With more than 1,000 people moving to Florida every day, pressure is on the healthcare system to keep up with the demand for services. The steady growth in population is driving healthcare organizations across the region to expand and in some cases, build new hospitals. From Wesley Chapel to Fort Myers, cranes are dotting the skyline as construction gets underway to provide more space for patient care. In analyzing seven of those projects, the total value exceeds $1.7 billion. One key figure that proves the boom: health care entities announced plans to build 65 hospitals across the state between 2020 and 2022 — up 225% from 20 hospitals approved from 2016 to 2018.
