Skanska USA, a leading construction and development firm, announced the delivery of the Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, a medical facility in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The combined inpatient and outpatient facility will be dedicated solely to the care of orthopedic patients.
Spanning 375,000 square feet, the project was completed in two phases with the first phase encompassing the delivery of a six-story, medical office pavilion boasting 12 operating rooms and the latest advancements in medical technology, including imaging services such as an ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with augmented reality. A 62-exam room clinic, also housed in the pavilion, offers walk-in orthopedic care along with a physical therapy space featuring sports simulators for athletes. Phase two included a seven-story facility featuring the state’s first orthopedic hospital with 10 additional operating rooms, 75 inpatient smart rooms and a bioskills lab.
Designed by architecture firm Page Southerland Page, Inc., the Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute brings together the two most respected orthopedic and sports medicine practices in Central Florida with the Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic, and Orlando Health, home to the region’s only Level One Trauma Centers for adults and children.
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