Nearly $500M hospital breaks ground in Fort Myers

Lee Health Fort Myers will replace Lee Memorial Hospital in the coming years.

By Elizabeth King
| 1:24 p.m. January 28, 2025
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The Lee Health Fort Myers campus will include more than 400,000 square feet of hospital space and a medical office building spanning over 125,000 square feet.

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Lee Health celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking this week for its newest hospital project, Lee Health Fort Myers. Located on 53 acres, the hospital will be at the intersection of Colonial and Challenger boulevards.

“This campus represents our commitment to meeting the growing needs of Southwest Florida and ensuring our residents and visitors have access to world-class medical care for generations to come,” President and CEO of Lee Health Dr. Larry Antonucci says in a statement.

Lee Health Fort Myers will be about five miles southeast of Lee Memorial Hospital, which it is planned to replace. That hospital, founded in 1916, will remain operational until Lee Health Fort Myers is complete. Officials anticipate the new hospital will open in 2028. It will cost $481 million to build, according to a spokesperson for Lee Health.