Hospital completes $126 million expansion amid pandemic

A massive and much-needed expansion was under way at an area hospital built in the 1960s when the pandemic hit. Then the really unexpected happened: They completed it early.

Courtesy. Tampa's St. Joseph Hospital opened its $126 million expansion in late July, two months ahead of schedule, so it could accommodate more COVID-19 patients.
Courtesy. Tampa's St. Joseph Hospital opened its $126 million expansion in late July, two months ahead of schedule, so it could accommodate more COVID-19 patients.
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Like most health care systems of its size and scope, BayCare, headquartered in Clearwater, has an ongoing master-planning process for its many hospitals in the Tampa Bay region. That means expansion and renovation strategy is made years in advance and — surprise, surprise — simply can’t always easily account for disruptions like a global pandemic. 

 

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