August 7, 2025
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Named a Top Community Hospital in the Nation
By Kyle Coppola
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Named a Top Community Hospital in the Nation
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital has been named one of the nation’s top community hospitals by Becker’s Hospital Review, earning a spot on the publication’s 2025 list of “100 Great Community Hospitals.”
The annual list recognizes hospitals for clinical excellence, academic advancement, and personalized, whole-person care. Selection is based on publicly available data and editorial review; hospitals cannot pay for inclusion.
Orlando Health South Lake was the only hospital in Lake County to make the list.
“Community is at the core of our care,” says Lance Sewell, president of Orlando Health South Lake Hospital. “To be recognized by Becker’s as a top community hospital in the country is an honor and testament to the dedication we have shown the Lake County community for decades and will continue to show for many years to come.”
The hospital was also recently named a high performing hospital by U.S. News & World Report in six categories for common adult procedures and conditions. It remains the only hospital in Lake County with an “A” rating from the Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog for hospital safety.
Becker’s Healthcare is a leading source of information for healthcare decision-makers, providing analysis and insights on trends and challenges across the industry.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
