The Daily Dig:
Baptist Health has broken ground on Baptist Health Sunrise Hospital in Sunrise, Florida, its first hospital in Broward County. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor on the $500 million-plus project, which is expected to open in 2029. The investment expands hospital care access for residents of Sunrise, western Broward County, and surrounding communities.
The seven story, 340,000 square foot facility sits on a 26-acre site at Oakland Park Boulevard and the Sawgrass Expressway, just north of Amerant Bank Arena. The program includes 100 inpatient beds with 10 critical care, a 30-bed emergency department with three triage areas, four robotic assisted surgical suites with expansion capacity, and a 25,000 square foot medical office building. A five-story parking garage rounds out the program, along with a full resiliency package: central energy plant, backup power, elevated site design, water storage, reinforced structural construction, and up to seven days of self-sufficient operation during a disaster event.
Project Snapshot:
Owner / Developer: Baptist Health South Florida
General Contractor / CM: Turner Construction Company
Design Team: Not disclosed
Sector: Healthcare
Investment: More than $500 million
Building Size: 340,000 square feet
Height: Seven stories
Site: 26 acres at Oakland Park Blvd & Sawgrass Expressway; north of Amerant Bank Arena
Beds: 100 inpatient (10 critical care)
Emergency Department: 30 beds; three triage areas; 24/7 care
Surgical: Four robotic-assisted suites with expansion capacity
Medical Office Building: 25,000 square feet
Parking: Five-story garage
Infrastructure: Central energy plant; backup power; elevated site; water storage; reinforced structural design
Resiliency Target: Up to seven days of self-sufficient operation during disaster events
Timeline / Status: Broken ground; expected to open in 2029
TheJobWalk Thoughts:
The energy plant, structural hardening, robotic OR buildouts, MOB, and structured parking are each their own procurement conversation, spread across a multi-year schedule with different lead times, inspection requirements, and specialty scopes. Healthcare work in South Florida carries commissioning and life safety compliance demands that go well beyond standard commercial work, and the backend of this project will be just as demanding as the build itself. Contractors and suppliers tracking Broward County healthcare should be paying attention now- multi-phased campuses like this create multiple buyout windows, and the teams that show up early with relevant experience tend to be the ones who get the call.
