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AdventHealth Lake Wales
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Map
Geography
Location410 E. 11th Street, Lake Wales, Florida, United States
Coordinates27°53′45″N 81°33′55″W / 27.8958°N 81.5654°W / 27.8958; -81.5654
Organization
Care systemPrivate hospital
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeGeneral hospital
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds160[1]
HelipadNo
History
Former name(s)Lake Wales Medical Center
Opened1930
Links
Websiteadventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-lake-wales
Other linksHospitals in Florida

AdventHealth Lake Wales is a non-profit hospital in Lake Wales, Florida. It was formerly owned by health care provider Community Health Systems and is now owned by AdventHealth.

History[edit]

In 1928, Lake Wales opened its first hospital with nine beds. In 1929, money was raised to build a 25-bed hospital, which was built in 1930.[2] Additional bedrooms were added in 1948 and 1956, increasing the number of beds to 60. In 1965, a new 110-bed hospital was built.[2] Nine years later the third floor opened, increasing the number of hospital beds to 154, and the original hospital was made into medical office space.[2] In 1985, construction workers began the construction of the Deeley A. Hunt Building a 120-bed Extended Care Facility building next to the hospital.[2] On November 30, 1999, the Winter Haven Hospital Board of Trustees voted unanimously on expansion and renovation of Lake Wales Medical Center. They also approved the demolition of a building on campus, known as "the old hospital."[3]

On December 2, 2002 Lake Wales Medical Center was bought by Community Health Systems from Winter Haven Hospital.[4] On January 9, 2018, construction workers began expanding the hospitals wound healing center. It was completed at the end of 2018.[5][6]

On May 22, 2019, AdventHealth bought Lake Wales Medical Center from Community Health Systems for $10.146 million.[7][8][9] On September 1, 2019, AdventHealth officially took over the management of Lake Wales Medical Center.[10] It was renamed AdventHealth Lake Wales and joined AdventHealth Central Florida Division.[11]

On January 1, 2021, the United States government required all hospitals to have their chargemaster on its website.[12] On February 10, 2023, almost all of the AdventHealth hospitals had their chargemaster on their website, including AdventHealth Lake Wales.[13]

Awards and recognitions[edit]

Recognitions[edit]

In spring 2021, AdventHealth Lake Wales was given a Grade B by the Leapfrog Group.[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AdventHealth Lake Wales". PracticeLink. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. ^ a b c d "Polk County Hospitals Continue to Grow". Central Florida Development Council. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. ^ Bygrave, William (1999-11-30). "New facilities included in expansion OK'd for Lake Wales Medical Center". The Ledger. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. ^ Cate, Molly (2002-12-09). "Community Health closes on Florida hospital acquisition". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  5. ^ Williams, Allison (2018-01-10). "Lake Wales Medical Center Breaks Ground For Expansion of Wound Healing Center". The Daily Ridge. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  6. ^ Baker, Charles (2018-01-14). "Lake Wales Medical Center expanding". YourSun.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  7. ^ Miller, Naseem (2019-05-22). "AdventHealth acquires 2 Polk County hospitals from Community Health Systems". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  8. ^ Huff, Pam (2019-05-23). "AdventHealth to acquire two Polk County health care facilities". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  9. ^ McQuaid, Kevin (2019-11-08). "AdventHealth buys two Polk County centers for $100 million". Business Observer. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  10. ^ "Community Health Systems Completes Divestitures of Hospitals Located in Davenport and Lake Wales, Florida". Nasdaq. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  11. ^ "Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center, Lake Wales Medical Center Will Join AdventHealth". Orlando Medical News. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  12. ^ "New report shows Tampa Bay hospitals not following medical transparency law". WFTS-TV. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  13. ^ Chavez, Juan (2023-02-10). "Find out if Tampa Bay hospitals are hiding costs of medical care". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  14. ^ Belt, Deb (2021-05-02). "Florida Hospital Safety Grades 2021: The Best And The Worst". Patch.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

External links[edit]

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