LOCAL AND REGIONAL HEALTH FACILITIES

Health Alliance Family Care Center , a satellite of Orange County’s Primary Care Access Network, provides health care for the uninsured and underinsured, as well as patients who have private insurance or government-sponsored coverage such as Medicaid, Medicare and Florida KidCare. Immunizations—WIC— Vital Statistics

Greater Orange County is a mecca of medical services, education, research and technology. Over 85 express and full facilities include:

HOSPITALS

• Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women
• Florida Hospital Apopka
• Florida Hospital East Orlando
• Florida Hospital Orlando
• Florida Hospital Winter Park
• Health Central Hospital
• La Amistad Residential Treatment Center
• Lakeside Alternatives at Princeton Plaza
• Orlando Regional Lucerne Hospital
• Orlando Regional Medical Center
• Orlando Regional Sand Lake Hospital
• Select Specialty Hospital – Orlando
• University Behavioral Center
• Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies

BEDS

158
50
144
876
297
171
40
56
151
581
153
35
104
273

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UCF MEDICAL SCHOOL

On March 23, 2006 the state Board of Governors approved the creation of the College of Medicine at the University of Central Florida. The Healthcare Campus will be located in south Orlando just east of the Orlando International Airport. Classes may start in fall 2008, upon completion of the biomedical sciences building, phase one of the 50-acre site. The campus will be bordered by shops and restaurants to the north and a scenic wetland on the south. A boulevard with wide sidewalks and fountains will connect condos and apartments on the east, with the research park on the west.

The campus will include the College of Medicine, the Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences and a medical library. The degree program will eventually produce about 120 medical graduates each year, and will leverage UCF’s strengths in biomedical science, modeling and simulation, and optics and photonics. Materials science, psychology, chemistry, film and digital media, and nursing programs will support the college.

A joint cooperative agreement was signed in March 2006 by UCF and Scripps Research Institute to foster collaborative work on therapies for cardiovascular disease, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and infectious diseases.

The UCF College of Medicine could generate:

• 6,470 jobs
• $517 million in increased wages
• $81.4 million in additional tax revenue
• $1.4 billion in increased economic impact

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HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE FOR OLDER ADULTS

Eight percent of all Americans live past the age of 65 and people over the age of 85 make up the fastest growing age segment in the U.S. To meet this need, Golden Pond Communities, Health Central Park, Colonial Lakes Health Care, and Quality Health of Orange County provide housing and healthcare service to the older adults in Winter Garden.

Golden Pond facility is conveniently located near downtown Winter Garden on a landscaped campus and provides one-bedroom suites, deluxe studios and standard studios with kitchenette and refrigerators in all units.

• All studios have outside access and covered verandah
• One-acre enclosed secure courtyard for those with memory impairment
• 24-hour support staff
• Wireless personal call system
• Three nutritious meals a day, snacks, and special dietary services
• Wellness program, including regularly scheduled exercise program
• Individualized care planning with medication support and care management
• Reminiscence and music therapies
• Alzheimer’s support group
• Laundry/housekeeping services
• Recreation and social programs
• Scheduled transportation
• Beauty/barber salon
• Incontinent care
• Respite care

Health Central Park provides long-term care, outpatient testing and rehabilitation in a homelike atmosphere that includes the opportunity to interact with pets, children and plants.

• 228 total beds (170 semi-private, 21 private)
• 24-hour onsite RN coverage
• adult daycare
• Alzheimer’s care
• Eden Alternative
• HIV care
• Hospice
• Pet therapy
• Respite care
• Tracheotomy care
• Weight training
• Spanish, Creole, Filipino, French, and sign language spoken

Quality Health of Orange County is a skilled nursing facility with a total of 120 beds (112 semiprivate and 8 private). Services include:

• Dialysis services
• HIV care
• Hospice
• Pet therapy
• Respite care
• Spanish and Creole spoken

Colonial Lakes Health Care has a total of 180 beds (174 semiprivate, 6 private) and provides:

• 24-hour onsite RN coverage
• Alzheimer’s care
• Dialysis service
• HIV care
• Hospice
• Pet Therapy
• Respite care
• Tracheotomy care
• Ventilator dependent care
• Spanish, Creole and German spoken

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