BayCare tops out Manatee hospital

BayCare tops out first Manatee County hospital

BayCare placed the final steel beam on Friday at BayCare Hospital Manatee, marking the structural completion of the health system’s first hospital in Manatee County. The 436,000-square-foot hospital in Palmetto is scheduled to open in 2028 with 154 private patient rooms and the capacity to expand to 207 beds. It will become BayCare’s 17th hospital, the county’s only not-for-profit hospital and the first hospital north of the Manatee River. Crews…

BayCare tops out Manatee hospital

The final steel beam has been put in place at BayCare Hospital Manatee, the first hospital in Manatee County for the Clearwater-based nonprofit healthcare system. On Moccasin Wallow Road in Palmetto, the facility is scheduled to open in 2028. It will mark the 17th hospital for BayCare overall.Hundreds gathered for a topping-out ceremony July 10 at the hospital site, according to BayCare, including representatives from Alabama-based construction …