- November 23, 2024
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AdventHealth Daytona Beach has begun construction on its new $220 million expansion project that will add 104 inpatient beds, a press release announced Monday.
The project includes vertical expansions on two existing towers — a four-story addition to one tower and a one-story addition to the other — at the hospital, located at 301 Memorial Medical Parkway. In addition to the inpatient beds, the project will also add four new surgical suites and over 240,000 square feet to the facility.
“This major expansion project will increase the community’s access to world-class, patient-centered, whole person care and enable us to better meet the health care needs of our growing patient population well into the future,” said David Weis, president and CEO of AdventHealth Daytona Beach and the East Volusia Market in the press release. “This expansion project raises the bar on patient care excellence in the region and we could not be prouder to advance health care for the communities we are privileged to serve.”
AdventHealth's expansion project will add both intensive and progressive care beds, including an expanded cardiovascular intensive care unit and a dedicated neuro-ICU unit. Support services will also be expanded — a bigger sterile processing department, a new and enlarged pharmacy, new laboratory department and expanded imaging modalities, including an additional CT and MRI.
Once complete, AdventHealth Daytona Beach will have 466 inpatient beds and span just under 1 million square feet, with 22 surgical suites.
"This is something we’ve been planning for quite some time now and we are so thrilled construction has begun on this massive expansion project,” said Dave Tkachuck, chief operating officer of AdventHealth Daytona Beach in the press release. “In recent months, we’ve experienced a high volume of patients seeking our care, which reflects the deep trust our patients place in our clinicians. This is an honor and privilege we take seriously, and we are proud the skill and expertise of our teams has been recognized
The expansion was announced in late April, shortly after the hospital celebrated the opening of its $45.7 million surgical center on the campus. Cranes and heavy equipment were mobilized on site in June, the hospital stated, and construction work is now underway over the existing cafeteria for the one-story tower expansion, which will house the new laboratory, surgical services, engineering and pharmacy.
The work for the addition of the four stories over the other tower will begin in the upcoming weeks, AdventHealth stated in its press release.
The hospital celebrated the project's start with construction firm Robins & Morton and architect HuntonBrady with a recent tree planting: A Japanese Blueberry, which "signifies AdventHealth Daytona Beach’s deep roots and more than 40 years of service in the community," the press release states.
The expansion is slated to be complete by fall of 2026.
