POTOMAC OVERLOOK ESTATES

Nestled along the banks of one of the nation’s most famous waterways lies Potomac Overlook Estates — a picturesque, gated community located just 90 minutes from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore in the historic shadows of Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

Leave your Beltway commutes in the rearview mirror and reacquaint yourself with Mother Nature. Potomac Overlook Estates offers individual private-dock access to a 12-mile span of the river for boating, fishing and jet skiing and its riverfront walking trail thoughtfully includes benches to fully enjoy its evening sunsets. A relaxing round of golf and a rejuvenating day at the spa are just minutes from your front door.

Custom-home packages at Potomac Overlook Estates range from $700K—$1M. Introductory lot pricing allows future residents to secure their desired homesite now and build later — a 1-acre waterfront lot is $250,000 and a 3-acre water-access lot is $175,000. Homeowners in this exclusive 35-lot community can also work remotely thanks to dedicated fiber optic internet service from Comcast.

is currently undergoing a $70-million expansion to enhance its cardiovascular surgery, spine treatment, and pain rehabilitation programs. In 2019, plans were announced to establish a $233-million comprehensive cancer center on the local Mayo campus.

The University of Florida Health System also has a major teaching hospital in Jacksonville, part of an expansive facility that includes institutes for advanced diagnostic imaging, neuroscience treatment, cancer care, and bone/joint specialties. The Baptist Health System operates five hospitals in the region with more than 1,000 total beds, including the flagship Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville with the area’s only dedicated stroke and cerebrovascular treatment facility. The regional Baptist Health network also includes 47 primary care offices. Retirees in the Jacksonville area find a broad range of additional services at respected locations like the downtown Memorial Hospital, three Ascension St. Vincent’s Hospital facilities that include a top-rated orthopedic center, the Ackerman Cancer Center, and the Brooks Rehabilitation Center.

Florida’s Gulf Coast

With a steady influx of retirees in recent decades to southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast region, existing medical centers have expanded, and new healthcare locations are opening every year. Tampa General Hospital is the top-rated facility in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area and is nationally ranked in adult specialties like colorectal and gynecological cancer treatment. In addition to several outpatient clinics and a children’s hospital, the Tampa General network includes thyroid, sleep disorder, and rehabilitation centers. Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, St. Joseph’s Hospital-Tampa, and Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor are also among the area’s best providers.

Just to the south, Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Blake Medical Center are the top-ranked facilities in the Sarasota-Bradenton area, with specialty services that include heart surgery and hip/knee replacements. Sarasota Memorial is also opening a new hospital in Venice. The Lakewood Ranch Medical Center provides general medical and surgical services to residents in growing Manatee County communities. Lee Memorial Hospital is the top-rated provider in the Fort Myers area and offers superior critical care and gastrointestinal surgery services, while Cape Coral Hospital and the Gulf Coast Medical Center also boast high patient-experience ratings. NCH Healthcare System operates two large hospitals in Naples plus 35 locations in a regional network that offer a variety of outpatient, cardiac, rehabilitation, and wellness services.

Nashville & Knoxville, Tennessee

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville is Tennessee’s top-rated facility with superior ratings in 11 adult specialties. In addition to the renowned Vanderbilt School of Medicine, the campus also includes the Carell Children’s Hospital and a full-service psychiatric hospital with several outpatient clinics to serve patients in the region. In addition, the Vanderbilt facilities feature separate institutes dedicated to eye care, voice/hearing disorders, cancer treatment, and wellnessfocused rehabilitative services. Area residents also have access to the St. Thomas Hospital network that includes top-rated facilities in Midtown and West Nashville, as well as a specialty hospital for spinal surgery.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville comprises a 600-bed teaching hospital and a Level 1 Trauma Center plus institutes focused on cancer, brain/ spine, heart/lung, and orthopedic treatments, among others. The UT Medical Center has been an innovator in telehealth services and operates comprehensive regional centers in Sevierville and Lenoir City. East Tennessee residents also have access to medical care at Blount Memorial Hospital and its 14 regional satellite centers, as well as the respected Parkwest and North Knoxville acute-care hospitals. An impressive variety of specialty care facilities are also located in East Tennessee, such as the McNabb Center for mental health treatment, the Dunn Center for individuals with disabilities, and the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, an innovative provider of therapeutic care that’s part of the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

