AdventHealth Kissimmee

AdventHealth Kissimmee
AdventHealth
Geography
Location	2450 North Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, Florida, United States
Coordinates	28°18′59.872″N 81°24′18.414″W / 28.31663111°N 81.40511500°W / 28.31663111; -81.40511500
Organization
Care system	Private hospital
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Type	General hospital
Religious affiliation	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	282[1]
Helipad	Aeronautical chart and airport information for 85FD at SkyVector
History
Former name(s)	Kissimmee Hospital and Clinic Kissimmee Memorial Hospital Florida Hospital Kissimmee
Opened	1941 and 1980
Links
Website	www.adventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-kissimmee
Lists	Hospitals in Florida

AdventHealth Kissimmee is a non-profit hospital campus in Kissimmee, Florida, United States owned by AdventHealth. The hospital has an affiliation with AdventHealth Orlando.^[2] In 1993, the hospital was purchased by Florida Hospital. In 2023, AdventHealth Kissimmee was tied with AdventHealth Celebration, as being the second largest employer in Osceola County with 3,565 employees.^[3]

In 1941, Kissimmee Hospital and Clinic was founded at the home of physician Raymond Sessions.^[4] In 1980, Kissimmee Memorial Hospital opened with 77 beds and increased its size to 120 beds in 1981.^[4]

In early 1990, Florida Hospital wanted to purchase Kissimmee Memorial Hospital, from Basic American Medical Inc. of Indianapolis. But by early October, the talks ended due to financial issues.^[5] In 1992, Columbia Hospital Corporation acquired the hospital when it purchased Basic American Medical.^[6][7] In late August 1993, Florida Hospital purchased Kissimmee Memorial Hospital from Columbia Hospital Corporation. Officially making it the fifth hospital to be operated by the subsidiary.^[8] Also Willow Creek Hospital in Arlington, Texas was sold by Columbia Hospital Corporation to Adventist Health System. Both hospitals were sold for $26.5 million, ending a lawsuit filed by Adventist Health System against Columbia Hospital Corporation.^[8]

In late May 2002, the Agency for Health Care Administration approved 10 new beds for the hospital, increasing the number of beds of Florida Hospital Kissimmee to 50.^[9][10] In early May 2007, renovations were completed on the hospital's imaging department, a chapel was added and the number of patient beds was increased to 65.^[11]

On May 14, 2013, Florida Hospital Kissimmee had a groundbreaking ceremony to expand its emergency department from 7,023-square-foot to 22,560-square-foot for $7 million. It would be increasing the number of beds from 15 to 35, almost doubling the capacity of the emergency department.^[12][13][14] It also would be remodeling its waiting room, adding two trauma rooms and treatment rooms for pediatrics.^[15][16] On September 25, 2014, construction of the emergency department was finished.^[15][16]

In early December 2013, the hospital had a second groundbreaking ceremony to construct a 94,000-square-foot, three-story patient tower with 80 private rooms for $60 million. This would double the size of the medical facility.^[17] On July 1, 2015, the construction of the patient tower was finished and was open for the public to view.^[18][19][20] The tower also included a gift shop, chapel, prayer garden, kitchen with a hispanic themed cafeteria and two cardiac catheterization laboratories.^[17][20] And on July 6, patients were officially moved into the new tower.^[21]

On August 23, 2018, Florida Hospital Kissimmee announced that it would expand its surgical suite for $84 million, by adding 27,000-square-foot, it will have four new operating rooms and shell space for future expansion.^[22][23][24]

On May 2, 2019, AdventHealth Kissimmee announced that it would be adding three stories onto its patient tower that was completed in 2015. The 123,000-square-foot addition with 80 private rooms would be constructed for $84 million, it would be increasing the number of beds to 240.^[25][26][27] On January 4, 2022, the expanded patient tower opened.^[28]

On January 1, 2021, the United States government passed a law requiring all hospitals to have their chargemaster on its website.^[29] In early February 2023, almost all the AdventHealth hospitals had their chargemaster on their website, including AdventHealth Kissimmee.^[30]

On April 1, 2024, the hospital opened a 30,400-square-foot floor expansion at its patient tower for $12.3 million. It added 40 private rooms, increasing the capacity of AdventHealth Kissimmee to 282 beds.^[31]

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