Orlando Health to build new hospital in Lake Mary

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — One of Central Florida’s medical giants has broken ground in Seminole County on a brand new hospital.

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Ceremonial shovels went into the dirt along Rinehart Road Tuesday morning to celebrate the future site of Orlando Heath Lake Mary Hospital.

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Hospital leaders said the new facility will boast 320,000 square feet of space and represents the next phase of growth for the area.

The building’s design will consist of two six-story towers that will accommodate 180 hospital beds, with the capability to add another sixty.

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Officials added that the hospital will serve as a “comprehensive acute care facility” with a focus on women’s health, including labor and delivery services and a future neonatal ICU.

The new building will also incorporate six state-of-the-art operating rooms, two catheterization labs, an imaging suite and medical-surgical bed units.

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An observation unit, dining area, chapel and gift shop are included in the design plan.

Orlando Health’s Lake Mary campus currently houses its Emergency Room and Medical Pavilion.

Officials said they expect to open the new hospital in late 2023.

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