Key Highlights :
Aug. 15, 2025, new opening – Martin County’s first freestanding emergency department is HCA Florida Stuart Emergency.
24/7 emergency care – 24/7 operation by board-certified physicians and nurses with state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment.
Improved patient experience – Staffed with private rooms, fast-track services, and telemedicine support for subspecialty consultation.
Key Background :
1. Strategic Expansion
The opening of HCA Florida Stuart Emergency is a confirmation of HCA Florida Healthcare’s commitment to bring its healthcare brand to the state’s fast-emerging markets. The hospital, the state’s first freestanding emergency department, is much-needed expansion of access to emergency care, in which residents can be treated without having to drive a long way.
2. Comprehensive Emergency Services
The facility is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and takes care of both adult and pediatric patients. Board-certified emergency medicine physicians and experienced nurses offer the same quality of services as hospital-based emergency rooms. Complete treatment for anything ranging from fractures and chest pain to infection and other emergency medical conditions should be the expectation of the patients.
3. State-of-the-Art Facilities and Technology
In addition to its complete room package, CT scan, ultrasound, X-ray, and full lab, the facility can also deliver real-time diagnostic assistance. Private exam rooms and fast track for less acute patients are also part of its design that minimize turnaround and maximize patient flow in general. Telemedicine stations are also placed strategically to communicate with stroke and behavioral health specialists.
4. Community-Centered Care
Corey Lovelace, HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital president and CEO, spoke to the demand for a quality emergency center not just in the Stuart area but for the entire region. With the population of the Treasure Coast expanding, having an open 24/7 emergency center ensures that people have better access to life-saving treatment within their own communities.
5. Network Integration and Statewide Reach
HCA Florida Healthcare operates over 650 points of care within the state of Florida, ranging from hospitals to freestanding emergency centers, urgent care, and clinics. It employs over 84,000 healthcare professionals and 11,100 medical physicians. It delivers care to over 12 million patient visits in 2024 alone and is engaged in a continuum of care within the state of Florida.
6. Community and Educational Commitment
In addition to patient care, the organization is also committed to the community. It has given over $1 billion of uncompensated care and donated over $3.7 million to local community organizations in 2024 alone. The organization is also committed to the future of medicine with 151 Graduate Medical Education programs in development across 27 hospitals training over 2,400 residents. This supplies a talent pipeline of highly skilled health care professionals that are ready to work in Florida communities in the future.
