Orlando VA Medical Center
13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, FL 32827
At a glance
Orlando VA Medical Center is a major acute care facility serving military and veteran populations in the large, diverse metro area of Orlando, Florida. The city’s significant international community may offer a welcoming environment for nurses from abroad. While the center has not yet hired international nurses, its size and location suggest potential openness to international applicants.
Hospital information
- Hospital Type
- Acute Care
- Emergency Services
- Yes
- Bed Count
- 100
- Magnet Status
- No
- Ownership
- Military & Veterans
Global workforce
- Credentials Accepted
- CGFNS CES, ERES, Josef Silny
- CGFNS Qualifying Exam
- No
- English Proficiency
- Undefined
- Fingerprinting
- Yes
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes
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Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL overview
Financials
Adjusting RN median for local prices: $80,537 (-16% vs US median).
100 = national average. Below 100 means goods, housing, and services cost less than the US average; above 100 means they cost more. Based on BEA Regional Price Parities.
Salary: Registered Nurses, May 2024 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2023).
Travel insights
- Drive69.4%
- Public transit0.6%
- Walk1.3%
- Other1.8%
- Work from home26.5%
- Orlando International Airport
- Kissimmee Gateway Airport
- Orlando Sanford International Airport
- Space Coast Regional Airport
- NASA Shuttle Landing Facility Airport
Source: American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates.
Metro area stats
- Population
- 1,849,053
- Major Metro (1M+)
- International Population
- 454,446
- Population with Bachelor's+
- 643,367
Source: American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates.
Education access ranking
Florida state-level ranking (1 = best, 50 = worst).
Monthly weather
Average high and low temperatures with precipitation (NOAA 1991–2020 normals).
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, nearest weather station.
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