HealthTuesday, November 3
HCA unveils the first rendering of its planned $300 million Cape Coral hospital
The 5AM Cape Coral team
If you've wondered what's coming to the HCA emergency site on Southwest Pine Island Road, we now have a picture. HCA Florida Healthcare unveiled the first rendering Monday of the future HCA Florida Cape Coral Hospital, a $300 million project at 322 SW Pine Island Road.
City Council unanimously approved a $31 million, 25-year incentive package Oct. 21. It includes provisions on job creation, site development, property tax recapture and impact fees. HCA says Phase I construction plans will be finalized over the next few months.
HCA's first phase is planned for fewer beds than Lee Health's hospital has
Source: Bills Wire
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Lee Health Cape Coral Hospital | 303 beds |
| HCA phase one, up to | 100 beds |
| HCA agreement language | 60 beds |
Phase one is planned for up to 100 beds, though the adopted agreement references 60 and a final count hasn't been determined. The hospital would bring competition to Lee Health's 303-bed Cape Coral Hospital, which has been the city's only hospital. It sits at 636 Del Prado Blvd., 4.5 miles from the HCA site.
- Size: 200,000-square-foot hospital plus a 40,000-square-foot medical office building
- Job creation incentive: up to $5,250,000
- Network: will be HCA Florida Healthcare's 51st hospital
HCA's hospital plan runs from early talks to a 2029 target
- May 2025City and HCA Fawcett Memorial Hospital officials began talks about a new hospital
- Aug. 2026City and HCA officials announced the project
- Oct. 21Council unanimously approved the $31 million incentive package
- Nov. 2HCA unveiled the first rendering of the hospital
- 2027Construction is slated to start
- 2029The hospital is anticipated to open
Sources: Cape Coral Breeze, Bills Wire