SHARE:
Healthcare
The Makings of a Medical City
» Town Center
Retail, residential, restaurants, office space and outpatient facilities to support the 600-acre science and technology park.
« Return to Lake Nona development
» Nemours Children’s Hospital
95-bed main structure plus a pediatric clinic, medical office buildings and two parking garages
When: Breaking ground first quarter of 2009; opening midyear 2012
Location: Next door to the town center
Size: 600,000 square feet on 60 acres
Cost: $400 million
Comforts: Basement that opens onto lakefront property surrounded by gardens, play space, sculptures and possibly an amphitheater and bicycle paths; two rooftop gardens
Employees: 1,200, including 50 new physicians
« Return to Lake Nona development
» Veterans Affairs Medical Center
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic will move from its current location near Baldwin Park and add 134 in-patient beds.
When: Opening in 2012
Size: 1.1 million square feet on 65 acres
Project cost: $600 million
Employees: 2,000 to 2,500