ShorePoint Port Charlotte, is a
for-profit hospital For-profit hospitals, sometimes referred to as alternatively investor-owned hospitals, are investor-owned hospitals or hospital networks. Many of the for-profit hospitals are located in Europe and North America, with many of them established particu ...
in
Port Charlotte, Florida
Port Charlotte is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The population was 54,392 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Port C ...
, owned by
Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems (CHS) is a Fortune 500 company based in Franklin, Tennessee. It was the largest provider of general hospital healthcare services in the United States in terms of number of acute care facilities. In 2014, CHS had around 20 ...
.
History
In 1962, Saint Joseph's Hospital was founded. On June 4, 1962, it opened with 50
hospital bed
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s.
[ It became Peace River Regional Medical Center when Health Management Associates purchased it from ]Bon Secours Health System The Bon Secours Health System is the largest private hospital network in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was formed in 1993 to co-ordinate the health care facilities in Ireland managed by the Roman Catholic Sisters of Bon Secours.
Background
The ...
in 2005.
On June 27, 2013, Health Management Associates announced that Peace River Regional Medical Center would be rebranding
Rebranding is a marketing strategy in which a new name, term, symbol, design, concept or combination thereof is created for an established brand with the intention of developing a new, differentiated identity in the minds of consumers, investors ...
to Bayfront Health Port Charlotte. On July 30, 2013, it was announced that Community Health Systems would purchase
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Health Management Associates for $3.6 billion. On January 15, 2014, the hospital officially changed its name to Bayfront Health Port Charlotte. On January 27, 2014, Community Health Systems acquired Health Management Associates.
On November 30, 2021, Bayfront Health Port Charlotte was rebranded as ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte.
See also
* ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda
References
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External links
Bayfront Health Port Charlotte (Port Charlotte, FL)
USA Today
1962 establishments in Florida
2014 mergers and acquisitions
Buildings and structures in Charlotte County, Florida
Community Health Systems
Hospital buildings completed in 1962
Hospitals established in 1962
Hospitals in Florida