AdventHealth starts work on 10-story Lake Nona hospital

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AdventHealth has kicked off work on its first hospital in southeast Orlando’s Lake Nona community.

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The Altamonte Springs-based nonprofit health system began construction May 21 on a 10-story, $423 million hospital at 10999 Narcoossee Road. The 25-acre hospital will debut in 2026 with 80 beds, with shell space to expand to up to 320 beds. A medical office building and retail buildings also will be built there.

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Doug Harcombe, CEO of the hospital and market CEO for AdventHealth’s south market, told Orlando Business Journal that in addition to the population growth in the area, the master-planned community’s focus on wellness and innovation was a natural draw for it.

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