{"id":23957,"date":"2022-07-27T23:11:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T03:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=23957"},"modified":"2022-07-27T23:11:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T03:11:58","slug":"growth-and-expansion-lakeland-regional-health-addresses-healthcare-needs-in-the-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/07\/27\/growth-and-expansion-lakeland-regional-health-addresses-healthcare-needs-in-the-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth and Expansion; Lakeland Regional Health Addresses Healthcare Needs in the Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As the leading healthcare provider in Polk County, Lakeland Regional Health is continuously expanding to meet the needs of the community. \u00a0The health system has started planning for an additional location in south Lakeland on a 5.6-acre property at 5610 S. Florida Avenue.\u00a0 Meanwhile, construction is underway at the 20-acre Lakeland Regional Health site along I-4 at Kathleen Road. This location will include primary and specialty care, along with clinical space for the future Graduate Medical Education residents the organization is planning to welcome next year. \u00a0In addition, the health system continues to consider plans for the 100 acres of land previously purchased on US Highway 98 just south of County Road 540A. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part of Lakeland Regional Health\u2019s plan for growth and development includes expanding emergency care and other medical services at these new locations throughout the area.\u00a0 All three sites are ideal locations to offer emergency-level services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecognizing our expertise in emergency care as one of the busiest single-site emergency departments in the nation, along with the tremendous growth in our region, Lakeland Regional Health is working to provide greater access to high-quality emergency care,\u201d said Tim Regan, MD, President\/Chief Medical Officer of Lakeland Regional Health. \u201cThese proposed new locations will allow us to make emergency care more conveniently available throughout the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the Harrell Family Center for Behavioral Wellness, slated to open in late August of 2022, the organization\u2019s Graduate Medical Education Program will provide more access to physicians and health care providers. The first medical residents will arrive next year, and once fully operational, the GME program plans to support 150 to 200 medical residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA large part of our five-year strategic plan is to improve access to health care,\u201d said Danielle Drummond, President, and CEO of Lakeland Regional Health. \u201cWe reach that goal by establishing new locations, by optimizing existing sites of service, and through the establishment of our GME program. We are very excited about the sites we have recently opened and those planned for the future. The ultimate purpose of this growth is to meet the needs of those in our community by making high-quality clinical services more convenient and easily accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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