AdventHealth Ocala

AdventHealth Ocala
Marion County Hospital District
Map
Geography
Location1500 SW 1st Avenue, Ocala, Florida, United States
Coordinates29°10′31″N 82°08′11″W / 29.17528°N 82.13639°W / 29.17528; -82.13639[1]
Organization
Care systemPrivate hospital
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeCommunity hospital and General hospital
Religious affiliationSeventh-day Adventist Church
NetworkAdventHealth
Services
StandardsJoint Commission[2]
Emergency departmentYes
Beds425[3]
History
Former name(s)Marion General Hospital
Munroe Memorial Hospital
Munroe Regional Medical Center
Florida Hospital Ocala
Opened1898
Links
Websitewww.adventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-ocala
ListsHospitals in Florida

AdventHealth Ocala is a non-profit hospital in Ocala, Florida, United States. The healthcare facility is owned by the Marion County Hospital District, and has been leased to AdventHealth since 2018.[4] The hospital district is largely funded by the US$213 million paid to the district by Community Health Systems in 2014 for the right to operate this facility.[4][5] CHS sold their lease to Adventist Health System in 2018.

History

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1898-2015

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In 1898, Marion General Hospital was founded. The impetus for building a local hospital was a man being run over by a horse and wagon.[6] The initial location was a three-story building owned by the publisher of the local newspaper, the Star–Banner, which was leased to the new hospital until 1901.[6]

The hospital operated in makeshift housing until 1915 when additional land was purchased for the hospital to expand. A three-story hospital building was constructed and was able to treat up to 50 patients in an emergency.[6] In 1927, local residents approved a bond to build an expanded four-story building that could handle 73 patients.[6] It was built on the same site and is still in use today as the northernmost building of the hospital.[7] In 1928, the hospital was renamed to Munroe Memorial Hospital in honor of community leader T.T. Munroe, a local banker,[3] who gathered community support and led the push to expand the hospital.

By the early 1960s, the hospital had grown to 130 beds. In 1980, the hospital was again renamed to Munroe Regional Medical Center.[3] The hospital expanded to 323 beds in 1994 and 421 beds in 2003.[8]

In 2012, hospital supporters proposed a tax for the hospital. The voters in November rejected the tax proposal.[3][9] In late April 2013, Health Management Associates and their partner UF Health Shands Hospital were chosen to operate Munroe Regional Medical Center. They would operate the 421 bed hospital for forty years.[10][11] Another bidder for the hospital was Duke LifePoint Healthcare.[9] The trustees of the Marion County Hospital District approved the lease unanimously. The trustees would create a foundation to spend the $212.8 million, that Health Management Associates are required to pay the Marion County Hospital District.[9] Health Management Associates would make $225 million in approvements to the hospital, while UF Health Shands Hospital would spend $10 million on academic and medical expertise.[9]

In early December 2014, Munroe Regional Medical Center told the Florida Department of Health that it was going to apply to become a Level II trauma center.[12] In late March 2015, the hospital changed its mind about building a trauma center, since Ocala Regional Medical Center already had a Level II trauma center.[13][14]

2018-present

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On April 18, 2018, Community Health Systems sold its forty-year lease of Munroe Regional Medical Center to Adventist Health System.[15][16][17] On August 1, 2018, Adventist Health System acquired Munroe Regional Medical Center and its TimberRidge ER. Florida Hospital a subsidiary of Adventist Health System began to operate the hospital and it was renamed to Florida Hospital Ocala.[3][18][19] On January 2, 2019, the hospital was renamed to AdventHealth Ocala, when Adventist Health System rebranded to AdventHealth.[20][21]

On January 1, 2021, the United States government passed a law requiring all hospitals to have their chargemaster on its website.[22] In early February 2023, almost all of the AdventHealth hospitals had their chargemaster on their website, including AdventHealth Ocala.[23]

On February 15, 2022, AdventHealth Ocala received a donation of $1.7 million from local philanthropists for the McKenzie Kearney Gray Maternal Fetal Medicine program. The program is named after a girl who died after she was born, the hospitals program began in the fall.[24][25][26] On June 7, the hospital revealed three new ambulances that it purchased.[27][28]

Active shooter drill lawsuit

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In July and August 2022, AdventHealth Ocala was sued by five nurses who alleged false imprisonment and emotional distress during an active shooter drill in November 2021.[29][30] The lawsuits allege that an AdventHealth Ocala employee posed as a gunman at the direction of hospital management, simulated gunfire, told the nurses to lay on the ground and demanded drugs.

