The medical center is the largest employer in Marion County, Florida with 421 licensed beds, 2,600 associates, 450 physicians and 1,600 volunteers. AdventHealth Ocala admits over 22,000 patients each year, treats over 97,000 in three emergency departments, and sees another 51,000 for other outpatient needs. The four main service lines of the medical center include Heart, Orthopedics, Bariatrics and Surgery. In July, 2012 Munroe opened its Heart Failure unit and a month later opened its doors on a brand new Children's Emergency Room. The medical center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
History
The hospital was founded in 1898 as Marion General Hospital and has been in continuous operation since then. The hospital operated in makeshift housing until In 1915 when land was acquired and a three-story hospital building was constructed and was able to treat up to 50 patients in an emergency. In 1927, an expanded four-story building was built on the same site and is still in use today as the north-most building of the 421-bed hospital. In 1928, the hospital was renamed to Munroe Memorial Hospital in honor of community leader T.T. Munroe, a local banker, who gathered community support and led the push to expand the hospital. The hospital has undergone extensive expansion over the years. By the early 1960's the hospital had grown to 130 beds. In 1980, the hospital was again renamed to Munroe Regional Medical Center, to reflect the vision of providing quality healthcare to the wider community. The hospital expanded to 323 beds in 1994 and 421 beds in 2003. On August 1, 2018, the hospital was renamed Florida Hospital Ocala.
The Munroe Regional Board meets every last Monday of the month and is made up of 13 members. Steve Purves, FACHE joined Munroe Regional Medical Center as President and Chief Executive Officerin September 2006 and has served in positions with both the American Hospital Association and Florida Hospital Association. He is current Chair of the Florida Hospital Association's Advocacy Committee. Steve Purvis has been gone for a while and CHS under CEO Bob Moore now run the hospital as of May 1, 2014.
Munroe Publications
Munroe publishes a Community Benefit Report annually which is distributed to over 85,000 households in Marion, Lake and Sumter County by way of the Star-Banner and The Villages Daily Sun. Additionally, the medical center publishes a Heart Report and a Nursing Report. AdventHealth Ocala is located at 1500 SW 1st Ave, Ocala, Florida.
