PORT ST. JOE, Fla. – Construction continues to progress on the new $35 million Sacred Heart Hospital being built along Highway 98 in Port St. Joe. The new hospital and adjacent medical office building will bring quality healthcare to Gulf and Franklin counties and will provide as many as 120 new jobs.

 Windows and bricks have been added to the hospital building, while curbs have been added to newly paved areas. On the interior of the building, electrical work and installation of dry wall are underway. Construction is scheduled to be complete in late 2009.

 “Prior to opening in the spring of 2010, we will begin moving in all of the equipment, furniture and supplies in addition to training all employees and helping them become familiar with the new environment,” said Roger Hall, president of Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf. “Dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate care for the whole community, this orientation and training phase will set the stage for a successful, safe opening of the new hospital.”

 Sacred Heart currently provides general x-ray services and physical therapy services at the Gulf County Health Department, in addition to a second outpatient physical therapy location in Beacon Hill.

 Construction of the adjacent medical office building is anticipated to begin soon, and is scheduled to open with the new hospital. The medical office building will provide patients with convenient access both to physicians and diagnostic services.

 Once operational, the hospital will provide private inpatient rooms, a 24-hour emergency department, surgical services, a full complement of diagnostic and laboratory services, and a helipad to be used by Sacred Heart's regional air ambulance service to provide rapid transport for trauma or critically ill patients.
 For more information about Sacred Heart Health System or the new hospital in Port St. Joe, visit www.sacred-heart.org or call Sacred Heart Public Relations at 850-969-1319.  

 

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