Lake Nona Medical City | |
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| Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida | |
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  Lake Nona Medical City Location within the contiguous United States of America | |
| Coordinates: 28°22′2″N 81°16′49″W / 28.36722°N 81.28028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Orange |
| City |  Orlando |
| Founded | October 2005 |
| Opened | August 2010 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 32827 |
| Area code(s) | 321, 407, 689 |
| Website | Official site |
Lake Nona Medical City is a 650-acre (260 ha) 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 College of Nursing, 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]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Medical City". City of Orlando – Office of the Mayor. 2010. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ "UF College of Pharmacy ranked No. 5 in latest U.S. News rankings » College of Pharmacy » University of Florida". Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Orlando Construction Milestones – Orlando VA Medical Center". www.orlando.va.gov. Orlando VA Medical Center.