New health care facilities are in development all over Northeast Florida. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in emergency rooms, medical offices and other facilities. Here’s a look at some of those projects in the pipeline or recently opened:
UF Health Jacksonville is building the $90 million Dr. Leon L. Haley Jr. Emergency and Trauma Center next to the hospital at 655 W. Eighth St. Construction will start in the spring.
The state is contributing $80 million and the city is adding the remaining $10 million in construction costs.
The project will be built in five phases.
Phase one will increase the number of emergency and trauma rooms from 78 to 125. It will expand the existing facility by 35,000 square feet, to include 53 new beds along with new adult and pediatric waiting areas.
It is expected to take 18 months to complete.
In phases two through five, the existing 41,500-square-foot emergency room will be renovated and will include new diagnostic equipment, a new radiology section and behavioral health space.
After opening three 24/7 stand-alone emergency and trauma centers, UF Health is exploring a fourth.
It has requested a JEA utility service review of a 2.1-acre property at 13679 and 13711 Atlantic Blvd. east of the Harbour Village shopping center.
The open locations are at 11251 Lamb Tail Lane, 888 Lane Ave. S. and 11277 New Kings Road.
UF Health North opened its $140 million patient tower at 15255 Max Leggett Parkway east of Jacksonville International Airport and River City Marketplace in July.
The second tower adds 124 patient rooms. There are two floors dedicated to patients needing acute physical therapy.
Another floor is devoted to ancillary services.
Mayo Clinic in Florida continues the $432 million expansion it announced in 2022 at its San Pablo Road campus in Jacksonville with the foundation for a new central utility plant, shown below.
The city issued a permit for the foundation at $1 million as it reviews plans for the support building at a construction cost of $20 million.
The two-story, 41,000-square-foot central utility plant is on 3.18 acres at 14131 Kendall Hench Circle.
Mayo Clinic in Florida is preparing to clear 39.5 acres toward the start of developing its new North Campus, at an estimated project cost of $4.67 million.
The city is reviewing a building-permit application for the clearing.
Site plans show 34 acres as the first phase of the new 209.36-acre North Campus.
The first phase is north of WM Davis Parkway, which connects with San Pablo Road, and includes a roadway into the site.
HCA Healthcare is constructing a freestanding 11,000-square-foot emergency center at 462541 Florida 200 in Yulee. It opens in March.
The estimated project cost is $32 million and includes 10 exam rooms and spaces for CT scans and radiology.
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital opened its expanded inpatient rehabilitation facility in October.
It opened the facility in 2016 with 20 inpatient beds. The expansion increased that number to 42.
Upgrades include the newest in rehabilitation equipment and dedicated therapy spaces.
The inpatient rehabilitation team develops tailored treatment plans for each patient. The goal is to promote recovery and enhance the patient’s quality of life.
HCA Healthcare is building a freestanding emergency room in St. Augustine.
The project is at 870 and 890 Florida 16 northeast of the Publix Super Market in the Shoppes at Mission Trace.
The development is a 10,860-square-foot building on 2 acres with 40 parking spaces. It will open 1Q 2026.
HCA Healthcare is building a freestanding emergency facility at 8100 Merrill Road.
The building would comprise 11 treatment rooms, a waiting area, exam rooms, trauma area, lab, nurse station, restrooms and two canopies – one for emergency vehicles and one for patient drop-off.
It will open in early 2026.
Brooks Rehabilitation will open Brooks Rehabilitation Mandarin North at 10400 San Jose Blvd. on March 10. It will be its 30th outpatient physical therapy clinic in Northeast Florida and 54th overall.
Brooks Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic – World Golf Village is completing work on space at the St. Johns County facility.
The clinic is at 319 W. Town Place in an office condo built in 2007.
The county issued a build-out permit for phases two and three of the multiphase project Jan. 30 that is within the clinic’s 7,253-square-foot existing space. The project cost is $357,960, with expected completion in April.
Brooks Rehabilitation continues to grow with a $26 million expansion that will add 36 beds and create 70 jobs at its 115-acre Bartram campus at 6400 Brooks Bartram Drive.
It is expected to be completed later this year. Brooks Rehabilitation provides services for patients recovering from spinal cord and brain injuries, transplants, strokes and other disabling life events.