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Construction Has Started On High-Tech St. Joseph's

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 25, 2008

Updated: 01/24/2008 11:11 pm

LUTZ - Construction is under way on St. Joseph's Hospital North, a $225 million project that will bring a full range of medical services to residents of northern Hillsborough and southern Pasco counties.

The 350,000-square-foot building on Van Dyke Road, just west of North Dale Mabry Highway, will feature high technology in a hotel-like setting.

Its 108 patient rooms will be private. Balconies and lounges will overlook indoor gardens and cafes. Lakes will dot the landscape.

Construction of the hospital is expected to be completed by the end of next year, said Paula McGuiness, chief operating officer. It will serve such communities as Calusa Trace, Carrollwood, Keystone, Odessa, Cheval, Avila, Lutz and Land O' Lakes.

St. Joseph's Hospital North will have an emergency room, an intensive care unit, medical and surgical services, a mother-baby unit, a surgery center and an observation unit for short-stay patients.

The hospital also will operate in a "paperless" environment, where everything from doctor's orders to medical records will be electronic. The system will lower the risk of errors, McGuiness said.

B.C. Manion

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