After hosting a community grand opening to approximately 8,000 people, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel opened to patients on October 1st at 7 a.m.
Featuring an 18-bed emergency room with a streamlined emergency room process, dedicated imaging equipment and nurses and board-certified emergency room physicians on-site 24 hours a day, the 200,000-square-foot hospital took 22 months to build.
The
hospital was fully staffed with with
175 expert physicians upon opening, practicing in the Emergency Department, Vascular Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiac Care, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology Services and Imaging Diagnostics, Women's Mammography and Diagnostics, General Surgery, Gastroenterology, Urology and Pulmonary.
In addition, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel is expected to open a $25 million, 100,000-square-foot, three-story
Wellness Center by January 2013.
“This is part of the continuum of care for the Wesley Chapel community,” says Donna Jarmusz, senior VP of business development for
Alter+Care, who is overseeing the construction of the Wellness Plaza project. “The hospital will be treating people who need inpatient care for more serious illness while the Wellness Center is part of the hospital's mission and philosophy to help people improve and maintain their health.”
According to hospital spokeswoman Tracy Clouser, the hospital will continue to fill a number of nursing and various staff positions. To apply, visit
the hospital's website.
Writer:
Alexis Quinn Chamberlain
Sources: Donna Jarmusz,
Alter+Care & Tracy Clouser,
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel
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