ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda

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ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda
Community Health Systems
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ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda, as seen from the Riverside Behavioral Center
ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda
Geography
Location809 East Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida, United States
Coordinates 26°56′27″N82°02′24″W / 26.94083°N 82.04000°W / 26.94083; -82.04000
Organization
Care system Private hospital
Funding For-profit hospital
Type General hospital
Services
Standards Joint Commission [1]
Emergency department Yes
Beds208 [2]
History
Former name(s)Charlotte Hospital
Charlotte Community Hospital
Medical Center
Medical Center Hospital
Charlotte Regional Medical Center
Bayfront Health Punta Gorda
Construction started1945
OpenedAugust 17, 1947
ClosedSeptember 25, 2024
Links
Website shorepointhealthcharlotte.com
Lists Hospitals in Florida

ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda, is a for-profit hospital in Punta Gorda, Florida, owned by Community Health Systems. AdventHealth currently is in the process of purchasing the hospital and its assets, it is unclear if it will have the medical facility repaired.

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History

Pre history

In the late 1930s, a campaign was started by physician Walter B. Clement, to build a hospital in Punta Gorda. And Leo Wotitzky editor for the Punta Gorda Herald announced the campaign in his column. The first to donate money was the Punta Gorda Rotary with $100. [1] A stock company was founded after World War II, it sold shares for $100 to help raise money for the hospital. [1]

1945-1989

In 1945, construction began on Charlotte Hospital and then it stopped when money ran out. To help raise more money for the hospital, the Charlotte Hospital Association was founded. [1] On August 17, 1947, Charlotte Hospital opened in Charlotte County becoming the first hospital in the county. It had 12 beds, an emergency department, X-ray and laboratory. [2] It cost $80,000 to have the new hospital built. [1] Before the hospital was built physicians and patients traveled to Arcadia, Fort Myers and Tampa. [1] [3] The need in Charlotte County was so great that the hospital expanded to 25 beds two years later, [2] it also added a X-ray room, operating theatre, delivery room, nursery and a kitchen. [1] In 1959, Charlotte Hospital changed its name to Charlotte Community Hospital. [2]

In 1960, a south wing was built for $100,000 increasing the number of beds to 40. [1] In 1963, a north wing was built, increasing the number of beds to 75. [1] In 1965, an intensive care unit with 13 beds was added. [1] Also a new laboratory and a sixty bed nursing home were added, increasing the number of beds to 148. The nursing home was later sold. The construction was funded by a $575,000 grant that was matched by fundraisers, donations and loans. [1] In 1966, Charlotte Community Hospital changed its name to Medical Center. [2] In 1969, it was purchased by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and it was renamed Medical Center Hospital. By 1973, it was part of Southern Adventist Health and Hospital Systems, Inc. [2] [4]

In 1981, a $3 million renovation of the emergency department was finished. [1] In 1984, Riverside Behavioral Center a fifty-two bed psychiatric facility opened. [1] In 1985, the Wellness and Rehabilitation Center opened, also the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center opened. [1] In 1989, Medical Center Hospital performed its first open heart surgery. [1]

1990-2024

In 1990, the hospital purchased Home Health Services. [1] In 1994, it was sold by Adventist Health System to Health Management Associates and was renamed Charlotte Regional Medical Center. [2] [4] In 1998, the pyschiatric facility was approved as a Baker Act facility by the Florida Department of Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health. [1] In 1995, the hospital performed its first Rotablator coronary procedure. In 1996, a second cardiac catheterization laboratory opened. In 1997, a plethysmograph was purchased to help Charlotte Regional Medical Center better diagnose lung diseases. [1] By 1998, the capacity at the hospital had increased to 208 beds. In 1999, plastic surgery was performed at Charlotte Regional Medical Center with lasers. [1]

In 2002, the hospital was the first to offer brachytherapy for prostate cancer in Southwest Florida. [1] In early January 2006, Charlotte Regional Medical Center gave a $10,000 endowment to Edison Community College in remembrance of Leo Wotitzky. [5] In June, the hospital opened its Stroke Care Center. [1]

On May 3, 2011, Charlotte Regional Medical Center became the first hospital in Charlotte County to use the da Vinci Surgical System. [6] [7] On June 27, 2013, Health Management Associates announced that Charlotte Regional Medical Center would be rebranding to Bayfront Health Punta Gorda. [8] On July 30, it was announced that Community Health Systems would purchase Health Management Associates for $3.6 billion. [9] On January 15, 2014, the hospital officially changed its name to Bayfront Health Punta Gorda. [10] [11] On January 27, Community Health Systems acquired Health Management Associates. [12] [13]

On November 30, 2021, Bayfront Health Punta Gorda was rebranded as ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda. [14] On November 22, 2024, AdventHealth signed a definitive agreement to purchase ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda and its assets from Community Health Systems; also in the purchase agreement was ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte, the total sale price for the properties was $265 million. [15] [16] [17]

Hurricane evacuations and aftermath

On August 14, 2004, ambulances and rescue vehicles were used to evacuate 110 patients from the hospital after it had part of its roof ripped off by Hurricane Charley. [18] [19] [20] Also twenty-six patients from its mental health center were evacuated. [20] On September 9 and 10, 2017, the hospital evacuated due to Hurricane Irma, the storm caused severe flooding to the facility. On September 22, the Agency for Health Care Administration gave the hospital permission to reopen. [1] On September 25, 2024, the hospital was evacuated due to Hurricane Helene. The hospital's patients were moved by ambulance to ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte. [21] The hospital received damage from the hurricane due to a storm surge, [21] [22] it also received more damage form Hurricane Milton. [23] On December 19, it was announced that the hospital would not be reopening, due to the damage that it received. [24] [25] [26] The majority of its employees are now working at ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte. [27]

Due to the closer of ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda, it will be hard for people to cross the Peace River. The river floods during a hurricane covering Gilchrist Bridge. [28]

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