BayCare has announced plans to build a new freestanding emergency department in Davenport, Florida. The facility will be located at the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 27 and Ridgewood Lakes Boulevard and will have 15 spaces for treating patients within its 12,000-square-foot building.
This expansion follows previous announcements by BayCare regarding new emergency care locations in Wesley Chapel, South Lakeland, and Valrico. The health system aims to increase access to emergency care across eastern Polk County.
“The Davenport site represents an exciting opportunity to offer more high-quality emergency care to our communities in eastern Polk County,” said Todd Jones, BayCare’s chief strategy officer and chief ambulatory services officer. “At a freestanding emergency department, we can often see patients within just a few minutes of their arrival. We know that patients are seeking out that level of convenience and efficiency for their care.”
The new facility will provide diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, hospital transfers when necessary, and integrated patient admission to a BayCare hospital. It will be primarily affiliated with Winter Haven Hospital and serve patients of all ages. There will also be a direct connection for pediatric cases with St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa.
Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026.
For additional information about BayCare’s emergency care offerings, visit Emergency care at BayCare.
