Matters This N’ That

Lake County Medical Milestones Through The Years

South Lake Hospital opened. It started as a clinic founded by a group of women who wanted better health care in the community.

Dr. David C. Lew opened Florida Heart and Vascular Center. He later performed the first coronary balloon angioplasty in the county.

Clermont’s National Training Center opened and included a 37,000-square-foot fitness facility and an Olympic-style aquatic center.

The Villages Regional Hospital opened to serve residents of Lake and Sumter counties.

Florida Hospital

Waterman became the county’s first hospital to offer a robotic-assisted partial knee replacement procedure.

Florida Hospital

Waterman founded by Frank Waterman, president of the Waterman Foundation Pen Company.

Leesburg Regional Medical Center opened as a small community hospital.

The first open-heart surgery in Lake County was performed at Leesburg Regional Medical Center.

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The first hospitalbased neurosurgery program in Lake County was introduced at Leesburg Regional Medical Center.

The Florida Hospital

Waterman Cancer Institute opened, providing patients with comprehensive treatment and care close to home.

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The Personalized Urology and Robotics (PUR) Clinic opened at South Lake Hospital, offering male patients robotic-assisted microsurgery.