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Outpatient orthopedic
hospital to close,
lay off staff
By Alan Condon
S
hriners Hospitals for Children is closing an orthope-
dic hospital in Tampa that shifted to outpatient-only
care in 2019, Tampa Bay Times reported Feb. 3.
Shriners Children's Florida has provided musculoskeletal
care at the University of South Florida site since 1985.
Shriners said it partnered with another provider to offer
those services as of April 1.
The closure has meant layoffs for most of the outpatient
hospital's staff, according to the report. The facility em-
ployed fewer than 100 staff.
Operating a clinic that only offered specialty care made it
"challenging to deliver care efficiently," Shriners spokes-
person Mel Bower told the Times.
Shriners decided it could treat more children in more
places by partnering with another provider. n
$170M orthopedic
hospital pushed back
to July 2023
By Alan Condon
T
he opening of Centura Health's hospital under
construction in Colorado Springs, Colo., has been
delayed to July 2023 because of supply chain dis-
ruptions and related issues, The Gazette reported April 4.
The delay has increased the cost from $150 million to
almost $170 million.
The 72-bed hospital, which broke ground in May, will
specialize in spine and orthopedics and employ about
400 staff members, according to the report. It will include
10 operating rooms with robotic equipment and 30 beds
for surgical preparation and recovery.
A medical office building and ASC are also being devel-
oped on the 58-acre site.
Centura Health officials also changed the name from St.
Clare Hospital to St. Francis Hospital-Interquest. n