The lawsuits allege that it was 10 minutes before the nurses learned they were experiencing a drill.[29][30] Two of the nurses claim that they were being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the events they experienced during the drill.[31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ocala Regional Medical Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 28, 1987. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "AdventHealth Ocala (100062) - Free Profile". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Medina, Carlos (August 1, 2018). "Munroe Regional becomes Florida Hospital Ocala". Ocala StarBanner. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Medina, Carlos E. (August 22, 2020). "Marion County Hospital District discusses targeting local social issues". Ocala StarBanner. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Medina, Carlos E. (July 28, 2020). "Hospital district considers $9.1 million gym renovations for nursing". Ocala StarBanner. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Cook, David (2007). Historic Ocala: The Story of Ocala & Marion County. HPN Books. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-1-893619-78-4.
  7. ^ Medina, Carlos E. (August 1, 2018). "Munroe Regional becomes Florida Hospital Ocala". Ocala StarBanner. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  8. ^ (Munroe Regional Medical Center, 2018)
  9. ^ a b c d Hiers, Fred (December 16, 2013). "Munroe lease terms set". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Crane, Kristine (April 19, 2013). "Shands chosen to operate Ocala's Munroe Regional". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  11. ^ "HMA Chosen as Munroe Regional Medical Center's Suitor". Becker's Hospital Review. April 22, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  12. ^ Hiers, Fred (December 2, 2014). "Munroe Regional wants to be second trauma center in Ocala". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  13. ^ Hiers, Fred (March 20, 2015). "Munroe Regional in Ocal ends effort to build a trauma center". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  14. ^ "Editorial: Moves at Munroe". Ocala StarBanner. March 25, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  15. ^ Miller, Naseem (April 18, 2018). "Florida Hospital to acquire Ocala Hospital". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  16. ^ Bannow, Tara (April 18, 2018). "CHS to sell 421-bed Florida hospital to Adventist". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  17. ^ Byers, Jeff (April 19, 2018). "CHS selling spree goes on with Florida hospital sale". Healthcare Dive. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  18. ^ Miller, Naseem (August 1, 2018). "Munroe Regional officially acquired by Florida Hospital". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "Munroe Regional Medical Center is now part of Adventist Health System". Business Insider. August 1, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via PR Newswire.
  20. ^ Ross, Nikki (January 2, 2019). "Florida Hospital is now AdventHealth". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  21. ^ "Florida Hospital is now AdventHealth". Florida Trend. January 2, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  22. ^ "New report shows Tampa Bay hospitals not following medical transparency law". WFTS-TV. February 23, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  23. ^ Chavez, Juan (February 10, 2023). "Find out if Tampa Bay hospitals are hiding costs of medical care". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  24. ^ "AdventHealth Ocala launching maternal fetal medicine program thanks to $1.7 million donation". Ocala-News.com. February 21, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  25. ^ Rizzo, Marian (February 15, 2022). "Huge donation funds Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) program for patients at AdventHealth Ocala". Ocala Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  26. ^ Kyler, Emilie (February 15, 2022). "AdventHealth receives $1.7 million donation for Maternal Fetal Medicine program". WGFL. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  27. ^ DeMarco, Nikki (June 7, 2022). "AdventHealth unveils new high-tech ambulance fleet in Marion County". WFTV. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  28. ^ Kyler, Emilie (June 7, 2022). "AdventHealth unveils three mobile ICU units in Marion County". WGFL. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  29. ^ a b Trezza, Matt (August 5, 2022). "Nurses sue Florida hospital alleging they were not warned of active shooter drill, and thought it was real". Fox Orlando. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  30. ^ a b Catherman, Caroline (August 17, 2022). "Three more nurses sue AdventHealth over faked active shootin". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  31. ^ Catherman, Caroline (August 10, 2022). "AdventHealth told nurses drill was real active shooter, lawsuit alleges". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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