We're in the peak of good health. Central Florida not only has America's healthiest climate; it has America's best medical facilities too. The University of Florida is also renowned for Shands Memorial, one of the world's finest research and teaching hospitals. We're proud of our veterans, and veterans will be proud to know that there's a major VA Hospital in Gainesville and an outstanding VA Clinic right here in Marion County.

The other advanced medical facilities of Marion County are special too. The acute care centers at the

Columbia Ocala Regional Medical Center, with its cancer pavilion, and the Munroe Regional Medical Center, with its advanced Cardiac Unit, offer advanced health care that is second to none. Both of these outstanding hospitals have been named among the top 100 cardiac care centers in the United States.

Right around the corner, just 3 miles from Marion Oaks, is the sprawling Timber Ridge Medical campus with every imaginable medical practice and health care service from sports medicine to elder care to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

The Munroe Regional Medical Center will soon be developing a satellite hospital on property behind Timber Ridge, bringing state-of-the art health care within minutes of the residents of Marion Oaks.

And we're proud to announce that the Ocala Regional Medical Center is building a new $50,000,000 full service hospital right around the corner from Marion Oaks on State Road 200.

There is also an active Hospice support group in Ocala, and the community is proud of its numerous health spas, wellness, diet and exercise centers that give health conscious residents a wide range of options.