Area hospital, in rare $315M project, relocates trauma center

Expansion adds nearly 270 beds.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:50 p.m. January 17, 2022
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FORT MYERS — As part of a major expansion, Lee Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in Florida, has relocated its Regional Trauma Center from Lee Memorial Hospital to Gulf Coast Medical Center.

Courtesy. The expansion project at Lee Health added 268 new inpatient beds to Gulf Coast Medical Center.
Courtesy. The expansion project at Lee Health added 268 new inpatient beds to Gulf Coast Medical Center.

 

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