Orlando Health is building a freestanding ER on Lakeland Park Center Drive
Where it is. On Lakeland Park Center Drive in north Lakeland, about 400 feet from La Quinta Inn & Suites and about 750 feet from Ross. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.
Two of the places within a quarter mile, nearest first; the nearest large store is kept when there is one. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Store locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), read Oct 15, 2026. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 15, 2026.
Orlando Health is building a freestanding emergency department in North Lakeland, with signage and fire systems already going in.
Orlando Health is building the North Lakeland Freestanding Emergency Department at 963 Lakeland Park Center Drive, near the Lakeland Park Center retail area off I-4. The main commercial building permit was filed in June 2025 and issued that August, with a construction value of about $17.3 million and Hoar Construction listed as the building contractor.
Work has moved well beyond the shell. Records show a sprinkler system, dumpster and generator enclosures, low-voltage data wiring, and a round of exterior signage — including "Orlando Health ER," "EMERGENCY," and "AMBULANCE" channel letters plus campus monument signs — all permitted through 2026. Several fire-protection permits had been finaled by September 2026.
The records don't give an opening date. Separately, permits at the nearby 919 Lakeland Park Center Drive address (a Ross store and related work, under a different owner) appear to be for a different tenant and aren't part of the hospital project.
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ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Zoning Verification ZOV26-107 (N Lakeland FSED)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Fire alarm permit LFD25-00332 (Orlando Health Free Standing Emergency Room)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Sprinkler permit LFD26-00245 (Orlando Health FSER)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Campus monument sign permit BLD26-02213
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required