UF Well being Durbin Park is shifting ahead with a medical workplace constructing that’s a part of its 42.5-acre well being and wellness campus in St. Johns County.
The county issued a constructing allow April 10 for the estimated $10.8 million mission.
The 72,147-square-foot constructing is at 120 Flagler Well being Means close to Race Observe Street.
Stellar, primarily based in Jacksonville, is overseeing building.
After receiving a constructing allow for a 150-bed hospital on the web site Dec. 14, 2023, leaders from the College of Florida and UF Well being broke floor on the mission Feb. 21, 2024. The hospital was the primary campus element permitted.
“I’ve two easy messages: First, in order for you the very best high quality of care, UF Well being is right here for you. Second, we’re right here as a result of the College of Florida has a daring imaginative and prescient for Northeast Florida,” Mori Hosseini, chair of the UF Board of Trustees, mentioned in a February 2024 assertion.
“Our daring imaginative and prescient will allow us to accomplish nice issues collectively. In the case of going daring, UF is aware of a factor or two. Make no mistake: The College of Florida doesn’t make small plans.”
The UF Well being Durbin Park hospital will concentrate on orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiovascular medication and ladies’s companies. It’s deliberate to open in mid-2026.
The hospital will concentrate on orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiovascular medication and ladies’s companies.
A central power plant was permitted at a value of $19.4 million on Dec. 30, 2024, adopted by a allow for a helipad Jan. 2 at a value of $100,000.
An ambulatory surgical procedure middle can be deliberate.
In keeping with UFHealth.org, the primary section of the campus is anticipated to carry 2,000 new jobs to the world, contributing to a complete of 12,000 jobs over time in St. Johns County and Jacksonville. The event represents a $1 billion funding in Northeast Florida.
“As soon as full, this state-of-the-art facility will present problem-solving care to the area, making certain each neighborhood member has entry to essential assets. We anticipate the hospital to open its doorways in mid-2026,” the web site mentioned.
In a Feb. 11 Fb publish in regards to the hospital, UF Well being mentioned, “The framework for the third flooring is already full, and the crew is difficult at work on the roof set up of the fourth flooring. Inside framing is 85% full on the primary flooring, paving the way in which for our devoted employees to quickly ship top-notch care to our future sufferers.”