Orlando Health Names President of New Pasco County Hospital

Wesley Chapel, FL (December 19, 2024) – This week Orlando Health announced Chief Executive Officer of Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health, Joe Delatorre, as the president of its new hospital currently under construction in Wesley Chapel.

Scheduled to open in 2026 with 102-beds, the hospital will have the capacity to expand to 300 beds and provide emergency and inpatient care for the Pasco County and northern Hillsborough County communities.

Delatorre will remain the chief executive officer of Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health. With a proven leadership track record of driving business and growth, he has a reputation for embracing the core values of integrity, innovation and growth.

“I am excited about the growth of the Orlando Health West Region and I’m confident that Joe’s knowledge and clinical expertise will positively impact our community’s health as we open a new hospital in the months ahead,” said John Moore, President of Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital and Senior Vice President, Orlando Health, West Region. “I am looking forward to working with Joe as we work towards achieving our goal of delivering high quality care to patients and their families.”

Previously, Delatorre served as CEO of two hospitals in Hillsborough and Pasco counties where he was recognized for his work in physician leadership and development, quality of care improvement and strategic operations. Delatorre earned a bachelor’s, MBA and Master of Health Sciences from the University of Florida.

About Orlando Health

Orlando Health is a private not-for-profit, integrated academic healthcare system with $12 billion of assets under management, that serves the southeastern United States – including Florida and Alabama – and Puerto Rico. With corporate offices in Orlando, Florida the system provides a complete continuum of care across a network of medical centers and institutes, community and specialty hospitals, physician practices, urgent care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, home healthcare, and long-term and behavioral health care services. Founded more than 100 years ago, Orlando Health’s mission is to improve the health and the quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve. The system provided nearly $1.7 billion in community impact in the form of community benefit programs and services, Medicare shortfalls, bad debt, community-building activities and capital investments in FY 23, the most recent period for which the information is available. For more information, visit orlandohealth.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter.)