With a desire to bring much-needed healthcare services to the growing North Jacksonville area, UF Health set out to develop a full-service inpatient hospital. That vision transitioned into a bedless hospital that would ultimately allow for the addition of 300 beds as part of a phased expansion. For phase I, Gresham Smith was solicited to design a six- story, 200,000-square-foot ambulatory care center and medical oce complex. Gresham Smith’s services extended into phase II with the design of a 160,000-square-foot, ve-story inpatient tower. The 92-bed inpatient wing connects to the phase I medical oce complex via an elegant courtyard space, unifying the campus and expanding the facility into a full-service hospital. Every element of the design was aimed toward enhancing the patient experi

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