Florida Hospital Oceanside

Florida Hospital Oceanside was a hospital in Ormond Beach, Florida, United States. It became part of Adventist Health System following a merger with Memorial Health Systems in May 2000. Being located close to the coast, it was demolished in 2019 after being damaged by Hurricane Irma.[1]

History

In 1955, Ormond Beach Osteopathic Hospital was founded by the physicians John Hull Sr. and his son James G. Hull with 12 beds.[2][3] In 1967, the hospital purchased a restaurant to the south to expand.[2] In the late 1970s, it was named Peninsula Rehabilitation Medical Center.[4]

In 1981, Southern Health Services in Atlanta purchased the hospital and then later Southern Health Services merged with Health Group Inc. in Nashville.[3] In 1985, Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation in Pasadena, California purchased the hospital.[3]

In 1996, Columbia Healthcare Corporation acquired the hospital buy trading for it.[3] On May 15, 1998, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation renamed the hospital to Atlantic Medical Center-Ormond Beach.[5]

In late October 1999, Halifax Medical Center wanted to purchase both Atlantic Medical Center-Daytona and Atlantic Medical Center-Ormond Beach from Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation for $28 million. But they changed their mind after Memorial Health Systems Inc. complained to the Government of Florida antitrust regulators and the Federal government of the United States antitrust regulators.[6] In early November, Memorial Health Systems purchased Atlantic Medical Center-Ormond Beach from Columbia/HCA for almost $13 million.[7] Atlantic Medical Center-Ormond Beach was later renamed to Memorial Hospital Peninsula.[8]

In late May 2000, Memorial Health Systems chose to merge with Adventist Health System.[9][10] On October 1, Florida Hospital officially took over the management of Memorial Hospital Peninsula and it was rebranded to Florida Hospital Oceanside.[2]

In early September 2012, renovations for Florida Hospital Oceanside were announced that would reconfigure the rehabilitation rooms on the second and third floors for patient privacy.[11] In late April 2016, Florida Hospital Oceanside officially reopened for patients.[12][13]

Charity giving

In early August 2017, Florida Hospital Oceanside donated stationery and medical supplies to the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler County.[25][26]

Alleged fraud

In July 2014, a Walgreens pharmacist in Ormond Beach reported a case of prescription drug fraud to local police.[27][28] A two-year criminal investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Volusia County Sheriff's Office and the Ormond Beach Police Department into the claim.[29][30] On February 7, 2017, an administrator from Florida Hospital Oceanside was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration close to his house in Ormond Beach for two felonies and put in the Volusia County Jail.[27][30] In court, he was not convicted and the case was ordered sealed by the judge.[31]