Multiple market reports predict the U.S. freestanding emergency department market will exceed $20 billion by 2031, and the Lakewood Ranch area will be part of that growth.
The first freestanding ER in the area, HCA Florida Braden River Emergency at 8500 State Road 70 E., opened in 2018.
The ER stood alone serving the Lakewood Ranch market until Lakewood Ranch Medical Center opened the ER at Fruitville in December 2020…