HCA Healthcare continues to expand its footprint in Florida, adding three acute care hospitals.

The Florida branch, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, announced on Tuesday that the new facilities will include a 90-bed hospital in Gainesville, a 60-bed hospital near the village, and a 100-bed hospital in Fort Myers. The beds of the hospital. Construction is expected to start next year.

“Florida continues to experience rapid population growth, and the addition of these new hospitals will help HCA Florida Healthcare meet the growing demand for acute care services in these areas,” HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen said in a statement Press Releases“We are happy to expand our influence in the state and improve our ability to care for patients.”

After the opening of the new facility, HCA Florida Healthcare will operate 50 hospitals in the Sunshine State. According to the company, the Florida clinic treats 6.4 million patients each year and employs 77,000 workers, including 11,000 doctors.

Download Modern Healthcare’s app to keep up to date when industry news breaks out.

In the past few years, HCA Healthcare has invested approximately US$3 billion in Florida, including US$360 million for the HCA University of Florida Hospital that opened this month, as well as the refurbishment, expansion and new equipment at various sites throughout the state.

The for-profit healthcare system faces scrutiny for its expansion, critics say HCA Healthcare Close to monopoly It’s some markets.company Announce For example, it will purchase five Utah hospitals in September.

HCA Healthcare is the largest health system in the United States. The company operates 183 hospitals and approximately 2,000 outpatient care sites in 21 states and the United Kingdom, such as surgery centers, independent emergency rooms, urgent care centers, and doctor’s clinics.

HCA Healthcare did not respond to a request for comment.