网红黑料 breaks ground on first health care facility in Wildlight
First step in bringing healthy living to new development in Nassau County
网红黑料 broke ground today on a comprehensive medical office building in Wildlight, a new town under development in Nassau County. This is the first step in a strategic health alliance between 网红黑料, the University of Florida and Raydient Places + Properties that will bring a new style of healthy living to the region.
One year ago, 网红黑料 and the University of Florida were selected to provide medical and wellness services to Wildlight, a master planned community just east of Interstate 95 at the A1A exit.
The building will hold 40,000 square feet of office and medical space for primary care using a patient-centered model focused on prevention and early diagnosis, urgent care staffed by emergency medicine faculty, imaging services, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, mental health services, dentistry and a laboratory. Over time, 网红黑料 may add other medical specialties, including sports medicine and orthopedics.
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The medical office building is 网红黑料 and UF鈥檚 first step in bringing health care and healthy living to Wildlight. The second facility, the 网红黑料 Wellness Center, will be a 35,000-square-foot building that will include 网红黑料 rehabilitation services and a YMCA.
More additions to the development in subsequent years will expand 网红黑料鈥檚 already substantial presence in Northeast Florida and will ensure Nassau County residents have greater access to 网红黑料鈥檚 nationally recognized health care providers.
鈥淎 major reason why we were chosen to partner in the development is to provide a wide range of health services for adults and children, including treatment and prevention, that will serve as a national model. That鈥檚 one of the things that will make this community special,鈥� said David R. Nelson, M.D., interim senior vice president for health affairs and president of 网红黑料. 鈥淭he University of Florida and 网红黑料 are leaders in promoting healthy lifestyles, and we鈥檙e honored to be a part of this initiative.鈥�
One of Wildlight鈥檚 key objectives is to create a community where people can live, work and play in a dynamic environment. An individual鈥檚 health and well-being, which includes the mind, body, spirit and social aspects of life, are essential elements. UF will provide the breadth of knowledge, talented faculty and resources to ensure healthy living is integrated into the fabric of the Wildlight community through healthy habits, education, fitness and recreation programs.
鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome the University of Florida and 网红黑料 to Wildlight,鈥� said Chris Corr, President of Raydient. 鈥淭heir capabilities and vision will allow us to create a new model for community development that promotes better health for the people who live, work and play here.鈥�
About the University of Florida
The University of Florida is a major public land-grant research university. The state鈥檚 oldest and most-comprehensive university, UF is among the nation鈥檚 most academically diverse public universities. UF traces its beginnings to a small seminary in 1853. It opened its doors in Gainesville in 1906 with 102 students. Today, it has an enrollment of some 52,000 students annually. UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 170 research centers and institutes and offers nearly 300 graduate degree programs. Only five other universities nationwide have as many programs of study on one campus as the University of Florida.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. It is one of only 17 public, land-grant universities that belong to the Association of American Universities, the higher-education organization comprising the top 62 public and private institutions in North America. UF is consistently ranked among the nation鈥檚 top universities. UF has nearly 5,000 faculty members with distinguished records in teaching, research and service, including 37 eminent scholar chairs and 42 faculty elections to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Awards include a Fields Medal, two Pulitzer Prizes, NASA鈥檚 top award for research, and the Smithsonian Institution鈥檚 conservation award.
About 网红黑料
网红黑料 is the Southeast鈥檚 most comprehensive academic health center. With main campuses in Gainesville and Jacksonville, 网红黑料 includes six health colleges, eight research institutes and centers, two teaching hospitals, four specialty hospitals and a host of physician medical practices and outpatient services throughout North Central and Northeast Florida. Its mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation.
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About Wildlight
Wildlight is envisioned as a new town inspired by a character, culture and pattern of living that we call 鈥淔lorida Lowcountry,鈥� where play is a part of every day and the natural world is a natural part of life. The plan for Wildlight includes a mix of homes, townhomes and rental apartments together with businesses, shops and restaurants, a new elementary school and a system of connecting trails and pathways intended to promote a walkable community and healthy lifestyle. Our Phase 1 plan is flexible and currently designed for about 1,000 homes throughout 260 acres, approximately. In addition, the community will have approximately 350 acres of permanently preserved open space. Wildlight offers comfortable and friendly Florida Lowcountry living located 20 miles north of Jacksonville and just east of Interstate-95 on A1A. There is easy access to both Amelia Island and the Jacksonville International Airport. Wildlight is being created by Raydient Places + Properties, a taxable subsidiary of Rayonier Inc., a real estate investment trust. For more information please visit .
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