HCA Florida St. Augustine ER opens
St. Augustine, FL — HCA Florida Healthcare celebrated the opening of HCA Florida St. Augustine Emergency (ER) located at 1780 Woodlawn Road, St. Augustine, FL 32277 on Monday, February 23, 2026 with a ceremonial ribbon cutting to officially open its facility. Invited St. Johns community leaders were offered tours of the new freestanding ER located conveniently Northeast of Publix in the Shoppes of Mission Trace off State Road 16 and Woodlawn Road.
"Our expansion into the St. Augustine area with our new freestanding emergency room will significantly enhance access to emergency care for patients in the community,” said Reed Hammond, Chief Executive Officer of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. “As part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in Florida, this facility will connect St. Augustine residents to an extensive network of statewide healthcare resources. Our unwavering commitment to providing high-quality, accessible healthcare continues to drive our efforts to serve communities like St. Augustine."
The new ER sits on two acres of land with a facility space of 10, 860 square feet. The property was purchased in April 2023 for $3.7 million with construction costing approximately $14.8 million.
The new HCA Florida St. Augustine ER provides:
- Emergency care services
- 10 private rooms
- One Trauma Bay
- Minimally invasive diagnostics
- CT scan
- Ultrasound
- X-ray
- Board-certified emergency physicians
- Emergency room nurses
- Easy access to parking
- 24-7 availability
“By providing an Emergency Room in St. Augustine, we are responding to the needs of St. Johns County residents,” said Shilpa Amin, MD, Director of Emergency Services for HCA Florida Memorial Hospital. “Our commitment is to bring our high level of healthcare expertise and compassionate care closer to home. We are meeting residents where they are, ensuring that when emergencies happen, they have access to the best possible care right in their own backyard.”
Hereford Dooley Architects Inc. of Nashville is the architect. Catalyst Design Group of Winter Park is the civil engineer. Conway, Arkansas-based Nabholz Construction Corporation is the contractor.
HCA Florida St. Augustine Emergency
1780 Woodlawn Road
St. Johns County, FL 32084
St. Augustine ER website
Open: 24/7/365
A second St. Johns County free-standing, HCA Florida Julington Creek Emergency room, is located at 42 Doctors Village Drive near Julington Creek Plantation. In Jacksonville, HCA Florida Memorial Hospital has an emergency room located at its main campus at 3625 University Blvd. S.; HCA Florida Atlantic Emergency at 11850 Atlantic Blvd.; HCA Florida Mandarin Emergency at 10910 San Jose Blvd.; HCA Florida Merrill Road Emergency at 8100 Merrill Road; and HCA Florida Yulee Emergency at 462541 SR 200 in Nassau County.