- David Breen
As Central Florida continues its rapid population growth, AdventHealth is on an aggressive expansion trajectory to stay ahead of the region’s rising health care demands.
“Planning for the future of the health care of Orlando is the most important thing that me and my team do,” Brian Adams, CEO of AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division, told WKMG News 6 recently. “You never want to be in a situation where a community has outgrown its health care.”
AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division encompasses 17 hospitals and emergency rooms in four counties (Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole) across metro Orlando, with several more facilities under construction or on the drawing board.
“To build and plan a hospital from start to finish is more than a five-year, six-year journey,” he explained. “If we’re not thinking of the next five years today, then that hospital or that emergency room or that doctor’s office or that clinical program won’t be ready when a patient needs it.”

AdventHealth is also expanding facilities to address growing needs. The Winter Garden campus, for example, is adding three stories to its patient tower to accommodate the area’s young families. Construction is expected to be finished by the second quarter of 2026.
“If feels like we just finished that hospital,” Adams said. “We’re now building a tower there so we can open OB services for that community because we know the number of young families that want to have their babies close to home is significant.”
A new patient tower recently began construction in Celebration. And AdventHealth is also working to build emergency rooms in Sanford, Poinciana and Sand Lake, with more to follow soon in Meadow Woods and Ocoee.
But physical construction is just part of the effort; staffing and expanding clinical services is just as important. Over the next three years, AdventHealth plans to add 800 providers.
“Each one of our programs is growing,” Adams noted. “All across Central Florida, we’ve invested significant time, resources, but most importantly clinical talent to help keep Central Florida healthy.”
News 6 anchor Justin Warmoth recently spoke with Adams to learn more about AdventHealth’s plans and approach. You can watch the News 6 “Boomtown” segment here.
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