McGehee Family Tower is name for Baptist-Wolfson ER expansion Downtown

The new facility will have separate emergency rooms for children and adults.


  • By Dan Macdonald
  • | 3:10 p.m. September 17, 2025
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Construction is underway on McGehee Family Tower, the Baptist Medical Center and Wolfson Children’s Hospital emergency center expansion on the Downtown Jacksonville Southbank. Michael Mayo, president and CEO of Baptist Health, said Sept. 17 that when the project is completed in 18 to 24 months, it will be a significant upgrade.
Construction is underway on McGehee Family Tower, the Baptist Medical Center and Wolfson Children’s Hospital emergency center expansion on the Downtown Jacksonville Southbank. Michael Mayo, president and CEO of Baptist Health, said Sept. 17 that when the project is completed in 18 to 24 months, it will be a significant upgrade.
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Baptist Medical Center and Wolfson Children’s Hospital ceremonially broke ground Sept. 17 on their emergency department expansion on the Downtown Southbank.

Michael Mayo, president and CEO of Baptist Health, expects the two emergency rooms – separate facilities for children and adult care – to be completed in 18 to 24 months.

The emergency department addition and renovation is on a 17-acre parcel on the Baptist campus at 800 Prudential Drive. The city approved a permit in August for the expansion at project cost of $187.38 million.

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