Construction has begun to create a new central energy plant and emergency services facility at Lake Wales Medical Centers. The new central energy plant will be located on the West side of the medical center. This $2.5 million expansion will house efficient new chillers for air-conditioning and emergency generators, providing additional capacity and sufficient infrastructure for future renovations of Lake Wales Medical Centers. The central energy plant is expected to be complete in January, 2003.

The new $3.2 million emergency services facility will be located on the North end of the campus and will be accessed directly from 11th Street. This new, state-of-the-art facility will more than double the size of the current emergency department to 15,000 square feet. The new emergency services facility will have 14 individual treatment areas, all of which will have access to the latest cardiac monitoring equipment. A newly installed elevator will directly connect the facility to the second floor of the current medical center where the new Intensive Care Unit is planned to open in January, 2004. Ample parking to the North will be available for easy access to the facility. The new emergency services facility is scheduled for completion in Spring, 2003.

Pictured above: Side elevations of the new Lake Wales Medical Centers Emergency Services Facility.