Construction at Gulf Breeze Hospital

Baptist Health Care’s Gulf Breeze Hospital expansion has resulted in increased access and convenience for patients of south Santa Rosa County and surrounding areas.

The 2 East Expansion project, which was completed in 2011, included two phases: the outfitting of two shelled rooms in the Intensive Care Unit, and the construction of a 10,000-square-foot annex to house 10 additional inpatient beds and an inpatient physical therapy unit. The architect was George Koper Associates and Morette Company was the construction manager.

Patient care demand created the need for these expansions at Gulf Breeze Hospital. We are proud to be growing with the Gulf Breeze community. ~ Dr. Bob Harriman, senior vice president of Baptist Health Care and administrator of Gulf Breeze Hospital and the Andrews Institute

Other Expansion Projects at GBH:

SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER
The Gulf Breeze Hospital Sleep Disorders Center opened for patients on Jan 18. Two registered sleep technologists and a board-certified sleep medicine physician staff the four-bed center, which is located in a beautifully renovated section of the Ciano Cancer Center building. All rooms are private and feature many home-like comforts and amenities.

“The Sleep Disorders Center team is specially trained to diagnose more than 80 different sleep disorders,” said Patsy W. Myers, vice president of operations. “The information from a sleep study helps patients take corrective action to avoid complications associated with sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome and sleep apnea.”

The Gulf Breeze Hospital Sleep Disorders Centers accepts direct referrals from all medical disciplines.

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB
In April, Gulf Breeze Hospital will complete construction on a new, state-of-the-art cardiovascular catheterization laboratory on the hospital’s ground floor, near the outpatient services entrance. The $1 million project will expand patient access to innovative heart care services by adding invasive diagnostic imaging options for coronary and peripheral heart disease and heart valve disease. Eventually, the lab will be fully accredited to provide interventional cardiac treatments such as angioplasty and stents.

“Cardiac catheterization is the gold standard for diagnosing coronary heart disease and we are very excited to provide this service at Gulf Breeze Hospital,” said Hani Razek, M.D., F.A.C.C., cardiologist with Cardiology Consultants.

The cath lab will bring six new positions to the Gulf Breeze Hospital campus.

GBH Brief History and Construction Highlights

Late 1970s – early 1980s: Study indicates need for additional hospital beds in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties. A certificate of need was approved by the State of Florida and plans for Gulf Breeze Hospital take shape.

1983: Construction of the 60-bed Gulf Breeze Hospital begins.

1985: On June 24, Gulf Breeze Hospital opens with 62,000 square feet of clinical space and an adjacent 17,000-square-foot office building.

2000: Baptist Medical Park – Navarre, an outpatient clinic and department of Gulf Breeze Hospital – opens at 8888 Navarre Parkway.

2003: Gulf Breeze Hospital initiates a $28.8 million construction and renovation project, adding 47,000 square feet, including an emergency department, outpatient surgery center, intensive care unit and a diagnostic imaging department.

2004 Gulf Breeze Hospital opens an oncology center, outpatient physical therapy center and a second medical office building.

2005: Internationally renowned orthopaedic surgeon, James Andrews, M.D., joins Baptist Health Care and ground is broken for the $30.3 million Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine on the Gulf Breeze Hospital campus.

January 2007: The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine opens featuring a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center, an athletic performance center, and a research and education center.

August 2007: Baptist Medical Park – Navarre adds to its campus a $6 million physician office building to provide increased access to family practice and specialty physicians.

May 2010: Gulf Breeze Hospital adds two ICU rooms to increase critical care capacity from six to eight beds.

January 2011: A four-bed Sleep Disorders Center opens on the Gulf Breeze Hospital campus, in a renovated portion of the Ciano Cancer Center building.

March 2011: Work is completed on a $5 million construction project to add a 10,000 square-feet annex above Gulf Breeze Hospital’s outpatient services entrance. The annex features 10 new inpatient beds, a family waiting area and a 1,200-square-foot department for inpatient physical therapy.

April 2012: Construction on a state-of-the-art cardiovascular catheterization laboratory on the hospital’s ground floor is completed.