The medical city sits on 650 acres in the Lake Nona development in Orlando, Florida, and includes University of Central Florida’s Lake Nona Hospital, which is jointly run by UCF and HCA Healthcare; Orlando’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center; a Nemours Children’s Hospital; GuideWell Innovation Center; University of Florida Health’s Research & Academic Center; a training center for Johnson & Johnson and more.
The 17-square-mile mixed-use development adjacent to Orlando International Airport is owned by Tavistock Development Company, a real estate arm of investment company Tavistock. Along with the healthcare organizations, the community includes employers Verizon, KPMG and the U.S. Tennis Association. It also is where most of the people who work at these companies live.
