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| Type = [[General hospital]] |
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| Speciality = Multispecialty |
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| Standards = [[Joint Commission]] |
| Standards = [[Joint Commission]] |
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| Affiliation= [[Florida SouthWestern State College]], [[Charlotte Technical Center]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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On August 17, 1947, Charlotte Hospital opened in [[Charlotte County, Florida|Charlotte County]] becoming the first hospital in the county. It had 12 [[hospital bed]]s, an [[emergency department]], [[X-ray]] and [[laboratory]]. |
On August 17, 1947, Charlotte Hospital opened in [[Charlotte County, Florida|Charlotte County]] becoming the first hospital in the county. It had 12 [[hospital bed]]s, an [[emergency department]], [[X-ray]] and [[laboratory]].<ref name=founded>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2002/08/12/first-charlotte-county-hospital-marks-55-years/28538560007/|title=First Charlotte County hospital marks 55 years|date=August 12, 2002|newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|access-date=August 14, 2023}}</ref> Before the hospital was built physicians and patients traveled to [[Arcadia, Florida|Arcadia]] and [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2002/08/26/community-worked-hard-to-build-charlottes-first-hospital-55-years-ago/28719029007/|title=Community worked hard to build Charlotte's first hospital 55 years ago|date=August 26, 2002|newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|access-date=December 13, 2024}}</ref> The need in Charlotte County was so great that the hospital expanded to 25 beds two years later.<ref name=founded/> |
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In 1959, Charlotte Hospital changed its name to Charlotte Community Hospital, and then to Medical Center in 1966.<ref name=founded/> In 1969, it was purchased by the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] and it was renamed Medical Center Hospital. By 1973, it was part of [[AdventHealth|Southern Adventist Health and Hospital Systems, Inc.]]<ref name=founded/><ref name=punta>{{Cite web|url=https://tampabay.com/archive/1998/04/12/what-s-in-store-for-hospitals/|title=What's in store for hospitals?|last=Schatz|first=Amy|date=1998 |
In 1959, Charlotte Hospital changed its name to Charlotte Community Hospital, and then to Medical Center in 1966.<ref name=founded/> In 1969, it was purchased by the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] and it was renamed Medical Center Hospital. By 1973, it was part of [[AdventHealth|Southern Adventist Health and Hospital Systems, Inc.]]<ref name=founded/><ref name=punta>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/04/12/what-s-in-store-for-hospitals/|title=What's in store for hospitals?|last=Schatz|first=Amy|date=April 12, 1998|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|access-date=August 14, 2023}}</ref> |
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In 1994, it was sold by Adventist Health System to [[Health Management Associates (Florida company)|Health Management Associates]] and was renamed Charlotte Regional Medical Center.<ref name=founded/><ref name=punta/> |
In 1994, it was sold by Adventist Health System to [[Health Management Associates (Florida company)|Health Management Associates]] and was renamed Charlotte Regional Medical Center.<ref name=founded/><ref name=punta/> |
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In August 2004, the hospital saw the most damage from [[Hurricane Charley]] out of the three hospitals in Charlotte County; damage from the hurricane temporarily disabled all services at the facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/news/2004/august/0820_8.htm |title=Charlotte Regional Medical Center Reopens Emergency Room |date= |
In August 2004, the hospital saw the most damage from [[Hurricane Charley]] out of the three hospitals in Charlotte County; damage from the hurricane temporarily disabled all services at the facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/news/2004/august/0820_8.htm |title=Charlotte Regional Medical Center Reopens Emergency Room |date=August 20, 2004|accessdate=November 6, 2011|publisher=[[Florida Department of Environmental Protection]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730065829/http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/news/2004/august/0820_8.htm |archivedate=July 30, 2012 }}</ref> |
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On June 27, 2013, Health Management Associates announced that Charlotte Regional Medical Center would be [[rebranding]] to Bayfront Health Punta Gorda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/06/27/local-hospitals-get-new-names/29184465007/|title=Local hospitals get new names|last=Koehn|first=Donna|date= |
On June 27, 2013, Health Management Associates [[Press release|announced]] that Charlotte Regional Medical Center would be [[rebranding]] to Bayfront Health Punta Gorda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/06/27/local-hospitals-get-new-names/29184465007/|title=Local hospitals get new names|last=Koehn|first=Donna|date=June 27, 2013|newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> On July 30, it was announced that Community Health Systems would purchase Health Management Associates for $3.6 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/h-m-a-to-be-sold-to-community-health-for-3-6-billion/|title=Community Health Systems to Buy H.M.A. for $3.6 Billion|last=De La Merced|first=Michael|date=July 30, 2013|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref> On January 15, 2014, the hospital officially changed its name to Bayfront Health Punta Gorda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2014/01/15/2-charlotte-hospitals-to-get-bayfront-rebranding/29223469007/|title=2 Charlotte hospitals to get Bayfront rebranding|date=January 15, 2014|newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://charlottecounty.floridaweekly.com/articles/bayfront-a-new-name-for-charlotte-and-peace-river-regional-medical-centers/|title=Bayfront: a new name for Charlotte and Peace River regional medical centers|date=January 23, 2014|newspaper=Florida Weekly Charlotte County Edition|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |
