Lee Health Responding To Growth In Cape Coral With Slate Of Projects

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Lee Health has numerous projects in the works to address health care needs in fast-growing Cape Coral.

They range from adding physician offices so more specialty services are closer to home for residents, including pediatric care, to expansions at Cape Coral Hospital, according to Dave Kistel, vice president and chief facilities executive.

The board for the publicly-operated hospital system recently approved a contract amendment to expand the Surfside Medical Facility at Veterans Parkway and Surfside Boulevard. The total project cost is $10.4 million and is targeted for completion in January 2024.

The phase-two project involves adding 15,000 square feet of space to the two-story outpatient complex.

Specialists employed by Lee Physician Group in orthopedics, endocrinology, rheumatology, and rehabilitation medicine will go into the new space.

Lee Physician Group currently does not have specialists in orthopedics or endocrinology in Cape Coral so that will become a first in both fields, Kistel said. Rheumatologists have been part time and will become available full time, he said. Outpatient-based rehabilitation medicine has been available at Cape Coral Hospital but is maxed out so the expansion at Surfside will offer a second location.

Overall the expansion of Surfside will mean some patients won’t need to commute to Fort Myers for specialty care with Lee Physician Group and wait times to see other specialists will improve, Kistel said.

Cape Coral Growing By Leaps And Bounds

Cape Coral and its geographic area of 120 square miles has faced steady population growth and is now the eighth largest city in Florida with 204,510 residents, up from 154,305 residents in 2010. City leaders in 2021 projected 50-year growth to 430,000 residents.

Source:   Naples Daily News

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New Medical Office Building Proposed Near Disney

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A new medical office building has been proposed on 3.9 vacant acres near Disney.

The three-story, 59,460-square-foot medical office building would go on the corner of Silverlake Park Drive and Village Lake Road in Horizon West, about 7 miles from Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital. The building, which would have 19,820 square feet per floor.

Dr. Niral Patel, an internal medicine specialist in Windermere, owns the land through three entities and proposed the project. The project is seeking a preliminary review by Orange County, and no meeting date is set yet.

 

Source:  OBJ

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AdventHealth Plans New Lake Nona Hospital Campus

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AdventHealth plans to build a new health and wellness campus in southeast Orlando’s Lake Nona community with a 120-bed hospital that may cost north of an estimated $75 million.

The Altamonte Springs-based nonprofit health system — with $6.5 billion in Central Florida revenue — filed plans with the city of Orlando to build a 250,000-square-foot hospital, a 50,000-square-foot medical office building and a parking garage.

Doug Harcombe, CEO of AdventHealth’s south market, which includes Osceola and Orange counties, told Orlando Business Journal construction should start on the new hospital this summer and be finished in late 2025. The general contractor for the project hasn’t been chosen yet.

“Lake Nona is a unique, innovative and rapidly growing community,” Harcombe said. “We plan to expand our care network and better serve the residents and visitors alike.”

A hospital of that size may cost about $70 million to build, while a medical office building that size could cost about $5 million, according to industry standards.

AdventHealth would build the project on a 67.8-acre site it owns east of Narcoossee Road and north of State Road 417 at 10999 Narcoossee Road. That property is across the road from its existing 19,000-square-foot AdventHealth Lake Nona ER at 10080 Lake Nona Blvd., which it opened in 2020. The number of employees for the new campus has yet to be determined.

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Flagship Healthcare Properties Continues Acquisition Streak With MOB In Winter Garden

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Charlotte, NC-based Flagship Healthcare Properties, an outpatient healthcare real estate firm, has acquired a newly built, Class A medical office building located in Winter Garden, Florida.

The property was acquired through Flagship Healthcare Properties‘ private real estate investment trust, Flagship Healthcare Trust. Flagship Healthcare Properties will also provide property management and asset management services for the property.

The 23,241-square-foot property, located at 12323 W Colonial Drive, is anchored by AdventHealth Well 65+, a primary care practice. The property benefits nearby hospital systems such as AdventHealth Winter Garden and Orlando Health – Health Central.

The Winter Garden area is known for its West Orange Healthcare District, a former healthcare investor that amassed more than $245 million for the community in 2022.

 “As Orlando’s population has continued to swell, bedroom communities like Winter Garden have benefited and are experiencing explosive growth with an increased need in support services such as patient-focused healthcare,” said Flagship Healthcare Properties EVP of acquisitions Gerald Quattlebaum.

 

Source:  ConnectCRE

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Baptist Health Expanding In Nassau And St. Johns Counties

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Baptist Health will soon break ground on a new emergency room and medical office complex in Nassau County’s growing Yulee community.

The Baptist Nassau Crossing Medical Campus will include emergency medical services for adults and children as well as additional health care services in central and western Nassau County.

And as plans proceed to break ground on the new medical campus just east of Interstate 95 on State Road 200, construction is already underway on Baptist Primary Care Beachwalk on County Road 210 West in Northwest St. Johns County, according to the Florida Times-Union, a WJCT News partner.

Yulee’s 23,879-square-foot emergency center will have two emergency centers — Baptist Emergency Center for adults and Wolfson Children’s Emergency Center for patients up to 17. The new emergency room will offer easier access to specialized pediatric care at Wolfson Children’s Hospital for Nassau County.

“For nearly 30 years, Baptist Health has been serving the Nassau community,” Baptist Medical Center Nassau hospital president Ed Hubel said. “It’s been incredible to see the growth, and we appreciate residents’ trust in us to help make the community an even healthier place to live!”

Baptist’s Yulee emergency facility will have an adjoining imaging center for X-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, mammography and bone density screenings. And the building is designed for future expansion, Baptist said.

Behind the ER will be a 32,094-square-foot medical office building for Baptist Primary Care and Baptist Behavioral Health, with the potential to add other specialty services.

The $38 million facility is scheduled to open in early 2024.

Baptist Health’s new 12,000-square-foot Beachwalk facility in Northwest St. Johns County is set to open in late August or early September.

“We understand how important it is for families to have their primary health care services close to home,” Baptist Health president and CEO Michael Mayo told the Times-Union. “You will see this play out across the region as we continue our strong commitment to community-based primary care, building new clinics and expanding existing clinics throughout northeast Florida.”

The medical office and outpatient center will have 21 exam rooms, staffed by physicians and medical staff currently at the Baptist Primary Care St. Johns Forest office.

 

Source:  Jax Today

 

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