Patient reunites with care team at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital

Indiana's Dawn Klatt reunited with her hospital care team at Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital with hopes of highlighting Hernia Awareness Month in June.

Klatt, who is 75, was in severe abdominal pain when she left for her road trip to Orlando in January. 

She didn't want to cancel her family's trip to sunny Central Florida, so they continued on their journey.

But when Klatt was in Orlando, she went to Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital and learned she needed emergency surgery to repair an umbilical hernia with an obstructed bowel.

Klatt stayed at the hospital for eight days. 

“I feel like the people at Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital saved my life,” Klatt said in a news release.

Klatt reunited with Dr. Emily Helmick, who specializes in surgical critical care. Together, they want to highlight Hernia Awareness Month, which is in June. 

Orlando Health is hosting a free hernia screening event 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 20, at the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center, 7000 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Orlando.