Local

New freestanding ER debuts near UCF

HCA Florida Healthcare HCA Florida Healthcare in May 2024 opened HCA Florida Alafaya Emergency at 1434 N. Alafaya Trail in Orlando. (HCA Florida Healthcare)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.

HCA Florida Healthcare has opened a new $13.5 million freestanding emergency room.

▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS

The Florida division of HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: HCA) opened the new facility May 22 at 1434 N. Alafaya Trail in Orlando. The 11,000-square-foot ER has 11 exam rooms as well as lab services and imaging technology like digital X-ray, CT scan and ultrasound.

HCA built the ER on the site of a former Chuy’s restaurant about two miles south of the University of Central Florida.

Read: Mamie Laverock of ‘When Calls The Heart’ on life support after falling off 5-story balcony

Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal’s website.

Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

0