WESLEY CHAPEL – About 200 people gathered Nov. 20 to mark another major milestone in AdventHealth Wesley Chapel’s multi-year expansion project.
Hospital leaders, government officials and community members participated in a ribbon cutting for the fully completed sixth floor of the new North Tower.
Pasco County commissioners Seth Weightman, Ron Oakley, Jack Mariano and others were able to tour the fully built sixth floor with 24 patient beds.
The remaining two floors are reserved for future growth and will eventually add an additional 48 beds.
Over the past year, the hospital has added more than 80,000 square feet of new space and renovated nearly 9,000 square feet. The expanded Graduate Medical Education program space opened in August for its Family Medicine Residency, and in October the courtyard infill project added an MRI, two CT machines and a new procedure room.
“It’s truly a privilege to celebrate another exciting milestone in the life of AdventHealth Wesley Chapel which has grown right alongside our incredible community,” said Ryan Quattlebaum, president and CEO of AdventHealth Wesley Chapel. “Since opening our doors in 2012, our mission has been the same: to extend the healing ministry of Christ through compassionate, whole-person care. This hospital was designed from the ground up to maximize healing, patient care and wellness.”
The new tower was scheduled to open to the community on Dec. 1.
Project partners include the AdventHealth Office of Design & Construction, HuntonBrady Architects, Smith Seckman Reid, Atwell and Batson-Cook.
