St. Joseph's Hospital-South Expanding and Adding Space

“During my time as president of St. Joseph’s Hospital-South, I have seen tremendous demand for our services,” said Patrick Downes, who became president of the Riverview hospital in July 2023. “Our growth and increase in patient volumes affect virtually every department in the hospital. I thank BayCare for recognizing this and continuing to financially invest in our facility so that we are appropriately positioned to meet the community health needs in southern Hillsborough and northern Manatee counties.” 

SJHS opened as a 90-bed facility in 2015. Today, the hospital operates as a 223-bed facility. In addition to more than doubling its bed capacity, the hospital has added surgical operating rooms, expanded the ER, added a Level 2 NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and a pediatric inpatient unit, and increased space for rehabilitation and respiratory therapy departments. 

St. Joseph’s Hospital-South opened in February 2015 to bring high-quality health care services to southern Hillsborough County. The hospital features all-private patient suites and offers emergency care, surgical services, imaging, intensive care, obstetrics, a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), cardiac catheterization and more. The 223-bed, all-digital, state-of-the-art facility is located south of Tampa at 6901 Simmons Loop in Riverview, Florida. For more information: StJosephsSouth.org.