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HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital hits construction milestone on third freestanding emergency room

Fawcett Hospital celebrates progress on its third freestanding emergency room, marking a key milestone in expanding ER care access.

February 20, 2024
John Gwilliam, assistant administrator at Fawcett Hospital, Kristy Defosses, interim chief nursing officer at Fawcett Hospital and Lisa Tzanakis, chief operating officer at Fawcett Hospital, attend the construction milestone event.

Port Charlotte, FL — HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital recently hosted a steel beam signing event marking a milestone in the construction of the hospital’s third freestanding emergency room. The new emergency center, HCA Florida West Fort Myers Emergency, is located at 8919 College Pointe Ct, Fort Myers, FL 33919. The 10,820 square foot facility is a part of HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital and will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with full-service emergency services, including laboratory, x-rays, CT scanning and ultrasound.

“We are excited to expand our emergency services into Fort Myers and surrounding communities,” said Michael Ehrat, CEO at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital. “HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital continues to grow to meet the needs of the communities we serve to help ensure residents can receive quality health care services.”

The freestanding emergency is projected to open in fall 2024 and will be the second in Lee County.  HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital opened its first, HCA Florida Cape Coral Emergency, in June 2022. This was followed by the June 2023 opening of HCA Florida Tamiami Trail Emergency in northern Charlotte County.

Michael Ehrat, chief executive officer at Fawcett Hospital, signs the steel beam that will be placed into the freestanding emergency room.
Michael Ehrat, chief executive officer at Fawcett Hospital and Bland Eng, chief development officer at HCA Florida West Florida Division, discuss construction progress.

Published:
February 20, 2024
Location:
HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital

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