New freestanding ER debuts near UCF

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

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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.

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