BayCare is expanding access to its clinically excellent emergency care with plans to build a new freestanding emergency department in Hillsborough County, the health system announced today.
The 12,000-square-foot facility at 2207 State Road 60 in Valrico will house 15 spaces for treating patients.
In September 2024, BayCare announced plans for a freestanding emergency department in partnership with Metro Development Group’s master-planned Connected City community in Wesley Chapel, followed in December by plans for another location in South Lakeland.
"We look forward to offering more high-quality emergency care to our communities in eastern Hillsborough County,” said Todd Jones, BayCare’s chief strategy officer and chief ambulatory services officer. “Our patients deserve the convenience and efficiency that a freestanding emergency department can deliver, as we can often see patients within just a few minutes of their arrival.”
Patients visiting the facility will have access to diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, hospital transfers (if hospital admission is necessary for a particular medical condition) and integrated patient admission to a BayCare hospital. The Valrico freestanding emergency department will have its primary affiliation with St. Joseph’s Hospital-South in Riverview. The site will serve patients of all ages, including pediatric patients, as the facility will also have a direct connection to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa.
Construction of the Valrico freestanding emergency department is slated to begin later this year, with the facility expected to open in 2026.
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