Florida Hospital East Orlando "Tops Out" New Tower Expansion

Florida Hospital East Orlando "Tops Out" New Tower Expansion

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 22, 2006 - The pouring of the last elevated concrete portion of the new tower at Florida Hospital East Orlando was recently celebrated.  This Topping Out ceremony signified the completion of a major part of the tower construction.  Employees, physicians and construction crew enjoyed food, music and games, including an Employee Build-Off Contest in which employee teams constructed their own rendering of the new tower.  Items were also placed in a time capsule that will be preserved in the new tower.            

The $73 million expansion at Florida Hospital East Orlando will include 200,000 square feet of additional space, a new main lobby and entrance, a state-of-the-art MRI, hundreds of new parking spaces, a renovated and expanded imaging department, and a 5-story patient tower that can accommodate 160 beds.  This project began in January to add inpatient beds, create additional outpatient services, and to increase the number of experienced medical staff.

For more information, contact Florida Hospital Media Relations at 407-303-8217.

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