Healthcare

Charlotte County boasts four area hospitals in a 694 square mile area. With a population of roughly 200,000 people, that equates to one hospital servicing approximately 50,000 residents.

ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda (formerly Bayfront Health), is located in the City of Punta Gorda, which is in the southern area of the county.  HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital and ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte (formerly Bayfront Health) are in Port Charlotte, the center of the county, within the Parkside Community Redevelopment Area. HCA Florida Englewood Hospital is located in the western area of the county.

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital is proud to serve the people of Charlotte County, Punta Gorda, North Port and surrounding areas, as they have done faithfully since 1975.

Fawcett Hospital has completed phase one of its $60-million expansion and renovation project that increases the hospital’s capacity and broadens its offerings. Officially open to the public on May 13, 2024, the project included expanding critical care units by 12 rooms, increasing the number of pre-operative treatment areas to 43 bays, renovation of the main lobby, waiting rooms and registration areas and the addition of a chapel and coffee shop.

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital is a 253-bed, full-service acute care hospital with clinical specialties including a 24-hour emergency care center, a comprehensive American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Cancer accredited cancer program, Joint Commission accredited Stroke Center of Excellence, accredited Chest Pain Center with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Joint Commission certified Orthopedic and Spine Center, Wound Management and Hyperbaric Medicine, Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, state-of-the-art Open Heart Program, Fawcett Sports & Rehabilitation and many outpatient programs.

Fawcett also provides a variety of community wellness programs as part of its ongoing commitment to community outreach and education. For more information about HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital visit us at HCAFloridaHealthcare.com.

Their facility has a tremendously beneficial economic impact on the region as an employer and acts as a magnet drawing new businesses and residents to consider making this area their home. More important is the healthcare and hope their more than 1,400 employees, physicians and volunteers provide to their patients and their families every day.

ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte is a 254-bed Joint Commission accredited full-service hospital that is committed to caring for people throughout their cycle of life. Recognized locally as a leading health care provider, ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte is large enough to offer the continuum of care that you and your family need, but small enough to provide the personal attention that you and your family deserve.

Growth and community involvement continue to be prominent themes at ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte with more than 50 years of service in Charlotte County. In 2021, ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte continued to grow and evolve as resources were directed toward increased medical services, facilities and technologies totaling a capital investment of $19.5 million.

ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte proudly serves residents in Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier and DeSoto Counties. Staff includes roughly 900 associates, with 300+ physicians representing more than 40 specialties. Supporting their health care staff is more than 100 volunteers who donate thousands of service hours each year.

Visit ShorePointHealthCharlotte.com to learn more about ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte.

On August 17, 1947, ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda—then known as Charlotte Hospital—opened its doors with 18 beds and officially became Charlotte County’s first hospital. Over the years, as Charlotte County and its surrounding areas grew, so did its first hospital. Today, ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda is a 208-bed Joint Commission Accredited hospital that features all-private patient rooms in the acute care setting, and offers an accredited primary stroke center, the Joint Commission Certified Joint and Spine Center, robotic-assisted surgery technology, an accredited chest pain center, an accredited hyperbaric and wound care center, inpatient psychiatric care, and emergency care services

In 2021, ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda continued to grow and evolve as resources were directed toward increased medical services, facilities and technologies totaling a capital investment of $6.2 million.

ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda proudly serves residents in Charlotte, Sarasota, Lee, Collier and DeSoto Counties. Staff includes roughly 450 associates, with 300+ physicians representing more than 40 specialties. Supporting their health care staff is more than 100 volunteers who donate thousands of service hours each year.

Learn more about ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda by visiting ShorePointHealthCharlotte.com.

Since HCA Florida Englewood Hospital opened in 1985, they have committed themselves to providing the highest quality of patient care. They are proud to be nationally recognized by The Leapfrog Group with consecutive ‘A’ grades for patient safety for every reporting period since the Fall, 2012.

As a 100-bed acute care hospital, offering a wide variety of healthcare services, they strive to create a culture that fosters compassion, kindness and healing. With the patient as their primary focus, they have been recognized for their efforts in the prevention and treatment of health care modalities to include: Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, Orthopedics, General Surgery, Gastroenterology, Women’s Services, Urology, Pulmonology and Vascular services. Englewood Community Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and many of their programs have additional recognitions by other national certifying agencies.

For more information about HCA Florida Englewood Hospital visit HCAFloridaHealthcare.com.