Bayfront Health - Punta Gorda
On August 17, 1947, Bayfront Health Punta Gorda—then known as Charlotte Hospital—opened its doors with 18 beds and officially became Charlotte County’s first hospital. Over the years, as Charlotte County and its surrounding areas grew, so did its first hospital.
Today, Bayfront Health Punta Gorda is a 208-bed Joint Commission Accredited hospital part of a regional network of six hospitals along the I-75 corridor. Bayfront Health Punta Gorda features all-private patient rooms in the acute care setting, and offers an accredited primary stroke center, the Joint Commission Certified Joint and Spine Center, an accredited chest pain center, an accredited hyperbaric and wound care center, and emergency care services. Additional on-campus services include adult inpatient psychiatric care at Riverside Behavioral Center, a discreet medical detox program and rehabilitation and wellness services at the Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.
Bayfront Health Punta Gorda proudly serves residents in Charlotte, Sarasota, Lee, Collier and DeSoto Counties. Staff includes roughly 450 associates, with over 300 physicians representing more than 40 specialties. Supporting our health care staff is over 100 volunteers who donate thousands of service hours each year.
All Private Rooms
Bayfront Health Punta Gorda offers patients a new convenience - single-occupancy, private patient rooms at no additional cost. Patients at Bayfront Health Punta Gorda can now:
- Receive extra privacy. You and your healthcare team will be able to communicate clearly without worry of disturbing another patient or patient family.
- Stress less. Now with the single-occupancy rooms, there is plenty of room to accommodate your family, friends, and support system to aide in your healing process.
- Have more control of your environment in ways that are not possible in a shared room. Being able to control the volume on your television, listen to music or even close or open the window shades can be an important factor in your recovery.
In addition, all of our patient rooms have been updated to include fresh paint and additional accommodations for visiting family and friends such as seating and reading lights.
We are the only hospital system in the area to be able to offer all private hospital rooms. No one wants to be in the hospital, but the environment we have created at Bayfront Health Punta Gorda was created with you and your loved one's comfort, health, and recovery in mind.