As part of its overall commitment to pediatric health, Nemours Children’s Health will invest $300 million in Central Florida over the next four years to meet growing needs for highest-quality pediatric care.
“This expansion is a critical step in achieving our vision of bringing world-class children’s care to Florida. Our journey to become a nationally ranked children’s hospital here will give us the capacity to support even more families regionally, nationally and internationally,” said R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP, President and CEO of Nemours Children’s Health.
As part of Nemours commitment to providing optimal health to children in Delaware, Florida and beyond, the plan consists of three new buildings on the Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida campus:
- A 110,000-square-foot expansion of the pediatric hospital will double the size of the Emergency Department, increase space for the hospital’s Imaging Department and add new inpatient beds and observation rooms. It is scheduled to open to patients in 2028.
- A new 75,000-square-foot facility will house an expanded surgery center with six new operating rooms and new patient exam rooms. To be completed in 2028, this state-of-the-art patient care center will:
- House Nemours rapidly growing orthopedics division, including a new International Center for Limb Lengthening and a new Gait and Motion Analysis Lab—the first and only accredited in Florida
- Expand Nemours Sports Medicine program and outpatient rehabilitation therapy services
- A new 75,000-square-foot administrative building, which includes a new 800-space parking garage, will be completed in 2027.
“While Nemours has offered world-class pediatric healthcare services to children in the Delaware Valley for years, this significantly deepens our commitment to Central Florida, strengthening our position as the state’s leading children’s healthcare system,” said Martha McGill, MBA, MHA, President of the Central Florida Region for Nemours Children’s. “This investment is designed to care for more children, many of whom require highly complex care. It also directly aligns with our broader mission to reimagine children’s health to keep them well beyond medicine.”…