Ginsburg Tower Construction & Business Details

Ginsburg Tower Dimensions/Cost:

  • 15-story patient tower (tallest hospital building in Florida)
  • 675,000 square feet
  • Approximately $255 million project

Contractor:

  • Brasfield & Gorrie

Projects Required Prior to and in Conjunction with Ginsburg Tower:

  • New Energy Center
  • Realignment of Rollins Avenue
  • Relocation of Major Incoming Utilities
  • Temporary Front Entrance and Emergency Entrance
  • Expansion of the Alden Street parking garage - additional 486 spaces
  • New parking garage on McRae Street - additional 1,240 spaces

Florida Hospital Bed Count:

  • Ginsburg Tower bed count: 440 (200 now, 240 for future growth)
  • Existing Florida Hospital system bed count (not including Ginsburg Tower): more than 2,000 throughout the eight campuses

Floor Descriptions:

  • Ground floor: Emergency Department, Lakeside Café, Radiology, access to existing hospital (used to transport supplies, patients, food and linen between two towers)
  • 1st floor: Atrium lobby, Chapel, Marketplace Shops, Cardiology, Creation Conference Center, public access to existing hospital
  • 2nd floor: Chest Pain Observation Unit, Cardiovascular Invasive Labs, access to existing hospital (used to transport patients between the two towers)
  • 3rd floor: Shelled space
  • 4th & 5th floors: Intensive Care Units (ICU)
  • 6th, 7th & 8th floors: Progressive Care Units (PCU)
  • 9th - 14th floors: Shelled space for future expansion

Elevators:

  • Three public elevators with access to main lobby, located at North end
  • Four service elevators for patient, staff and service movement, located at mid-point on each floor

Public Spaces & Conference Facilities:

  • Main lobby: connects the existing north tower to the new Ginsburg Tower
  • Chapel: located off the atrium lobby with a view of Lake Estelle
  • Lakeside Café: indoor and outdoor dining provides relaxed setting for staff and visitors; features vegetarian cuisine
  • Marketplace retail: 3,300 square feet - gift shop, select groceries, pharmacy, coffee shop, health and wellness section, floral and concierge service
  • Creation Conference Center: made up of six classrooms; holds 350 total seats; has pre-function space and pantry
  • Werner Auditorium: fully integrated, high-tech area; seating for 160; nearly all funded by employee donations
  • Icon conference rooms: state-of-the-art conference areas are located on each operating floor of the "icon," providing meeting space specifically for staff on that particular floor