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Expansion,
relocation and new facilities characterize the changing face of healthcare
in the county. All three major providers, (Leesburg Regional Medical
Center, South Lake Hospital and Florida Hospital-Waterman), along with
relative newcomer Celebration Health, give residents a wide range of
choices for their medical needs. It is no surprise that Lake County ranks
2nd only to neighboring Orange County in the number of central Florida
hospital beds.
FLORIDA HOSPITAL-WATERMAN
Lake County's 2nd largest hospital was founded over 60 years ago when it
moved from Umatilla to Eustis. In 1994, shortly after Waterman became
affiliated with Florida Hospital and the Adventist Health System, they
began work on a new 123-acre facility on Highway 441 in Tavares. Phase I,
the Waterman Medical Plaza, was completed in 1997 and houses x-ray labs,
an outpatient surgery center, mammography center and pharmacy, as well as
physician offices. The new $129 million campus totals 204 patient beds in
a 5-story tower, including an emergency room, diagnostic area and cancer
center.
Other significant advancements
in recent years include a new obstetrics center, enlarged emergency room,
a new progressive care unit, and a therapy wellness department.
Florida Hospital Waterman's
health team offers a series of services and specialties combined with the
latest in medical technology. The Home Care Service Program now has two
branches in Leesburg and Eustis. They recently added a Physical Therapy
and Wellness Department, Cardiac Catherization Lab and Endoscopy and Pain
Management Center.
SOUTH LAKE HOSPITAL
South Lake Hospital, a 68-bed non-profit acute care community hospital,
has served the healthcare needs of the South Lake County community for
more than 50 years. In partnership with Orlando Regional Healthcare, the
hospital, now in it's beautiful new 150-acre facility in Clermont,
provides a wide range of quality healthcare services and programs for
residents and visitors.
South Lake's USA Triathlon
National Training Center is a place where local residents, national and
international athletes of all levels will have the opportunity to meet
their goals. The South Lake Wellness Center - located in the USAT
National Training Center - combines comprehensive wellness programs and
fitness training with state-of-the-art equipment.
Other services at South Lake
Hospital include: Cardiology, Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Pediatrics,
Pain Management, Oncology, Surgical Services, Home Health Care and
Diagnostic Imaging (including mammography and MRI).
LEESBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER
Celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2003, Leesburg Regional Medical
Center (LRMC), now affiliated with Orlando Regional Healthcare System, has
grown from a 76-bed facility into a 294-bed hospital with two campuses.
The hospital is in the midst of a $65 million expansion that will add more
services to meet the needs of the residents of Lake and Sumter Counties.
Phase I of the expansion
includes a 15-bed Coronary/Cardiovascular ICU center, expansion of the
diagnostic and x-ray department and a larger ambulatory/surgery area. A
new Vascular & Interventional Procedures Suite was completed to treat
stroke and aneurysm patients non-operatively via radiolic imaging. The
hospital also added a new Patient Placement Center and rapid
Admit-Discharge Center for patient care. And the New Life Care Center for
women offers 14 suites with accommodations for the spouse.
LRMC hosts the only
open-heart surgery center in Lake and Sumter Counties, boasting one of the
lowest mortality rates in the country.
The Villages Regional
Hospital, affiliated with LRMC, offers a 24-hour emergency room, a 6-bed
Intensive Care Unit, full diagnostic capabilities and four operating
rooms.
FLORIDA HOSPITAL-CELEBRATION
HEALTH
Located at the four corners area of Interstate 4 and Highway 192, this
state-of-the-art hospital offers residents 24-hour emergency care, ICU,
medical/surgical, maternity care, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation and
sports medicine. They also have a new Women's Center, a 60,000 square
foot fitness room, pharmacy and even a vegetarian restaurant.
LIFESTREAM BEHAVIORAL
Established in 1969, LifeStream Behavioral Center is a private,
not-for-profit organization and the only psychiatric facility between
Orlando and Ocala. Treatment programs and services include psychiatric
care for children and adults; individual and group therapy for adults and
families; substance-abuse treatment; partial hospitalization; and
geriatric treatment and residential services.
If you have any questions
or would like to tour any of our available homes, please do not hesitate
to contact us.
Phil & Judy Kelley, Realtors
Coldwell Banker Camelot Realty
1898 N. Donnelly Street
Mount Dora, FL 32757

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