Six-Story, 124-Bed Tower Expands Acute Care in Northeast Florida

A new inpatient tower has opened on the University of Florida Health North campus in Jacksonville, Florida. The third phase of the master planned campus, the 124-bed, 174,000-square-foot tower expands acute care and adds two new service lines — rehabilitation and concierge medicine — for the North Jacksonville community.

The new facility includes a 48-bed rehabilitation unit with a two-story rehabilitation gym and 76 acuity-adaptable patient rooms that can flex based on demand. Additionally, the tower includes a premier four-bed concierge medicine suite.

The design was inspired by the Intracoastal Waterway. The exterior is cohesive with the other buildings on the campus, with a signature silver ribbon winding through the façade that serves as a geometric interpretation of the inland marshes. Inside, each of the six floors is designed to represent Florida’s diverse waterways: spring, river, marsh, shore, sky and rain. Neutral finishes shift focus to the expansive exterior views and abundant photography throughout the space, while midnight blue, gray, white, olive and chartreuse provide pops of color.

The project team included Gresham Smith, Baton Cook and Danis Construction.

Photos by Sue Root Barker