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St. Pete City Council OKs lease with Orlando Health, paving the way for Bayfront Health acquisition
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/347757-st-pete-city-council-oks-lease-with-orlando-health-paving-the-way-for-bayfront-health-acquisition
St. Petersburg City Council approved a 50-year agreement to lease land Bayfront Health currently occupies in downtown St. Pete in order for Orlando Health to move forward with acquiring the hospital.
Orlando Health signed an agreement with Community Health Systems to purchase Bayfront health St. Petersburg.
“This is an exciting time for the St. Petersburg community, Bayfront and Orlando Health,” said David Strong, president and CEO of Orlando Health. “Our acquisition of Bayfront Health will make Orlando Health stronger.”
Bayfront health is a 480-bed hospital and level II trauma and tertiary care center. It also includes comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation located on its campus.
The agreement also includes Bayfront Health’s ambulatory surgery center, its convenient care clinics, imaging center, wound care and hyperbaric center, Pinellas Park emergency department and several physician practices.
St. Pete City council (pics related)
http://www.stpete.org/council/
City council approves huge acquisition.
Orlando Health fudges COVID test #s
Coincidence??
Not familiar w/St. Pete, but most big city's Councils are Dems.