AdventHealth Lake Nona Emergency Care

If this is a life-threatening emergency, please dial 911.

The Help You Need, When You Need It

With so many choices — the emergency room, urgent care or your primary care doctor — an unexpected injury or illness may make you feel a little uncertain about where to go.

For non-life-threatening or less severe conditions, Centra Care Lake Nona offers walk-in services, whole family care, primary care and an on-site pharmacy. Seven days a week, we’ve got you covered for sports physicals, lab needs, allergies, coughs, colds, minor bruises, sprains or strains.

Advanced Care for Emergency Conditions

Our board-certified emergency room physicians, critical care nurses, chest pain experts and stroke specialists can address a wide range of injuries and illnesses. Seek emergency care if you or a loved one are experiencing any of these symptoms, and for heart attack and stroke symptoms, please call 911 immediately.

  • Appendicitis symptoms (sharp pain in lower right abdomen) and appendectomy surgery
  • Broken bones and complicated fractures
  • Deep wounds
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Heart attack symptoms: chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness, extreme fatigue
  • Major head injury
  • Pancreatitis symptoms (pain in the upper belly) and acute and chronic pancreatitis
  • Poisoning
  • Severe allergic reactions
  • Severe burns
  • Stroke symptoms (such as facial droop, slurred speech and sudden numbness on one side of the body)
  • Vomiting or coughing up blood
Our Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct

We’re committed to providing high-quality health care in a safe environment, and our Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct helps uphold our safety standards in every AdventHealth facility. Learn more about our policy as we continue to keep our teams, patients and visitors safe.

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Extensive Emergency Services

  • Specialized Emergency Room Care

    During an emergency, we understand you want the most efficient and effective care from trained specialists. That’s why we’ve built a specialized team of emergency physicians, pain specialists, critical care nurses, and other trained specialists to meet the emergency medical needs of our communities.

  • Overnight Observation

    Sometimes a trip to the emergency room will require an overnight stay to fully treat a condition or injury. If your ER doctors think it’s best to keep you overnight, the Lake Nona ER offers comfortable overnight observation rooms so your doctors can keep a close eye on your condition and recovery while you focus on healing. There will be no need to transfer to another facility.

  • Benefits of Our Hospital Family

    AdventHealth hospitals and ERs are part of a connected network of care, bringing families access to compassionate, expert services to meet unique and individual health needs. If care beyond the emergency room is needed, we can transport you to a nearby AdventHealth hospital where skilled specialists will treat you.

Nationally Recognized Expertise and Commitment to Patient Safety

As a leader in whole-person health care, we're dedicated to upholding the highest standards of safety and quality in patient care.

  • Guardian of Excellence Winner

    Our AdventHealth Lake Nona ER has been recognized in the top 5% of health care organizations across the nation as a 2023 Press Ganey HX Guardian of Excellence Award® winner. This recognition demonstrates our commitment to the highest standards of patient experience.

Kids’ Emergencies Are Unexpected But You Can Expect Comforting ER Expertise

A trip to the emergency room can be a scary experience for a child. That’s why our pediatric ER at AdventHealth Lake Nona delivers care that’s tailored to your child’s unique needs. Here, we heal what hurts and make sure your family feels comfortable, confident and safe every step of the way.

You won't find a more experienced, compassionate team closer to home.

Our pediatric-friendly ER features:

  • Access to 140 pediatric specialists practicing 35 subspecialties dedicated to healing children
  • Four specialized ambulances and one helicopter providing emergency transfers
  • Ocean-themed exam rooms to ease the stress of a hospital visit
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Connected Care When You Need Us

Lake Nona ER is part of the AdventHealth network of care. That means if you or a loved one need care beyond the emergency room, we offer important advantages such as:

  • Access to high-level care provided at other AdventHealth hospitals
  • A system of specialists who work together across different specialties
  • Providers who not only treat your condition but treat the whole you
  • The latest diagnostic and treatment services
  • Transfer to nearby facilities if further treatment or special care is needed

Emergency Care Nearby

Expert Medical Care on Demand

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Urgent Care

In Central Florida, when you need care for non-emergency conditions, you’re never far from an AdventHealth Centra Care location. Each is open seven days a week for extended hours and can treat a cold, flu, minor bruises, sprains or strains.

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