As Pinellas County’s only Level II trauma center, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital would be the main destination for ambulances in a major emergency event like a hurricane.
But until recently, the emergency department of the city’s marque hospital only had room for four ambulances.
The opening of a new ambulance bay on March 28 leaves the 480-bed hospital better equipped to respond during disasters. The expanded bay can accommodate up to 13 ambulances with enough room for paramedic crews to unload patients and take them into the emergency department…