In early August 2004, Bon Secours announced that it would sell St. Joseph's Hospital to Health Management Associates.[4]
In 2005, Health Management Associates renamed St. Joseph's Hospital to Peace River Regional Medical Center.[5]
On March 2011, construction began on the Peace River Heart Institute for $25 million. The two-story addition was built on top of the emergency department.[6][7] It opened on January 18, 2012, with three surgical suites, four catheterization laboratories, a coronary care unit with nineteen beds, a post-interventional cardiac cath unit with sixteen beds, also a pre-and post-interventional cardiac holding with eight beds.[7]
On June 27, 2013, Health Management Associates announced that Peace River Regional Medical Center would be rebranding to Bayfront Health Port Charlotte.[8] On July 30, it was announced that Community Health Systems would purchase Health Management Associates for $3.6 billion.[9] On January 15, 2014, the hospital officially changed its name to Bayfront Health Port Charlotte.[10][11] On January 27, Community Health Systems acquired Health Management Associates.[12][13]
On November 30, 2021, Bayfront Health Port Charlotte was rebranded as ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte.[14][15]
After Hurricane Ian hit Florida in late September 2022, ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte was the only hospital that was open in a 30-mile radius.[16]
On November 22, 2024, AdventHealth signed a definitive agreement to purchase ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte from Community Health Systems; also in the purchase agreement was ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda and its assets, the total sale price for the properties was $265 million.[17][18][19]
Hurricane evacuations
On August 14, 2004, St. Joseph's Hospital had parts of its roof ripped off by Hurricane Charley.[20]
On October 8, 2024, the hospital was evacuated due to Hurricane Milton. The hospital's patients were moved by ambulance to Physicians Regional Healthcare System in Naples.[21][22]
