Hospital system plans $308M expansion

TAMPA — BayCare Health System plans to invest $308 million in an expansion project of three hospitals.

The facilities, in Hillsborough County, include St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, St. Joseph's Hospital-North in Lutz and St. Joseph's Hospital-South in Riverview. All three projects have been approved or are in the approval process by city and county planning officials, with construction beginning next year and completion expected by the end of 2020, hospital officials stay in the release.

“At BayCare, we are always evaluating the current and future needs of our community," says Kimberly Guy, president of St. Joseph's Hospital and BayCare's market leader for Hillsborough County, in the statement. "The greater Tampa Bay area continues to be a popular destination and these expansions will allow us to not only meet its rapid population growth but also better serve the medical needs of our neighbors by increasing our medical specialties and services."