — Employees at Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital began Thanksgiving week by delivering a truckload of food donations to a local pantry, aiming to help families in northern Indian River County avoid hunger during the holiday season.
The 178-bed comprehensive medical and surgical facility began its donation drive this fall, which included canned goods, soup, pasta, cereal, crackers, peanut butter and jelly, along with other nonperishable items. Hospital team members dropped off the supplies at the Roseland Ecumenical Food Pantry in Roseland on Monday, November 24, 2025, just in time for Thanksgiving.
The pantry serves about 150 families each week from Sebastian, Fellsmere and South Brevard County. Last year, it provided more than 140,000 meals to local residents, according to hospital officials.
Orlando Health, a private not-for-profit health care system based in Orlando, operates Sebastian River Hospital as part of its network spanning Florida, Alabama and Puerto Rico. The system, with $14 billion in assets under management, includes medical centers, specialty hospitals, physician practices, urgent care sites, skilled nursing facilities and home health services.
Founded more than a century ago, Orlando Health reported nearly $2 billion in community impact for fiscal year 2024, covering programs, Medicare shortfalls, bad debt and capital investments.
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