The city issued a permit Oct. 1 for Florida Blue Sanitas Medical Centers to build-out a clinic in the St. Johns Square II shopping center at a cost of $1.95 million.
Oliver Sperry Renovation and Construction of Tallahassee is the contractor for the 5,025-square-foot project, which is at 11160 Beach Blvd., Unit 128, at southwest Beach Boulevard and St. Johns Bluff Road.
Plans show six exam rooms and other uses for the space. Gensler is the architect.
The Florida Blue health insurer announced Aug. 29 it would open two of the centers in Duval County next year.
The medical care centers serve Florida Blue customers, original Medicare and self-paying patients ages 50 and older. The health centers serve as the primary care provider and serve walk-in patients, but do not have emergency room services.
Services provided include primary care, mental well-being support, common labs, social support, connections to community support programs, and the option to choose in-person or 24/7 virtual visits.
In addition to the Beach Boulevard center, Florida Blue intends to open at 8102 Blanding Blvd., in the Crossroad Square shopping center north of Interstate 295 in Southwest Jacksonville. That permit is in review for a $2.15 million tenant build-out.
They are expected to open Jan. 1 to all Florida Blue customers.
Florida Blue and its parent company, GuideWellMutual Holding Company, opened the first Jacksonville Sanitas on Jan. 2 at 9400 Atlantic Blvd., Suite 11, in the Regency Park shopping center in the Arlington area.
Florida Blue opened the first of the facilities with Sanitas and its parent company, Keralty, in 2015 in South Florida.