Why a Hospital for Women & Babies?
Since opening in 1989, ArnoldPalmerHospital for Children & Women had become the hospital of choice for thousands of families and families-to-be. With more than 11,000 babies born at ArnoldPalmerHospital in 2004, the hospital had one of the busiest Labor & Delivery Units in the nation. Only the addition, expansion and redesign of space could solve the challenges of caring for the children and women of Central Florida.
To that end, we embarked on the most significant expansion plan in our history. WinniePalmerHospital for Women & Babies, a 285-bed, 400,000 square-foot care center designed exclusively for women and babies, opened on May 30, 2006. Located directly across the street from ArnoldPalmerHospital, all 11 floors of this progressively-designed structure are dedicated to our expanded gynecological, obstetric, and neonatal services.
Housing these services together in their own facility freed existing space at ArnoldPalmerHospital, allowing for expansion of our pediatric services. ArnoldPalmerHospital became a dedicated children’s hospital focused solely on specialty and subspecialty healthcare for children. An integral part of the children’s hospital is the Bert Martin's Champions for ChildrenEmergency Department & Trauma Center. The two hospitals are linked by a special pedestrian bridge for added efficiency. Together,ArnoldPalmerHospital for Children andWinniePalmerHospital for Women & Babies formArnoldPalmerMedical Center - the largest facility dedicated to children and women in the United States.