Site clearing is approved for a freestanding emergency room for Ascension St. Vincent’s at northwest Kernan and Beach boulevards in the Sandalwood and Beach Haven area of Jacksonville.
The city issued a permit Feb. 14 for Hoar Construction LLC to clear the almost 5-acre site at 12525 Beach Blvd..
Hoar Construction also is the contractor for the 13,559-square-foot project at an estimated project cost of $10.5 million. The city is reviewing the construction permit.
Ascension St. Vincent’s said in an Oct. 3, 2024, news release that it is building a stand-alone emergency room that is scheduled to be completed in fall 2025. It said the facility will employ 40 and is expected to serve 16,000 patients annually.
Services will include a triage area, a critical care room, nine treatment spaces and advanced CT and X-ray technology.
St. Vincent’s bought the property in March 2020 for $4.5 million from West Kernan Loan Acquisition LLC, whose managing member is Tamaya Property Holdings LLC.
The permit application lists Medxcel as the property owner. Medxcel Facilities Management, based in Indianapolis, is a subsidiary of Ascension. Ascension is a faith-based nonprofit health care organization based in St. Louis.
Ascension St. Vincent’s is a faith-based medical organization based in Jacksonville. It has four hospitals.
Ascension St. Vincent’s has emergency rooms at those hospitals in Riverside, Southside, Saint Johns and Middleburg.
It also has stand-alone emergency facilities in Arlington and Westside in Jacksonville.