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On January 27 |
On January 27, Community Health Systems [[Mergers and acquisitions|acquired]] Health Management Associates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/state/2014/01/27/community-health-systems-completes-acquisition/31859455007/|title=Community Health Systems completes acquisition of HMA|date=January 27, 2014|newspaper=[[The Gainesville Sun]]|access-date=August 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/01/31/2014-01942/community-health-systems-inc-and-health-management-associates-inc-analysis-of-agreement-containing|title=Community Health Systems, Inc. and Health Management Associates, Inc.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment|date=January 31, 2014|website=[[Federal Register]]|access-date=August 14, 2023}}</ref> |
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On November 30, 2021, Bayfront Health Punta Gorda was rebranded as ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2021/12/01/chs-rebrands-hospitals-venice-and-charlotte-county/8802950002/|title=Community Health Systems rebrands Venice and Charlotte County hospitals|last=Kimel|first=Earle|date=2021 |
On November 30, 2021, Bayfront Health Punta Gorda was rebranded as ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2021/12/01/chs-rebrands-hospitals-venice-and-charlotte-county/8802950002/|title=Community Health Systems rebrands Venice and Charlotte County hospitals|last=Kimel|first=Earle|date=December 1, 2021|newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref> |
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On November 22, 2024, AdventHealth signed a definitive agreement to purchase ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda and its assets from Community Health Systems; also in the purchase agreement was [[ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte]], the total sale price for the properties was $265 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/chs-to-sell-2-hospitals-to-adventhealth.html|title=CHS to sell 2 hospitals to AdventHealth|last=Condon|first=Alan|date=November 22, 2024|magazine=[[Becker's Hospital Review]]|access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/chs-community-health-systems-shorepoint-sale-adventhealth|title=Community Health Systems to sell ShorePoint operations for $265M|last=Hudson|first=Caroline|date=November 22, 2024|magazine=[[Modern Healthcare]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/venice/2024/12/02/adventhealth-purcases-two-hospitals-in-charlotte-county/76558073007/|title=AdventHealth signs deal to buy two hospitals in Charlotte County; sale to close early 2025|last=Kimel|first=Earle|date=December 2, 2024|newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte]] |
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==Hurricane evacuations== |
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On September 25, 2024, the hospital was [[Emergency evacuation|evacuated]] due to [[Hurricane Helene]]. The hospital's patients were moved by ambulance to ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessobserverfl.com/news/2024/oct/02/punta-gorda-hospital-closed|title=Punta Gorda hospital closed due to Helene storm damage|last=King|first=Elizabeth|date=October 2, 2024|newspaper=[[Business Observer]]|access-date=December 11, 2024}}</ref> The hospital received major water damage from the storm and is being repaired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox4now.com/punta-gorda/shorepoint-health-punta-gorda-hospital-er-closed-for-helene-repairs|title=ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda hospital, ER closed|last=Knapp|first=Kaitlin|date=September 30, 2024|website=[[WFTX-TV]]|access-date=December 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/chs-losses-due-hurricanes-payer-denials-increased-workforce-expenses|title=CHS reports losses due to hurricanes, payer denials, increased workforce expenses|last=Morse|first=Susan|date=October 28, 2024|magazine=[[Healthcare Finance]]|access-date=December 11, 2024}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{Official website}} |
*{{Official website}} |
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*[https://data.usatoday.com/hospital-capacity |
*[https://data.usatoday.com/hospital-capacity/facility/bayfront-health-punta-gorda/100047/ Bayfront Health Punta Gorda (Punta Gorda, FL)] [[USA Today]] |
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*[https://data.montgomeryadvertiser.com/hospital-ratings/detail/shorepoint-health-punta-gorda/FL/100047/ ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda] [[Montgomery Advertiser]] |
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*[https://hospitalcompare.io/profile/bayfront-health-punta-gorda-fl Bayfront Health Punta Gorda] HospitalCompare |
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 13 December 2024
| ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda | |
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| Community Health Systems | |
 ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda, as seen from the Riverside Behavioral Center | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 809 East Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 26°56′27″N 82°02′24″W / 26.94083°N 82.04000°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private hospital |
| Funding | For-profit hospital |
| Type | General hospital |
| Affiliated university | Florida SouthWestern State College, Charlotte Technical Center |
| Services | |
| Standards | Joint Commission |
| Beds | 208[1] |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Charlotte Hospital Charlotte Community Hospital Medical Center Medical Center Hospital Charlotte Regional Medical Center Bayfront Health Punta Gorda |
| Opened | August 17, 1947 |
| Links | |
| Website | shorepointhealthcharlotte |
| Lists | Hospitals in Florida |
ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda, is a for-profit hospital in Punta Gorda, Florida, owned by Community Health Systems.
