Lake Nona Medical City Explained

Lake Nona Medical City
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Official Name:Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida
Mapsize:250x200px
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the contiguous United States of America
Coordinates:28.3672°N -81.2803°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Orange
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3: Orlando
Established Title:Founded
Established Title2:Opened
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:1.02
Area Total Km2:2.6
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:82
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:32827
Area Code:321, 407, 689
Website:Official site

Lake Nona Medical City is a 650lk=offNaNlk=off health and life sciences park in Orlando, Florida, United States. It is located near Orlando International Airport and within the master-planned community of Lake Nona. The city is home to the University of Central Florida's Health Sciences Campus, which includes the university's College of Medicine and Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences. In the future, the campus will also house UCF's University of Central Florida College of Nursing, the University of Central Florida College of Dental Medicine, and a teaching hospital.[2]

The medical city also includes the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Nemours Children's Hospital, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, which is ranked #5 among all pharmacy schools in the nation,[3] and Valencia College at Lake Nona. In addition, the Orlando Veterans Administration Medical Center, began seeing clinical patients from February 2015.[4]

History

The concept of the medical city began in October 2005 when the Tavistock Group donated $12.5 million and 50acres of land to the University of Central Florida to help establish a medical school.[5] [6] In March 2006, the Florida Board of Governors voted to approve UCF's proposal to build a medical college at Lake Nona, and the school greeted its first students in fall 2009.[7] In 2012, UCF purchased an additional 25acres of land at Lake Nona to construct a teaching hospital.[8]

Development

The medical city is surrounded by education facilities, five million square feet of commercial and retail space, and a mix of residential options. Upon completion of construction of the various projects, UCF's Health Science Campus will accommodate as many as 5,000 upper division, professional, and graduate students and faculty members in the health-related programs, and include up to two million square feet of research and instruction space.[9] It is estimated that the medical city will create up to 30,000 jobs and have a $7.6 billion impact on the economy over the next decade.[10]

Lake Nona is a 7000lk=offNaNlk=off master-planned community. Forty percent of the community has been reserved for open green space and lakes. Lake Nona's amenities include a planned 334lk=offNaNlk=off city park, 44 miles of planned trails, a number of community parks and 1000lk=offNaNlk=off of lakes and waterways.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: Medical City . City of Orlando – Office of the Mayor . 2010 . September 18, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117104720/http://www.cityoforlando.net/elected/mayor/soc04_medical.htm . January 17, 2013 .
  3. Web site: UF College of Pharmacy ranked No. 5 in latest U.S. News rankings » College of Pharmacy » University of Florida . 2023-06-08 . en.
  4. Web site: Orlando Construction Milestones – Orlando VA Medical Center. www.orlando.va.gov. Orlando VA Medical Center. en.
  5. News: Gift aids UCF's bid for med school . Orlando Sentinel . October 4, 2005 . September 18, 2012 .
  6. News: Orlando's Newest Attraction Is Medical . The New York Times . September 7, 2010.
  7. News: UCF's Gets Med School . Orlando Sentinel . March 24, 2006 . September 18, 2012.
  8. Web site: UCF to Expand Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona . University of Central Florida . January 26, 2012 . September 18, 2012.
  9. Web site: Florida Board of Governors - University of Central Florida . June 13, 2010 . Florida Board of Governors.
  10. News: Continuing coverage: Lake Nona's Medical City . Orlando Business Journal . July 11, 2012.