AdventHealth is putting more than $1 billion into its Orlando campus, with the funds earmarked for construction of a new 14-story patient tower as well as expanded services.
The project was inspired by the roughly 1,500 people who move to the Orlando area each week, with the health system saying it wants to ensure the region doesn't outgrow its healthcare services.
Technologies slated for rollout include robot-assisted kidney transplant at Orlando's only Transplant Institute; the Genomics Risk Assessment for Cancer and Early Detection (GRACE) program, which uses a patient's family history, medical history and AI data to assess potential risk; and the Little Miracles Unit, providing more intensive care for infants born as early as 22 weeks.
The health system will also create additional residency and fellowship programs to train and attract more physicians to the region. Currently, AdventHealth Orlando is home to 24 accredited programs, with 358 accredited residents and fellows. With additional investments, the goal is to have 33 accredited programs and 467 positions by 2029.
Other initiatives include a new simulation center and ambitious recruitment goals – enrollment is on pace to reach 2,000 students this year, and 3,000 by 2030.
"This project is paving the way for our Orlando campus to become America's epicenter for surgical advancement, breakthrough treatments, pioneering research and medical education – all centered on our whole-person health philosophy," said AdventHealth Orlando CEO Rob Deininger.
WHAT'S THE IMPACT
Beginning in 1908 as a small hospital with one doctor, four patients and a handful of employees, the AdventHealth Orlando campus is now a 172-acre complex with nearly 10,000 team members that includes AdventHealth for Women, AdventHealth for Children, AdventHealth University, the nationally recognized AdventHealth Institutes, residences, lodging, retail and a church.
It's also the flagship of AdventHealth's national network, with 100,00 team members, 55 hospitals and more than 2,000 care sites across nine states.
Clinicians said the investments and new surgical advancement tower are an important step in the journey to national recognition among leading healthcare systems.
"We are setting the national standard for advanced medicine," said AdventHealth Orlando Chief Nursing Officer Britney Benitez. "We're not only Central Florida's leading health system and most trusted by our neighbors, we're a medical destination for people across the world."
The tower is expected to open in 2030 with capacity for 24 operating rooms, endoscopy and imaging services, and 440 inpatient beds.
THE LARGER TREND
AdventHealth is the only nonprofit, faith-based healthcare system in Florida.
Commissioner Robert Stuart, whose District 3 includes the hospital campus, said the hospital plays an important role.
"Collaboration and innovation are the hallmarks of a successful community, and Central Florida would not be where it is today without AdventHealth," said Stuart. "Our city's future is bright, and I'm confident these new investments will propel us to the future."
Jeff Lagasse is editor of Healthcare Finance News.
Email: jlagasse@himss.org
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