MINNEOLA, Fla. – Officials with AdventHealth and Minneola broke ground Thursday on a hospital that will bring inpatient care to the growing population of south Lake County.
The four-story hospital will be located on Hancock Road at Florida’s Turnpike, which is off the Minneola interchange.
At 204,000 square feet, AdventHealth Minneola will have an emergency department, full-service imaging, five operating suites, endoscopy services, an outpatient lab, and heart catheterization labs.
“It’s going to be an 80-bed hospital and it’s going to be a community hospital,” CEO of AdventHealth Northwest Market Kari Vargas said. “As the population grows, we know we need to grow the health care.”
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The hospital’s construction is beginning as Minneola continues to see an explosion in growth.
Mayor Pat Kelley said more than 8,000 homes are expected to be built over the next 10 years and the city has worked to put infrastructure needs in place for future residents.
“There’s been a huge demand, especially with the expansion of the turnpike,” Kelley said. “We’ve been very conscious of what’s important to the residents and we need to give them those services before we give them a place to live.”
Kelley said the project is the latest example of the city growing responsibly and comes as Minneola remains debt-free.
“We put ourselves in positive financial position where we don’t need the growth to survive. So that’s very unique compared to other cities. We can do it at our pace, not at the developers’ paces,” Kelley said.
Construction on AdventHealth Minneola is expected to be completed in late 2025.
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