History
[edit]On August 17, 1947, Charlotte Hospital opened in Charlotte County becoming the first hospital in the county. It had 12 hospital beds, an emergency department, X-ray and laboratory.[1] Before the hospital was built physicians and patients traveled to Arcadia and Fort Myers.[2] The need in Charlotte County was so great that the hospital expanded to 25 beds two years later.[1] In 1959, Charlotte Hospital changed its name to Charlotte Community Hospital, and then to Medical Center in 1966.[1] In 1969, it was purchased by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and it was renamed Medical Center Hospital. By 1973, it was part of Southern Adventist Health and Hospital Systems, Inc.[1][3]
In 1994, it was sold by Adventist Health System to Health Management Associates and was renamed Charlotte Regional Medical Center.[1][3]
In August 2004, the hospital saw the most damage from Hurricane Charley out of the three hospitals in Charlotte County; damage from the hurricane temporarily disabled all services at the facility.[4]
On June 27, 2013, Health Management Associates announced that Charlotte Regional Medical Center would be rebranding to Bayfront Health Punta Gorda.[5] On July 30, it was announced that Community Health Systems would purchase Health Management Associates for $3.6 billion.[6] On January 15, 2014, the hospital officially changed its name to Bayfront Health Punta Gorda.[7][8] On January 27, Community Health Systems acquired Health Management Associates.[9][10]
On November 30, 2021, Bayfront Health Punta Gorda was rebranded as ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda.[11]
On November 22, 2024, AdventHealth signed a definitive agreement to purchase ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda and its assets from Community Health Systems; also in the purchase agreement was ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte, the total sale price for the properties was $265 million.[12][13][14]
Hurricane evacuations
[edit]On September 25, 2024, the hospital was evacuated due to Hurricane Helene. The hospital's patients were moved by ambulance to ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte.[15] The hospital received major water damage from the storm and is being repaired.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "First Charlotte County hospital marks 55 years". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. August 12, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Community worked hard to build Charlotte's first hospital 55 years ago". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. August 26, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Schatz, Amy (April 12, 1998). "What's in store for hospitals?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte Regional Medical Center Reopens Emergency Room". Florida Department of Environmental Protection. August 20, 2004. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ Koehn, Donna (June 27, 2013). "Local hospitals get new names". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ De La Merced, Michael (July 30, 2013). "Community Health Systems to Buy H.M.A. for $3.6 Billion". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "2 Charlotte hospitals to get Bayfront rebranding". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. January 15, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Bayfront: a new name for Charlotte and Peace River regional medical centers". Florida Weekly Charlotte County Edition. January 23, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Community Health Systems completes acquisition of HMA". The Gainesville Sun. January 27, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Community Health Systems, Inc. and Health Management Associates, Inc.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment". Federal Register. January 31, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Kimel, Earle (December 1, 2021). "Community Health Systems rebrands Venice and Charlotte County hospitals". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Condon, Alan (November 22, 2024). "CHS to sell 2 hospitals to AdventHealth". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Hudson, Caroline (November 22, 2024). "Community Health Systems to sell ShorePoint operations for $265M". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Kimel, Earle (December 2, 2024). "AdventHealth signs deal to buy two hospitals in Charlotte County; sale to close early 2025". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ King, Elizabeth (October 2, 2024). "Punta Gorda hospital closed due to Helene storm damage". Business Observer. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Knapp, Kaitlin (September 30, 2024). "ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda hospital, ER closed". WFTX-TV. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Morse, Susan (October 28, 2024). "CHS reports losses due to hurricanes, payer denials, increased workforce expenses". Healthcare Finance. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
