ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda, is a

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, owned by

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History

On August 17, 1947, Charlotte Hospital opened in Charlotte County becoming the first hospital in the county. It had 12

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and

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. The need in Charlotte County was so great that the hospital expanded to 25 beds two years later. In 1959, Charlotte Hospital changed its name to Charlotte Community Hospital, and then to Medical Center in 1966. In 1969, it was

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d by the

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and it was renamed Medical Center Hospital. By 1973, it was part of Southern Adventist Health and Hospital Systems, Inc. In 1994, it was sold by Adventist Health System to Health Management Associates and was renamed Charlotte Regional Medical Center. In August 2004, the hospital saw the most damage from

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out of the three hospitals in Charlotte County; damage from the hurricane temporarily disabled all services at the facility. On June 27, 2013, Health Management Associates announced that Charlotte Regional Medical Center would be

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to Bayfront Health Punta Gorda. On July 30, 2013, it was announced that Community Health Systems would purchase Health Management Associates for $3.6 billion. On January 15, 2014, the hospital officially changed its name to Bayfront Health Punta Gorda. On January 27, 2014, Community Health Systems acquired Health Management Associates. On November 30, 2021, Bayfront Health Punta Gorda was rebranded as ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda.

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