An outstanding medical community is
available in Ocala and Marion County.
The area attracts world-renowned
physicians specializing in cardiology
and stroke care. The caliber of
physicians and medical support staff is
exceptional.
2006 saw Monroe Regional Medical Center,
with its state of the art Heart and
Vascular Center, named one of the United
States's Top 100 Hospitals, for the
eighth consecutive year by Solucient/Modern
Healthcare, which identifies hospitals
that are the highest performers in the
nation in cardiovascular service.
MRMC has also been named one of
America’s Top Hospitals by Money
Magazine and Voluntary Hospitals of
America, Southeast ranked MRMC 3rd in
Quality Care of all VHA hospitals in the
Southeast.
Ocala Regional Medical Center is Marion
County's only approved cancer hospital.
The Cancer Center offers an 18-bed
inpatient unit, outpatient chemotherapy
services, a resource room for cancer
information, and support programs for
patients and their families. The Cancer
Center has an academic affiliation with
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and
Research Institute in Tampa , creating
more opportunities for research and
clinical trials for patients in Ocala.
Ocala Regional's NeuroScience Center
offers a dedicated unit that boasts of
some of the top surgeons in the field.
The Centers, a private,
not-for-profit Florida corporation
accredited by the Joint Commission on
the Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations,
offers a full range of mental health,
alcohol, and drug abuse services.
The Marion County Health Department
offers specialized health care clinics
and services to those in the community
who meet specific financial
requirements.
Private walk-in health-care clinics and
physicians offices are located
throughout the county and the variety
and number of medical and health
services have grown quickly over the
past few years, with specialists
offering ophthalmology, kidney,
cardiopulmonary, orthopedic and urology
services.
In addition, the physicians and
facilities of the University of
Florida's Shands Teaching Hospital, and
a Veteran's Hospital are only 35 miles
north of Ocala in Gainesville and
provide additional specialized care and
expertise as needed.
Links of interest (these will open in a
new window):
Munroe Regional Medical Center
Ocala Regional Medical Center
The Centers
Marion County Health
Department
Shands Hospital - Gainesville
Malcom
Randall VA Medical Center -
Gainesville
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