Inpatient Projects: $242M children’s hospital planned

Alleviating overcrowding a primary goal of building facility in Fort Myers, Fla.

By John B. Mugford

The future Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida would be built in south Fort Myers and be part of the Lee Memorial Health system. It is scheduled to open in 2107. (Rendering courtesy of Harvard Jolly Inc.)

The future Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida would be built in south Fort Myers and be part of the Lee Memorial Health system. It is scheduled to open in 2107. (Rendering courtesy of Harvard Jolly Inc.)

When beds periodically become scarce at the children’s hospital inside HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., pediatric patients are sometimes diverted to hospitals in other cities. On occasion, the destinations include Tampa or Miami.

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