1926 - Winter Haven
Hospital founded (charter)
1930 - Original hospital moved from Avenue C, NE to 223 7th Street
1937 - New Hospital facility built on current Lake Martha site
1953, '56, '61 - Major capital campaigns
1967 - Nine-Story "Swann" building completed
1968 - First hospital based community mental health center in U.S. established
1972 - "Street" building completed
1975 - "Arnold" building completed - E.D./A.S.U.
1978 - Cancer treatment center completed
1983 - Mid-Florida Medical Services (Chartered)
1987 - Regency Medical Center (woman's hospital) completed
1990 - "Sweet" Center complex completed (multi-purpose office space)
1991 - Establishment of Mid-Florida Rehab Center - First nationally accredited comprehensive physical rehab center in polk county
1995 - Winter Haven Hospital acquires "Gill Jones" campus (40,000 sq. ft. multi-purpose office complex)
1999 - New Winter Haven Hospital Emergency Department completed
1999 - New Winter Haven Hospital Ambulatory Surgery and Diagnostic Center completed
2000 - Mid-Florida Medical Services - 2,500 employees (5th largest employer in Polk County)
2001 - Winter Haven Hospital celebrates 75 years of service.
2001 - Winter Haven Hospital, Shands Healthcare, and the Unversity of Florida College of Medicine implement health service partnership.
2003 - Winter Haven Hospital (527 total licensed beds)
2003 - Winter Haven Hospital completes agreement with the University of Fla. College of Medicine to manage and staff our Emergency Services Department.
2005 - Winter Haven Hospital establishes Bostick Heart Center
2006 - Winter Haven Hospital receives JCAHO designation as a Stroke Center
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