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Facility Details
Ocala Regional Medical Center is a 200-bed, full-service, acute care hospital located in the beautiful rolling hills of north central Florida. Ocala Regional’s sister hospital, West Marion Community Hospital, opened in 2002 just five miles from the main campus and one mile west of Interstate 75. The 70-bed facility located on 54 acres features all private rooms and has the capacity for expansion up to 350 beds.
Ocala Regional offers the only fully accredited cancer program in Marion County with a dedicated inpatient cancer unit and all ONS certified nurses. Ocala Regional is a clear leader in laparoscopic bariatric surgical intervention and a volume leader in Neurosurgery where patients receive specialized care in the 22-bed dedicated neuro unit. Deep Brain Stimulation surgery is available at Ocala Regional in addition to a dedicated multi-disciplinary Movement Disorders Clinic.
West Marion offers the state-of-the are da Vinci Surgical Robot where surgeons have performed over 400 robotic prostatectomies. West Marion also boasts of orthopedic excellence with a special med-surg unit devoted to knee and hip replacement patients.
Ocala Regional and West Marion are both fully accredited by JCAHO. 
Community Details
Marion County is the second largest county in the state and is larger than the state of Rhode Island. Marion County, with Ocala at its heart, it's more than a place to live…it's a place to be experienced. Ocala/Marion County’s backyard boasts of winding community pathways that are canopied with oak trees and dangling trellises of Spanish Moss, Silver Springs - Nature's Theme Park, the Ocala National Forest, the rolling green fields of horse farms, historic districts, outstanding golf courses, friendly communities, crystal-clear rivers, and fresh-water springs, rolling hills and clean air. Also, the subtropical climate makes Marion County a vacation destination year-round. It is little wonder that residents spend as much time as possible outdoors. The area is known as the horse capital of the world with over 900 horse farms in the county.
Marion County has a population over 300,000 with a projected growth rate over the next 10 years of 20 percent. Ocala is conveniently located off of I-75, just south of Gainesville, FL. Every year thousands of new residents begin calling Marion County home, keeping it among the three fastest growing areas in the nation. The county's welcoming atmosphere makes transitions easy. The variety and affordability of housing ensures that there are homes to suit every taste, lifestyle and budget. Whether the choice is a home in town or in the country, residents are never far from schools, health care providers, churches, shopping and commercial centers, governmental services, cultural and recreation activities and above all, the beauty that nature has bestowed upon Marion County.
The scenic countryside, shady forests, and crystal-clear waterways are treasured and protected, but also willingly shared with visitors and newcomers who quickly realize that the Ocala/ Marion County area, is more than a place to live…it's a place to be experienced.
Links
www.ocalaregional.com
www.westmarion.com
www.ocalacc.com
www.marion.k12.fl.us
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