Five notes:
1. The Lee Health Fort Myers hospital will include up to 168 beds, including 24 ICU beds and a 44-bed emergency department, according to a Jan. 27 health system news release.
2. The hospital will feature 10 operating rooms. The medical office building will house eight operating rooms as well as the Lee Health Musculoskeletal Institute.
3. The first phase of construction on the campus is expected to be completed in 2028.
4. The construction cost for the campus is $481 million, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
5. Lee Memorial Hospital will provide care until the new hospital is operational.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 7:51 a.m. Central time on Jan. 28.
