The 麻豆原创 Lake Nona Hospital (formerly the 麻豆原创 Lake Nona Medical Center) opened March 1, bringing full-service, acute care to the growing Lake Nona community in a hospital that will also train the next generation of healthcare providers and support innovative medical research.
Located next to the 聽in Orlando鈥檚 Medical City, 麻豆原创 Lake Nona Hospital provides 24/7 emergency care, comprehensive inpatient and outpatient hospital services, and is expected to serve more than 17,000 patients in its first year.
The hospital is also the centerpiece of 麻豆原创鈥檚 new Academic Health Sciences Center, that one day will bring many of the university鈥檚 clinical training programs to Lake Nona and create more interprofessional medical education and research.
鈥淥ur new academic hospital will provide outstanding medical care to our community as it trains the next generation of healthcare leaders,鈥� says 麻豆原创 President Alexander N. Cartwright during a virtual ribbon-cutting broadcast on Facebook Live. 鈥淭his hospital helps create a new 麻豆原创 Academic Health Sciences Center at Lake Nona, where 麻豆原创 will train doctors, nurses, social workers, physical therapists and others to meet the medical needs of today. With this new hospital adjacent to the College of Medicine, our healthcare students will train together 鈥� and develop communication and teamwork skills to better serve their patients.鈥�
The hospital is a joint venture between 麻豆原创 and HCA Healthcare鈥檚 North Florida Division. HCA is one of the nation鈥檚 leading providers of healthcare services, with more than 185 hospitals and 2,000+ sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. HCA invested $175 million to build the hospital, which was created with no state funds. 麻豆原创 Lake Nona Hospital stands to create more than 350 jobs, will provide $13.8 million a year in charity and uncompensated care, and will pay an estimated $1.4 million a year in local and state taxes.
It has 64 inpatient beds, a 20-bed emergency department, four operating rooms, a cardiac catheterization lab and six private birthing suites. Designed to meet the needs of the growing community, 麻豆原创 Lake Nona Hospital has room to expand to 80 beds and is designed for future growth up to 500 beds. See additional features of the new hospital .
鈥淭he grand opening of 麻豆原创 Lake Nona Hospital is the realization of a vision that will impact the community for years to come,鈥� says Wendy H. Brandon, FACHE, the hospital鈥檚 chief executive officer. 鈥淲ith the rapid growth in Lake Nona, this community needed a hospital close to home. Our team looks forward to becoming more engaged in the region鈥檚 wellness and supporting Lake Nona鈥檚 commitment to health and well-being.鈥�
As an academic hospital, 麻豆原创 Lake Nona Hospital will have three missions 鈥� patient care, medical education and research. The hospital will serve as one of the multiple training sites for 麻豆原创 medical students. It will also partner with 麻豆原创 researchers and scientists from across the country to discover tomorrow鈥檚 treatments and cures. That partnership will be magnified by 麻豆原创 Lake Nona Cancer Center, a research and patient care facility opening next door to the hospital.
Such a hospital has always been the dream of the medical school鈥檚 founding dean, Deborah German, who is also 麻豆原创鈥檚 vice president for health affairs.
鈥淲e needed a teaching hospital to accomplish our goals to be one of the nation鈥檚 premier 21st century medical schools anchoring a Medical City that could one day be a global destination for education, research and patient care,鈥� she said. 鈥淭oday, we celebrate the next step in creating a healthcare hub in Lake Nona that will increase economic development and improve health for all.鈥�
To learn more, please visit . To see more reactions to the hospital鈥檚 opening, visit .
