Medical City – Orlando Citizen

Photo: East Park · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons. Graded to the magazine's photo finish; the scene is unaltered.

People move to Lake Nona on purpose — for Medical City jobs, the Town Center and the airport run. The new resident’s orientation: what the anchors are, where everybody goes, and the commute to test before you sign.

Photo: Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Neighborhoods

November 14, 2026 Evelyn Brooks

Medical City: The 650 Acres That Built Lake Nona

A medical school, a children’s hospital and one of the largest VA centers in America, built side by side — the district behind Lake Nona’s growth.