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Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is Georgia’s capital city and the hub of a metropolitan area of about six million residents, most of whom live in the two dozen surrounding suburban counties and mid-sized cities. Healthcare services are dispersed throughout the region, which features five major provider networks with nearly 40 hospitals.

Emory University Hospital is rated as the No. 1 medical facility in Georgia and among America’s top 10 cardiology centers. Staffed by the faculty of the renowned Emory School of Medicine and nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties, the flagship campus is part of the Emory Healthcare network that offers services at nine additional area hospitals and more than 250 medical service locations in Georgia.

The 600-bed Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is the home base of an eight-hospital network that includes major facilities in Stockbridge and Fayetteville. The WellStar Atlanta Medical Center has an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and eight satellite hospitals that include the 660bed Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. The Northside Hospital network offers five full-service locations with major facilities in Lawrenceville and Cummings, plus oncology and orthopedic surgery specialties at its primary Sandy Springs hospital. Military veterans in the Atlanta area have access to the VA Medical Center in Decatur, along with 10 clinics conveniently located in the surrounding suburban areas. Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta and the Northeast Georgia Medical Center are among the region’s major standalone providers of healthcare services.

Phoenix-Scottsdale, Arizona

The Phoenix-Scottsdale area of central Arizona has long been a magnet for retirees from all over the United States and offers more than just a dry, sunny climate with 100+ golf courses. The region also features some of the nation’s best adult healthcare facilities, starting with the Mayo Clinic Phoenix, the Western outpost of Minnesota’s world-famous Mayo Clinic. The Arizona location itself is nationally ranked in eight adult specialties and has the highest rating possible in nine procedures that include heart, lung, and colon surgery plus hip and knee replacement and other adult services.

The honor roll of top healthcare facilities in the area with high-performance ratings in three or more specialties also includes the Chandler Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, and HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center. The region’s most extensive provider, Banner Health Network, is comprised of 5,000 affiliated physicians and practitioners who work at 15 Phoenix-area Banner hospitals plus eight local health centers and a variety of other conveniently located medical facilities. In addition, the Phoenix-Scottsdale area is home to scores of specialty hospitals, treatment clinics, and professional practices focused on the specific healthcare needs of age-55+ adults.

Salt Lake City, Utah

In the Salt Lake City area and northern Utah, residents and retirees enjoy the services of three excellent healthcare networks. Each features a top-rated state hospital and a network of clinics and affiliated professional practices that offer care for patients of all ages. The University of Utah Hospital is nationally ranked for its orthopedic services, rated as high performing in several surgical specialties, including heart bypass and lung cancer. It has a five-star rating for patient satisfaction. The Intermountain Medical Center in nearby Murray is nationally ranked for pulmonary/lung surgery and high performing in three additional surgical procedures. At the same time, the Utah Valley Hospital just to the south in Provo has high-performance ratings for aortic valve, heart bypass, and hip/ knee replacement procedures.

Delaware

The state of Delaware may be small in size but offers expanding healthcare services to the growing number of retirement communities along the Atlantic coast. The ChristianaCare Hospitals, with more than 1,200 beds at major facilities in Newark and Wilmington, are the state’s top-ranked and are rated as high performing in five adult specialties. The ChristianaCare Health System also operates nine satellite locations that include the Graham Cancer Center and the du Pont Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute. Beebe Healthcare-Lewes in southern Delaware offers a complete menu of adult services with high-performance ratings in heart failure treatments and hip/knee replacements. The Wilmington VA Medical Center and its outpatient clinics serve Delaware’s veterans and active service members.