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Neonatal and maternity capacity will increase after hospital planners realized
the need when almost 1,500 children were born during the first year
of operation.
projected to grow by 79 percent by 2030.
This expansion is expected to create 550 new jobs and 400-
500 jobs for the construction project. “Tradition Medical Center
has also had a significant economic impact on the region,” says
Robitaille. “The influx of employees, physicians and visitors
to the area has been welcomed by the restaurant and housing
industries. The enormously positive response from the community
in support of this hospital has been gratifying.”
“We had to go through a difficult process to get the certificate
of need and it is expensive to build a hospital,” says
Scott Samples, Martin Health spokesman. “In two years we
have demonstrated the need and we are proud to be providing
health care and taking care of people close to home. It has
been a success. We looked at the numbers and it made sense
to grow. We hope to hire people from Okeechobee, Martin,
Indian River and St. Lucie counties.”
“We’re very happy the first phase went exceedingly well
and in less than two years they are going to double in size,”
says Peter Tesch, president of the Economic Development
Council of St. Lucie County. “Tradition Medical Center has
had a big impact on our economy and employment rate.
Health care has been a specific driver in job creation. The capital
investment is certainly a shot in the arm for our community
and the average salaries pay above the average for workers
in St. Lucie County. That payroll will reverberate into the
county multiple times. This project will spark other business
and job creation opportunities from other labs, ancillary businesses,
service or retail, medical and non-medical related.”
“Tradition Medical proved to be such a welcomed resource,”
says Terrissa Aronson, St. Lucie County Chamber of
Commerce, president/CEO. “They were running at capacity
within a year. Their planned expansion is exciting news. It
means more services and more jobs for our residents. With
this second phase of their expansion in the plans since inception,
we are sure it will be a seamless process.”
“Because patient care
should always come first”
Ira S. Pearlstine, MD
Affordable Concierge Medicine
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