Lake Nona’s Medical City:  Innovating Health

Cutting-edge healthcare, medical research and education, and life sciences come together at Lake Nona Medical City. The 650-acre campus is designed to foster collaboration and synergy among its innovative facilities, which include:

Nemours Children’s Hospital – Nemours is one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems and employs thousands of the country’s top pediatric specialists, researchers, educators, and caregivers. Their philosophy embraces children across the age continuum, from infancy to adulthood, caring for them “The Nemours Way.”

Orlando VA Medical Center – The VA system’s most advanced hospital providing acute care, complex specialty care, advanced diagnostic services, a large multi-specialty outpatient clinic, and administrative and support services. This campus is also home to the SimLEARN National Simulation Center.

UCF Health Sciences Campus – The University of Central Florida Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona is a 50-acre state-of-the-art complex dedicated to biomedical research, medical education, and health sciences education. The campus includes the UCF College of Medicine and Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences.

UF Research & Academic Center – The University of Florida Research & Academic Center at Lake Nona houses a nationally ranked Doctorate in Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program, world-class research facilities, and a team of faculty and staff focused on innovative approaches to research and patient care, particularly in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and brain disorders.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute – For a decade (1999-2009), Sanford Burnham Prebys ranked number one worldwide for the impact of its research publications among all organizations in biology and biochemistry. They attribute this feat to their unique, highly collaborative culture and their world-class capabilities in stem cell research and drug discovery, which aids their research programs.

Guidewell Innovation Center – The GuideWell Innovation Center welcomes biotech companies, digital developers, and modern business minds to collaborate on developing groundbreaking ideas to advance health science. The 92,000-sq. ft. Innovation Center houses a mix of work spaces, high-tech facilities, and high-speed data processing systems from Dais, Tavistock’s technology provider.

UCF Lake Nona Medical Center –  The University of Central Florida and HCA Healthcare have teamed up to build a new 100 bed medical and surgical hospital.  Grand opening March 2021.  UCF Lake Nona Medical Center hospital is located near the UCF College of Medicine in Lake Nona’s Medical City.  It features an Emergency Department, 6 delivery suites, 64 in patient beds at opening and a Smart Technology System integrated throughout the entire hospital complex.

LAKE NONA PERFORMANCE CLUB – This modern, multi-story sports, fitness and integrative health center has been designed from the ground up to advance whole person health and community well being.  Some highlights to this amazing facility include:  a Mind Body Zone, Sports & Human Performance, Rock Climbing Club, and Medically integrated Fitness Center.  Grand opening Summer 2021!

And there’s more development to come—so expect even more medical facilities, great job opportunities, and growth in the near future!