Two months after breaking ground, UF Health Jacksonville landed a permit from the city to build its fourth hybrid emergency and urgent care center at a project cost of almost $12.7 million.
Marand Builders Inc. of Jacksonville Beach is the contractor for the 24,865-square-foot, two-story project on 2.1 acres at 13701 Atlantic Blvd.
The departments are on the ground floor, and the second story will be medical offices.
City permitting shows that the total project cost at an estimated $14.3 million. Site clearing, including the demolition of structures, was issued a permit Sept. 2 at almost $1.22 million.
Shands Jacksonville Foundation Inc., housed at the primary UF Health Jacksonville campus at 655 W. Eighth St., paid $5 million for the property May 5, boosting the project to almost $19.3 million.
The health care system broke ground Sept. 24 on UF Health Emergency & Urgent Care – Intracoastal at the site, which is about 2 miles west of Atlantic and Neptune beaches. The location is along the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway.
The other three locations are:
• UF Health Emergency & Urgent Care Center – Baymeadows at 11251 Lamb Tail Lane.
• UF Health Emergency & Urgent Care Center – New Kings at 11277 New Kings Road.
• UF Health Emergency & Urgent Care Center – Lane Avenue at 888 Lane Ave. S.
UF Health said in a September news release that the centers are operated through a partnership between UF Health Jacksonville and Dallas-based Intuitive Health.
Each center includes 24-hour emergency room care and urgent care operating seven days a week in the same building. The concept is designed to reduce patient medical costs by determining whether they need emergency services or less-expensive urgent care, and providing each option in one building.
“These sites have been a great addition to our care delivery system throughout Jacksonville because of the unique model they offer to patients and their families,” said Patrick L. Green, senior vice president and Northeast Florida regional president at UF Health, in the release.
“Not only do patients receive the most comprehensive, compassionate and convenient emergency or urgent care possible, but they also receive the right care, seen by the right provider which can reduce costs. It has undoubtedly changed how we deliver emergency care in this region.”
The Intracoastal center has a dedicated ambulance entrance, on-site imaging (CT, X-ray, ultrasound and EKG) and laboratory services. Physician offices will be on the second floor.
“By adding a fourth location in Jacksonville, we’re making it even easier for patients and families living along the shoreline to access the right level of care, right when they need it, close to home,” said Thom Herrmann, CEO of Intuitive Health, in the release.