AdventHealth Lake Wales

AdventHealth Lake Wales is a non-profit hospital in Lake Wales, Florida, United States owned by AdventHealth. It was purchased from Community Health Systems in May 2019.

History
In 1928, Lake Wales opened its first hospital with nine beds. In 1929, money was raised to build a 25-bed hospital, which was built in 1930. Additional bedrooms were added in 1948 and 1956, increasing the number of beds to 60. In 1965, a new 110-bed hospital was built. Nine years later the third floor opened, increasing the number of beds to 154, and the original hospital was made into medical office space.

In 1985, construction workers began the construction of the Deeley A. Hunt Building a 120-bed Extended Care Facility building next to the hospital. In late November 1999, the Winter Haven Hospital Board of Trustees voted unanimously on expansion and renovation of Lake Wales Medical Center. They also approved the demolition of a building on campus, known as "the old hospital."

On December 2, 2002 Lake Wales Medical Center was bought by Community Health Systems from Winter Haven Hospital. On January 9, 2018, construction workers began expanding the hospitals wound healing center. It was completed at the end of 2018.

On May 22, 2019, AdventHealth bought Lake Wales Medical Center from Community Health Systems for $10.146 million. On September 1, AdventHealth officially took over the management of Lake Wales Medical Center. It was renamed AdventHealth Lake Wales and joined AdventHealth Central Florida Division.

On January 1, 2021, the United States government required all hospitals to have their chargemaster on its website. In early February, 2023, almost all of the AdventHealth hospitals had their chargemaster on their website, including AdventHealth Lake Wales.

Recognitions
In spring 2021, AdventHealth Lake Wales was given a Grade B by the Leapfrog Group.