Marks HCA Florida Healthcare’s first facility in Nassau County
YULEE, FL (March 10, 2025) – HCA Florida Healthcare will celebrate its ribbon cutting at its new freestanding emergency room located at 462541 State Road 200 in Yulee, FL, at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2025. Tours will be offered of the new HCA Florida Yulee Emergency (ER) which consists of 15,530 square feet of building on 55 acres of land, located conveniently along Interstate 95 at the northeast corner of State Road 200 in Nassau County. The freestanding ER will serve the communities of Yulee, Callahan, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, South Georgia and Jacksonville residents.
“The goal of our new freestanding emergency room is to provide better access for patients needing emergency care in the Nassau County region,” said Reed Hammond, Chief Executive Officer of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. “As a part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in Florida, Nassau County will now be connected to a wide range of statewide healthcare resources previously not available.”
The new HCA Florida Yulee ER will provide:
- Emergency care services
- 10 private rooms
- One Trauma Bay
- Minimally invasive diagnostics
- Board-certified emergency physicians
- Emergency room nurses
- Easy access to parking
- 24-7 availability
“By providing an Emergency Room in the Yulee area, we are listening to what residents need,” said Shilpa Amin, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Services for HCA Florida Memorial Hospital. “We are excited to bring our high level of healthcare expertise and compassionate care to Nassau County.”
Construction, combined with purchasing new equipment, cost approximately $16.9 million. The land was acquired in September 2019 for $15.8 million. The project was developed in partnership with HOAR Construction, with architects from TMPartners, and the design-build team from Limbach Engineering.
HCA Florida Yulee Emergency
462541 State Road 200
Yulee, FL 32097
(904)391-6300
www.HCAFloridahealthcare.com/locations/memorial-hospital/specialties/emergency-care
Open: 24/7/365
Media is welcome to attend the ribbon cutting and tour on March 31, at 9 a.m.
Please RSVP to Odette.Struys@HCAhealthcare.com or by calling her cellphone at (904)707-9301.
About HCA Florida Memorial Hospital – HCA Florida Memorial Hospital is part of Florida’s largest healthcare system, HCA Florida Healthcare, comprising of 48 hospitals, 77,000 employees and 11,000 physicians operating from more than 570 care sites, over 50 urgent care centers, and more than 350 physician practices and freestanding emergency rooms. HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville is a full service, acute care, Level II Trauma hospital with 454 inpatient beds, a dedicated Women’s Center, and four current freestanding emergency rooms (on Atlantic Blvd. at Kernan Blvd. and in Mandarin in Jacksonville, in Julington Creek in St. Johns County and in Yulee in Nassau County). Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), HCA Florida Memorial Hospital is ranked as one of the top hospitals in the country for heart, lung and surgical care. It was named America’s 250 Best Hospitals 2025 by Healthgrades, putting it the top 5% nationwide for overall clinical performance, and named America’s 100 Best Orthopedic Surgery Hospitals 2025 also by Healthgrades. For more information, visit: HCAFloridahealthcare.com.
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