AdventHealth Lake Wales

Hospital in Florida, United States

27°53′45″N 81°33′55″W / 27.8958°N 81.5654°W / 27.8958; -81.5654OrganizationCare systemPrivate hospitalFundingNon-profit hospitalTypeGeneral hospitalServicesEmergency departmentYesBeds160^[1]HelipadNoHistoryFormer name(s)Lake Wales Medical CenterOpened1930LinksWebsiteadventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-lake-walesOther 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

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 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] In late November 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, 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] In early February, 2023, almost all of the AdventHealth hospitals had their chargemaster on their website, including AdventHealth Lake Wales.^[13]

Awards and recognitions

Recognitions

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

References

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