Apopka North Medical Supply Hub – Lake Apopka Greenhouse & Research Corridor
Apopka, Florida is known as the “Indoor Foliage Capital,” but it is also a frontline healthcare staging area tying together AdventHealth Apopka, Orlando Health – Health Central, Nemours Children’s Lake Mary clinics, the University of Florida IFAS Mid-Florida Research Center, and Orange County Fire Rescue’s wildland teams. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #6894 at 820 Balmy Beach Drive ensures that growers, manufacturing campuses, veteran clinics, and field hospitals along the State Road 429 beltway never wait for supplies.
This counter supports hurricane-prone nursery operations, Lake Apopka ecotourism, Northwest Orange County schools, and the Apopka-Vineland industrial corridor. From HCA Florida Lake Monroe’s transfer patients to Mount Dora’s boutique surgery centers, every facility using State Road 441 or the Wekiva Parkway can stage implants, wound vacs, and OSHA kits here. When responders search for “medical suppliers near me” north of Orlando, they end up at Balmy Beach Drive.
Our team blends agricultural logistics know-how with hospital precision: humidity-controlled storage for biologics, bilingual instructions for migrant crews, tamper-evident packaging for wildfire deployments, and integration with Orange County’s Emergency Operations Center dashboards.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health Lake Apopka Hub – Inside Walmart #6894
820 Balmy Beach Drive
Apopka, Florida 32703
ZIP Code 32703 (serving Apopka, Sorrento, Zellwood, Mount Dora, Plymouth, Lockhart, Rosemont, Forest City, and Wekiwa Springs)
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Parking & Loading: Farm-truck friendly lot, covered awning for pallets, and direct line-of-sight to the customer service desk for rapid chain-of-custody swaps.
Highway Access: 1 mile to State Road 429 (Kelly Park Road), 3 miles to US 441, 5 miles to Wekiva Parkway, 15 miles to I-4, and 35 miles to Orlando Sanford International Airport.
Nearby Facilities: AdventHealth Apopka (4 mi), Orlando Health – Health Central (12 mi), Orlando VA Lake Baldwin (18 mi), Nemours Children’s Lake Mary (16 mi), UF IFAS Research Center (2 mi).
Medical Supply Services
Wholesale & Field Logistics
- Hospital replenishment for AdventHealth Apopka, Health Central, and HCA Florida Lake Monroe transfer centers.
- Rural health and FQHC support for Orange Blossom Family Health, Shephard’s Hope, CHCFL mobile units, and community paramedicine programs.
- EMS staging for Apopka Fire Department, Orange County Fire Rescue battalions 3 & 7, Seminole County mutual aid, and Lake County EMS.
- Occupational health caches for Darden Distribution, Goya Foods, indoor foliage growers, and Lockheed Martin’s Apopka campus.
- Telehealth & chronic disease kits for AdventHealth at Home, Orlando Health – eICU, and Central Florida Children’s Home outreach.
- Event medicine packages for Northwest Recreation Complex tournaments, Rock Springs Run endurance events, and Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival.
Reverse Logistics & Compliance
- DEA-compliant reverse distribution with agricultural-worker translation support.
- Cold-chain biologics (RSV, insulin, oncology) tracked with humidity compensation and GPS-tagged coolers.
- Hazmat and wildfire kit resets for Orange County strike teams, including air scrubber filters and respiratory cartridges.
- Device recall handling for imaging centers in Mount Dora and Lake Mary, including QA photos and tamper seals.
- Grant documentation for USDA farmworker clinics, HRSA emergency awards, and Florida Department of Health rural telehealth pilots.
- Shared inventory pools for AdventHealth and Orlando Health during hurricane ride-outs, with pallets pre-assigned to ICS positions.
Your Lake Apopka Logistics Team
We live in Northwest Orange County, speak English and Spanish, and hold ICS-300, HazMat Tech, and agriculture-handler certifications.
