$242M Gulf Coast Medical Center Expansion Completed In Fort Myers

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Lee Health has completed the renovation and expansion of its Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida.

The $242 project comprised a 365,700-square-foot expansion and a renovation of 48,500 square feet of healthcare space that included adding new hospital beds and intensive care units (ICUs) and expanding the central energy plant.

A three-story vertical expansion added 216 patient rooms on top of an existing bed tower. The project also added a new three-story care tower with 52 ICU rooms, a 16-bay dialysis suite, and three new endoscopy and bronchoscopy procedure rooms.

To support the increased bed capacity, expansions and renovations were completed in the clinical laboratory spaces, pharmacy department, food services, public dining space, back-of-the-house services, and the central energy plant. A total of 43 phases were delivered as part of the overall project.

 

Source:  Healthcare Design

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$100M Medical Office Project Planned In Clermont

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Real estate developer Olympus closed a deal to build a $100 million medical office campus with Healthcare Trust of America in Clermont, Florida.

Healthcare Trust acquired the 6-acre site on May 6 for $4.2 million. Olympus said it will build 175,000 square feet of medical office space to anchor the Olympus Health & Wellness campus in two phases.

The medical buildings will house cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology and orthopedics offices. Olympus developer Mike Carroll told GrowthSpotter the project will create at least 325 jobs.

 

Source:  Becker’s ASC Review

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Brevard Planning Board OKs Zoning Change, Variances For New Merritt Island Hospital

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Despite concerns raised by residents of a neighboring condominium development, a county advisory board this week approved zoning changes and variances that would allow Health First to build a new hospital and “wellness village” on Merritt Island.

The unanimous approval  from the Brevard County Planning and Zoning Board follows a similar unanimous vote on April 28 from the Merritt Island Redevelopment Agency. Health First’s proposal now goes to the Brevard County Commission for a potential final vote on May 26.

Health First wants to build a seven-story, 120-bed hospital with an adjoining medical office building and “wellness village” on a 15.05-acre site, across State Road 520 from Merritt Square Mall. The $508 million complex would replace the current six-story, 150-bed Cape Canaveral Hospital off State Road 520 in Cocoa Beach, which would close when the new hospital opens.

 

Source:  Florida Today

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Major Construction Project Underway At Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

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Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood is ranked among the highest for pediatric orthopedics in the country. Now, construction will double the floors of the current hospital building.

This major construction and expansion project comes on the heels of high demand for pediatric specialty services.

Later this year, construction will be completed for the expansion of more than 300,000 square feet and four floors of added care.

The eighth floor is really the showpiece, where there will be a family lounge, a gym, a business center, a spa-like bathroom, a classroom with a stem lab, a stimulation lab to train their own staff and the Garth Brooks Child Life Zone.

 

Source:  NBC Miami

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New Details On Health First’s Planned Island Hospital, ‘Wellness Village’

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Health First‘s massive plan for a new hospital and “wellness village” off State Road 520 on Merritt Island is starting to get its first formal public airings, as the project seeks regulatory approval.

This month, Health First will seek the support of the Brevard County Planning and Zoning Board and the Brevard County Commission for a series of zoning changes and related waivers that would allow the project to move forward.

Health First hopes to open the new seven-story, 120-bed hospital as early as 2025. It would replace the current six-story, 150-bed Cape Canaveral Hospital on State Road 520 in Cocoa Beach, which would close when the new hospital opens.

The wellness village will consist of the medical office building, child day care center, fitness center, coffee shop, education center, spa, retail, food hall, market/juice bar, event space, amphitheater and information tower. The wellness village also will contain landscaping and pedestrian walkways, as well as emergency, maintenance and event vehicle access.

 

Source:  Florida Today

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