Florida Hospital Oceanside
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| Florida Hospital Oceanside | |
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| Adventist Health System | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 264 S. Atlantic Avenue, Ormond Beach, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 29°17′05″N 81°02′13″W / 29.28472°N 81.03694°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private hospital |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General hospital |
| Religious affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Services | |
| Beds | 80[1] |
| History | |
| Former names | Ormond Beach Osteopathic Hospital Peninsula Rehabilitation Medical Center Atlantic Medical Center-Ormond Beach Memorial Hospital Peninsula |
| Construction started | 1955 |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Closed | September 2017 |
| Demolished | January 2019 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Florida |
Florida Hospital Oceanside was a hospital in Ormond Beach, Florida, United States. It became part of Adventist Health System following a merger with Memorial Health Systems in May 2000. Being located close to the coast, it was demolished in 2019 after being damaged by Hurricane Irma.[2]
Hurricane damage and closure
In 1955, Ormond Beach Osteopathic Hospital was founded by the physicians John Hull Sr. and his son James G. Hull with 12 beds.[1][3] In 1967, the hospital purchased a restaurant to the south to expand.[1] In the late 1970s, it was named Peninsula Rehabilitation Medical Center.[4]
In 1981, Southern Health Services in Atlanta purchased the hospital and then later Southern Health Services merged with Health Group Inc. in Nashville.[3] In 1985, Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation in Pasadena, California purchased the hospital.[3]
In 1996, Columbia Healthcare Corporation acquired the hospital buy trading for it.[3] On May 15, 1998, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation renamed the hospital to Atlantic Medical Center-Ormond Beach.[5]
In late October 1999, Halifax Medical Center wanted to purchase both Atlantic Medical Center-Daytona and Atlantic Medical Center-Ormond Beach from Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation for $28 million. But they changed their mind after Memorial Health Systems Inc. complained to the Government of Florida antitrust regulators and the Federal government of the United States antitrust regulators.[6] In early November, Memorial Health Systems purchased Atlantic Medical Center-Ormond Beach from Columbia/HCA for almost $13 million.[7] Atlantic Medical Center-Ormond Beach was later renamed to Memorial Hospital Peninsula.[8]
In late May 2000, Memorial Health Systems chose to merge with Adventist Health System.[9][10] On October 1, Florida Hospital officially took over the management of Memorial Hospital Peninsula and it was rebranded to Florida Hospital Oceanside.[1]
In early September 2012, renovations for Florida Hospital Oceanside were announced that would reconfigure the rehabilitation rooms on the second and third floors for patient privacy.[11] In late April 2016, Florida Hospital Oceanside officially reopened for patients.[12][13]
In 2004, Florida Hospital Oceanside was closed for six months from damage caused by a hurricane.[14][15] On October 5, 2016, Florida Hospital Oceanside evacuated patients due to Hurricane Matthew and the hospital was damaged by the storm.[15][16]
On September 8, 2017, Florida Hospital Oceanside evacuated 31 patients by ambulance to Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center due to Hurricane Irma.[17] The storm caused wind and water damage, which caused the hospital to remain closed.[4] In late February 2018, Florida Hospital asked the state to transfer the license of 40 rehabilitation beds to Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center.[18] In early March, the rehabilitation facility at Florida Hospital Oceanside officially moved to Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center.[19]
In August 2018, the city manager announced that Florida Hospital Oceanside would be demolished due to damage from multiple hurricanes, including Irma, and the discovery of asbestos in the structure.[14][15] On October 22, Florida Hospital Oceanside went up for sale at $2.5 million.[4][20] In late December, construction workers began putting a fence around Florida Hospital Oceanside. AdventHealth hired Cross Construction Services to demolish the hospital and keep recyclable materials from going into a landfill.[21] On January 7, 2019, demolition began on Florida Hospital Oceanside.[22] AdventHealth kept 2.44 acres from the site for future use.[21][22]
In May 2022, Ormond Holdings LLC/Blackstream Development LLC purchased the vacant lot where Florida Hospital Oceanside stood for $2.05 million.[1][23] Ormond Holdings LLC/Blackstream Development LLC wants to build 15 single-family homes on the former Florida Hospital Oceanside lot and also a parking lot for a Residence Inn by Marriott across the street.[1][24]
