Florida Hospital Tampa Continues Expansion

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Hospital Tampa is set to welcome two expansions in 2014. The hospital opened their new Women’s Health Pavilion last week and announced that a new emergency department will open this fall.

The Women’s Health Pavilion, which officially opened Jan. 13, includes a dedicated women’s entrance, new lobby, pre-admission testing rooms, ultrasound suites, lactation consultation room, pediatric waiting area, Internet café, gift shop, outdoor garden and chapel.

“Florida Hospital Tampa is committed to providing compassionate and quality health care while creating a safe environment that optimizes healing for our patients. The new Women’s Health Pavilion provides a new level of personalized care and is dedicated to women throughout all stages of their lives,” said John Harding, CEO of Florida Hospital Tampa, in a statement. “With a renewed commitment to women’s health, the opening of the new Women’s Health Pavilion wraps up phase one of the projects. Phase two includes renovating patient rooms and building a new natural birthing center. These projects are already underway and they are scheduled to be completed in 2014.”

The Women’s Health Pavilion was designed to bring in as much natural light as possible and features several connections to the outdoors. The building features tree planters on the rooftop so that patients can always see nature from their window.

The upcoming emergency department intends to improve patient flow and reduce wait times. The new department will feature 48 all-private treatment rooms with a family-centered design. A new ICU tower will be built above the emergency department to further expand the number of beds.

At the same time, the health care campus will also undergo interior and exterior renovations to the main hospital.

“We are proud to make this investment in our community. We believe these three major construction projects will help us elevate health care in Tampa Bay. This is an exciting time at Florida Hospital Tampa. Our hospital will remain fully operational during the construction phase,” said John Negley, assistant vice president overseeing construction at Florida Hospital Tampa, in a statement.