The $115 million, 150,000-square-foot hospital is slated for completion in 2022.
Ascension said it selected St. Johns County for a new hospital because it is the fastest-growing county in Northeast Florida and has only one inpatient hospital.
The health system bought more than 33 acres of land on July 23 to build the hospital.
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