Here are five points:
1. Suzanne Bradach, special projects director, said using space within the 150,000 square-foot complex as efficiently as possible to create an exceptional patient care experience is one of the several guiding principles for developing the outpatient-based medical village.
2. Construction is targeted to begin in 2017 on 31 acres south of Coconut Road near U.S. 41.
3. The project is estimated to cost $70 million for construction only with a total cost of $140 million with all furnishing and equipment.
4. The outpatient medical village will have a 24/7 freestanding emergency room, a surgery center, physicians’ offices, diagnostics, a pharmacy and wellness and rehabilitative services.
5. A meeting is scheduled for Jan. 20 with the state Agency for Health Care Administration to start its review process, said Ms. Bradach.
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