On the exterior, BayCare described a bold, multi-color façade paired with dynamic lighting designed to shift with seasons and holidays — an approach intended to create a welcoming first impression and underscore the building’s pediatric identity. | Photo Credit: Baycare
What You Need to Know:
- BayCare shared updated design renderings for a planned freestanding Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s, targeted to open in 2030.
- The project team is working with Page, now Stantec, on a family-focused design that emphasizes wayfinding, shared spaces and stress-reducing environments.
- Exterior concepts include a multi-color façade and dynamic lighting designed to shift with seasons and holidays.
- The St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation is partnering with the Pagidipati family and other local philanthropists to help accelerate the project.
- The hospital will be named in recognition of a $50 million gift from the Pagidipati family.
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TAMPA, Fla. — BayCare has released the latest rendering for its planned Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s, a freestanding pediatric facility scheduled to open in 2030.
The new hospital is intended to succeed BayCare’s existing St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital and is part of the system’s effort to expand access to specialized pediatric care across West Central Florida.
For architecture, engineering and construction teams, the renderings point to an experience-driven facility developed with the project’s architects at Page, now Stantec. BayCare said the design approach is centered on children and families, with design decisions intended to support comfort and healing from arrival onward.
On the exterior, BayCare described a bold, multi-color façade paired with dynamic lighting designed to shift with seasons and holidays — an approach intended to create a welcoming first impression and underscore the building’s pediatric identity.
Inside, BayCare said the concept blends clinical functionality with warmth and playfulness, including intuitive wayfinding, welcoming common areas and environments designed to reduce stress while supporting healing.
“Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s will transform pediatric health care across our region — pairing innovation with the compassionate, family-centered care our community has come to expect from BayCare,” according to a news release from BayCare.
In the same release, BayCare said the project is designed to build on St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital’s legacy while maintaining an environment that feels welcoming for patients and families.
“Our vision for the new hospital is to elevate every aspect of care — blending state-of-the-art, child-focused design with advanced clinical programs across a wide range of pediatric specialties — to dramatically improve the experience for children and families,” according to a news release from BayCare.
BayCare said St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation is partnering with the Pagidipati family and other local philanthropists to help accelerate the project and support innovation.
To contextualize the new build, BayCare highlighted existing pediatric services at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, including cancer, heart, emergency medicine and chronic complex conditions. The system cited programs such as the Bayless Cancer Institute, the Patel Children’s Heart Institute, the 24-hour Steinbrenner Emergency/Trauma Center for Children and The Daniel J. Plasencia, MD, Children’s Chronic Complex Clinic.
BayCare also noted that St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital is a Level I Children’s Surgery Center — the highest designation awarded by the American College of Surgeons — and one of only 55 such centers in the U.S.
The future facility will be named Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s in recognition of a $50 million gift from the Pagidipati family of Tampa, BayCare said.