$15.5 Million Freestanding Emergency Room in St. Cloud Offers 24/7/365 Emergency Care for Adults and Children
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, an affiliate of HCA Florida Healthcare, announces the opening of a new freestanding emergency room, HCA Florida Osceola East Emergency. Opening today, the $15.5 million facility offers emergency care for adults and children, 24/7/365, and is located on the corner of Route 192 and South Narcoossee Road/Hickory Tree Road in St. Cloud.
HCA Florida Osceola East Emergency is a full-service, state-of-the-art emergency room with board-certified emergency medicine physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals ready to service the needs of the community with the same capabilities as a main hospital emergency room. It features 11 emergency exam rooms, CT scan, digital X-ray, ultrasound and laboratory services and is capable of caring for all ages, including pediatrics. The 11,000-square-foot facility is expected to serve more than 100,000 local residents and employs approximately 22 full-time healthcare professionals.
“We are pleased to be part of HCA Florida Healthcare’s continued expansion in communities in the Orlando metro area,” said David Shimp, chief executive officer of HCA Florida Osceola Hospital. “HCA Florida Osceola East Emergency will offer high-quality, expeditious emergency care by board-certified physicians around the clock and close to families’ homes.”
With the opening of HCA Florida Osceola East Emergency, HCA Florida Osceola Hospital offers four 24/7/365 freestanding emergency rooms in Central Florida: HCA Florida Hunter’s Creek Emergency, HCA Florida Millenia Emergency, HCA Florida Airport North Emergency and HCA Florida Osceola East Emergency.
About HCA Florida Osceola Hospital
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited, 407-bed tertiary hospital and a designated Level II Trauma Center. The hospital is a teaching hospital in collaboration with UCF College of Medicine and offers the highest level of heart and stroke care in Osceola County at the Heart and Vascular Institute and the Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, respectively. Other only-in-the-county services include: the highest level of Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU Level III) in affiliation with Nemours Children’s Health, Acute Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation and Inpatient Behavioral Health. HCA Florida Osceola Hospital also provides robotic surgery in General Surgery, Spine, Orthopedic, Gynecology, Urology and Oncology. 24/7 emergency services include Accredited Chest Pain Center with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) and three free-standing emergency rooms not including the new Osceola East Emergency: Hunter’s Creek Emergency, Millenia Emergency and Airport North Emergency. In addition to the maternity program at the Baby Suites, the hospital offers outpatient services, including the Osceola Imaging and Breast Center, Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center, Kissimmee Physical Therapy Center, Kissimmee Surgery Center and counseling center. For more information, please visit HCAFloridaHealthcare.com.
About HCA Florida Healthcare
HCA Florida Healthcare, a part of HCA Healthcare, is a family of more than 650 affiliated sites of care, including hospitals, physician practices, freestanding emergency rooms and urgent care centers. United as a statewide network in 2022, HCA Florida Healthcare includes approximately 11,000 experienced doctors and more than 79,000 colleagues working together to deliver equitable, evidence-based collaborative care to more than 8.6 million patients each year. HCA Florida Healthcare is committed to improving more lives in more ways and giving back to the communities it serves. The network provides more than $848.8 million in uncompensated care and contributes $2.1 million to community organizations across the state. In addition, HCA Florida Healthcare offers patients access to highly-trained specialists, including the state’s largest cardiovascular network. A strong advocate for the next generation of healthcare professionals, HCA Florida Healthcare is also a major supporter of university-based healthcare programs and residencies and fellowships throughout the Sunshine State. For more information, please visit HCAFloridaHealthcare.com.
