ORLANDO, Fla. — Lift Orlando will host a ribbon cutting Friday morning on a new wellness center in Orlando’s West Lakes community
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The Heart of West Lakes Wellness Center is a 30,000-square-foot facility located at 710 South Tampa Ave., Orlando. It will provide health services to those living in the area, regardless of an individual’s insurance coverage and other financial limitations.
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The center will also offer health and wellness classes and provide the area with healthy food options.
The wellness center is a $13-million project that brought together some of Orlando’s largest health providers and insurance companies in central Florida; AdventHealth, Orlando Health, and Florida Blue.
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The wellness center is part of Lift Orlando’s investment in the West Lakes Community Campus, and they expect the new center will create approximately 40 full-time jobs.
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