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ShorePoint Port Charlotte, is a for-profit hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida, owned by Community Health Systems. It was historically a non-profit Catholic hospital.

History

In 1962, Saint Joseph's Hospital was founded by the Felician Sisters and was built by General Development Corporation for the Catholic Church. On June 4, 1962, it opened with 50 hospital beds. In 1987, Bon Secours purchased Saint Joseph's Hospital.

In early August 2004, Bon Secours announced that it would sell St. Joseph's Hospital to Health Management Associates. In 2005, Health Management Associates renamed St. Joseph's Hospital to Peace River Regional Medical Center. On March 2011, construction began on the Peace River Heart Institute for $25 million. The two-story addition was built on top of the emergency department. It opened on January 18, 2012, with three surgical suites, four catheterization laboratories, a coronary care unit with nineteen beds, a post-interventional cardiac cath unit with sixteen beds, also a pre-and post-interventional cardiac holding with eight beds.

On June 27, 2013, Health Management Associates announced that Peace River Regional Medical Center would be rebranding to Bayfront Health Port Charlotte. On July 30, it was announced that Community Health Systems would purchase Health Management Associates for $3.6 billion. On January 15, 2014, the hospital officially changed its name to Bayfront Health Port Charlotte. On January 27, Community Health Systems acquired Health Management Associates.

On November 30, 2021, Bayfront Health Port Charlotte was rebranded as ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte. After Hurricane Ian hit Florida in late September 2022, ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte was the only hospital that was open in a 30-mile radius. On November 22, 2024, AdventHealth signed a definitive agreement to purchase ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte from Community Health Systems; also in the purchase agreement was ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda and its assets, the total sale price for the properties was $265 million.

Hurricane evacuations

On October 8, 2024, the hospital was evacuated due to Hurricane Milton. The hospital's patients were moved by ambulance to Physicians Regional Healthcare System in Naples.

References

1. Mayer, Rick (November 25, 2024). "AdventHealth agrees to purchase ShorePoint hospitals in Charlotte County". Health News Florida. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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7. ^ "Peace River Regional Medical Center opens new heart institute". Florida Weekly Charlotte County Edition. January 19, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
8. Koehn, Donna (June 27, 2013). "Local hospitals get new names". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
9. 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.
10. "2 Charlotte hospitals to get Bayfront rebranding". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. January 15, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
11. "Bayfront: a new name for Charlotte and Peace River regional medical centers". Florida Weekly Charlotte County Edition. January 23, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
12. "Community Health Systems completes acquisition of HMA". The Gainesville Sun. January 27, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
13. "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 16, 2023.
14. Kimel, Earle (December 1, 2021). "Community Health Systems rebrands Venice and Charlotte County hospitals". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
15. Adams, Katie (December 1, 2021). "3 Bayfront Health hospitals rebrand as ShorePoint Health". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
16. Abril, Matias (September 27, 2023). "Shorepoint Health workers reflect on Ian one year later". WINK-TV. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
17. Condon, Alan (November 22, 2024). "CHS to sell 2 hospitals to AdventHealth". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
18. Hudson, Caroline (November 22, 2024). "Community Health Systems to sell ShorePoint operations for $265M". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
19. 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.
20. Bennett, Mahmoud (October 8, 2024). "Port Charlotte hospitals evacuating patients south as Hurricane Milton closes in". WFTX-TV. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
21. Karson, Nicholas (October 8, 2024). "ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte evacuations ahead of Milton". WINK-TV. Retrieved December 8, 2024.

External links

• Shorepoint Health Port Charlotte Montgomery Advertiser
• Bayfront Health Port Charlotte (Port Charlotte, FL) USA Today
• Bayfront Health Port Charlotte HospitalCompare
• Jury finds doctor, Port Charlotte hospital at fault in medical malpractice case WINK-TV
• Jury awards woman $625K in damages against Bayfront Health Port Charlotte WINK-TV

• 1962 establishments in Florida
• 2004 mergers and acquisitions
• 2014 mergers and acquisitions
• Buildings and structures in Charlotte County, Florida
• Community Health Systems
• Hospital buildings completed in 1962
• Hospitals established in 1962
• Hospitals in Florida