The VA has purchased land at the intersection of Diplomat Parkway and Corbett Road, Cape Coral, Florida for construction of a 200,000 gross square feet multi-disciplinary specialty care and outpatient clinic.  The new VA owned clinic will replace the current leased Fort Myers VA Clinic, located at 3033 Winkler Extension.

The new Lee County VA Outpatient Clinic will be a comprehensive healthcare center designed to accommodate the changing needs of veterans in the region.  The clinic will be a state-of-the-art primary and specialty care center also offering mental health, diagnostic radiology, and laboratory services.  New or expanded programs will include:  audiology, cardiology with cardiac non-invasive diagnostic services, urology, GI, orthopedics, ophthalmology, dermatology, minor surgery, and advanced imaging including CT, MRI, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mammography and vascular Doppler ultrasound.

Once constructed, VA will have greater capacity to provide healthcare to a population of over 202,000 veterans in southwest Florida.

Artist Renderings
This is representative of what a VA clinic could look like on the site.  The depiction below is an artist’s rendering; it is NOT an actual drawing of the new Cape Coral/Lee County VA Outpatient Clinic.  More accurate depictions will be made available as the design firm develops conceptual drawings. (more drawings )

Facade

Access and parking concept

Project Progress
Completed

• Purchased 30 acre parcel of land in Cape Coral
• Awarded initial design contract to Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK)
• The Preliminary Design Phase was completed in September 2008

In Progress

• The contract for the Final Design Phase was awarded to HOK. Tentative completion date for Final Design is May 2009.

Pending

• Following completion of the Final Design Phase, the project will be announced for construction solicitation. This solicitation will be advertised at Fed Biz Opps. VA is tentatively expecting to award a construction contract in the fall of 2009.

This web page will be used to keep stakeholders informed of the progress and development towards opening the new Lee County VA Outpatient Clinic.  Check back often to get updates as they become available (last updated July 2008).

For further information, contact Faith Belcher, Public Affairs Officer, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, at (727) 398-9531.