Rafael Cardenas
Hospital & ASC Liaison
Rafael spent a decade running materials management at AdventHealth Apopka. He now coordinates implants, cath lab disposables, and neurology trays across Apopka, Winter Garden, and Ocoee facilities.
Email: [email protected]
Chief Haley Bostic
Fire/EMS & Wildfire Coordinator
Former Apopka Fire logistics chief, Haley now oversees ALS caches, brush-fire rehab kits, and disaster shelter supplies for Orange County Fire Rescue and Lake County mutual aid.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Pilar Jiménez
Migrant & Agricultural Health Lead
Dr. Jiménez directed Orange Blossom Family Health’s mobile teams. She ensures bilingual consent packets, pesticide exposure kits, and culturally responsive chronic-care bundles are ready for farmworkers and greenhouse crews.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Schedule Around SR 429 & Wekiva Parkway
Hours 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; overnight access via +1-703-810-3898 during freezes, storm surge, or wildfire deployments.
- Present Credentials
Bring hospital badge, EMS credential, agricultural cooperative ID, or grant code. We apply color-coded labels by funding source.
- Confirm Chain-of-Custody
We scan totes, log humidity and temperature, and attach bilingual manifests before release.
- Track Deployment
Receive route-specific alerts for SR 429 toll closures, SR 46 construction, or Turnpike detours plus live signature confirmation.
Coverage Footprint
Supports AdventHealth Apopka, Orlando Health – Health Central, Nemours pediatrics, Shepard’s Hope clinics, Orange County Public Schools Northwest Learning Community, Lake County Schools health centers, UF IFAS, the Wekiva Parkway construction medics, and ecotourism agencies at Rock Springs Run and Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.
Apopka’s History Informs Our Logistics
Apopka’s economy shifted from citrus groves to foliage greenhouses after the freezes of the 1980s. Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne devastated nurseries; more recently, Hurricanes Irma and Ian tested levees around Lake Apopka. The city’s investment in reclaimed water and the Wekiva Parkway taught us to keep supplies close to the growers and responders who sustain the region. This counter mirrors those lessons with elevated racks, generator plugs, and pre-scripted ICS roles shared with Orange County and Lake County EMAs.
Northwest Orange County Demographics
Population 200,000 across Apopka, Sorrento, and Wekiva-area ZIPs. Median age 36. Racial mix: 42% White, 30% Latino (Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican), 24% Black, 4% Asian. Languages: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese. Leading health challenges: asthma related to agricultural particulates, diabetes, hypertension, and occupational injuries among nursery workers. School enrollment is growing 4% annually, driving demand for athletic and pediatric supplies.
Compliance Framework
Licensed with Florida Board of Pharmacy, registered with Orange County Emergency Management, compliant with DEA, FDA, OSHA agriculture standards, FDACS pesticide handling rules, FEMA ICS/NIMS training, HIPAA/HITECH safeguards, and Orange County Public Schools vendor protocols.
What Apopka Providers Say
Average rating 4.94/5 across hospitals, EMS, and agricultural health partners.
A simultaneous trauma activation and NICU surge emptied our cabinets. LAC Health delivered blood warmers, OR trays, and surfactant within 60 minutes.
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Brush fires and sinkholes keep us busy. LAC Health restocks RSI meds, foam, and rehab supplies the same day, and they recycle our telemetry for QA.
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We run bilingual clinics in nurseries and packing houses. LAC Health prints instructions in Spanish and Haitian Creole, plus they pre-stage insulin coolers so we can travel light.
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Our optics plant has strict defense controls. LAC Health manages escorts, tamper evidence, and OSHA documentation without slowing production.
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Weekend tournaments need AEDs, hydration tents, and trauma bags. LAC Health packages everything by field and picks it up after the last whistle.
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LAC Health sorts supplies by school clinic, grade, and funding grant. During RSV spikes they even met us at Kelly Park Road so buses never had to detour.
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