A private investor plans to transform the downtown Sarasota facility into a multitenant medical office property following an $8.43 million acquisition.
BayCare and HCA Florida are adding hospital, outpatient and emergency-care facilities across northern Manatee County as rapid residential growth increases demand for medical services closer to home.
A proposed 30-year agreement with Coral Gables would give the University of Miami the land-use flexibility to develop an on-campus hospital near public transit, although no specific medical facility has been announced.
The osteopathic medical school is seeking to acquire a five-acre property near Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital as it works toward establishing a permanent four-year campus and residency program in Vero Beach.
Houston-based Nutex Health is pursuing its first South Florida hospital with a proposed compact medical facility along Hallandale Beach Boulevard in southern Broward County.