UF Health St. JohnsAcquires 70 Acres of Land in Palm Coast

Saint Augustine, FL – Dec. 17, 2021 - UF Health St. Johnshas purchased approximately 70 acres in the City of Palm Coast from Florida Landmark Communities, LLC. The property, located on the west side of US-1 where Palm Coast Parkway and US -1 currently meet, will be used to develop a comprehensive health complex, including an inpatient hospital.

The health enterprise also recently announced a clinical agreement with UF Health which will include expansion of graduate medical education programs and an array of clinical services across Northeast Florida, including new primary care sites in St. Johns and Flagler counties. Details regarding new primary care locations in Flagler County are currently under discussion.

Civil engineering work is underway on 7 acres that UF Health St. Johnsowns at the southwest corner of Matanzas Woods Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway where the enterprise will build one of its signature health villages. The Palm Coast health village will incorporate family practice with embedded behavioral health services, orthopaedics, specialty care, imaging and laboratory services all within a community-centric setting.

UF Health St. Johnshas already expanded its footprint of Flagler County-based care options, with the addition of a large orthopaedics practice located in the Palm Coast Town Center, a primary care office on Old Kings Road and a virtual walk-in clinic located inside Publix.

In February, UF Health Care Connectalso opened an office inside UF Health St. JohnsSpecialty Care at 50 Cypress Point Parkway to better serve and coordinate care. One of its first major initiatives was to award four Innovators Micro Grants to Flagler County non-profit organizations for the purpose of supporting programs that positively impact persons experiencing homelessness, hunger, behavioral health issues, financial instability, or lack of access to transportation, medication or health care in Flagler County.