July 2026 — Health Care & Social Assistance new business activity in Florida

Florida keeps building health care. A $57.3 million emergency and care campus broke ground in the Fort Lauderdale area, Baptist Health opened the first phase of a new medical campus in fast-growing St. Johns County, and a roughly 60,000 square foot oncology office opened in downtown Sarasota. Around every hospital and campus like these, new practices, clinics, therapy offices, and care providers are registering with the state.

New health care and social assistance businesses are forming fastest in Southeast Florida. Every new clinic, practice, therapy office, or care provider is a fresh customer for a predictable set of businesses. They need medical equipment and supplies, medical billing and coding, provider credentialing, clinical and front-desk staffing, EHR and phone-system setup, medical-grade and biohazard cleaning, malpractice and property insurance, signage, and local web and marketing help. The business that reaches a new owner the day after the practice registers gets first shot at that work.

The counts below show where new health care and social assistance businesses are registering, by region, over the last 30, 90, and 365 days. Under them is the recent news health care owners are watching, from hospital groundbreakings to new cancer and behavioral programs, with the specific businesses each one creates work for. The state licensing rules and local registration pages live at the bottom, in Health Care Resources.

New health care and social assistance businesses by region, over the last 30, 90, and 365 days. Regions are ranked by the last year.

Another 6,473 new businesses in the last year did not list a county, so they are counted in the Florida total but not placed in a region.

New developments health care owners are watching right now, with the real date of each and the specific businesses it creates work for. This month the cleanest primary sources cluster in Tampa Bay, with two of them in Sarasota, so the news leans that way rather than spreading evenly across the state.

• Southeast Florida (Broward County)· 2026-06-30

  Holy Cross Health breaks ground on Sunrise emergency and care campus

  On June 30, 2026, Holy Cross Health broke ground on a $57.3 million health center and emergency care campus in Sunrise, in the Fort Lauderdale area. Phase one is a nearly 45,000 square foot building with 24/7 emergency care, advanced imaging, and multispecialty physician offices, set to create about 120 health care jobs, growing to more than 200 as later phases finish. A new emergency and multispecialty campus like this hires fast and buys a lot. Reach the owners and project team first to win medical equipment and supply contracts, medical billing and coding, provider credentialing, clinical and front-desk staffing, EHR and phone-system setup, medical-grade and biohazard cleaning, malpractice and property insurance, exterior and wayfinding signage, and local web and marketing help. The project adds more than 200 health care jobs and 24/7 emergency access in fast-growing Broward County, which strengthens the local tax base and gives residents care closer to home.

  Source: Holy Cross Health

• Tampa Bay (Hillsborough County)· announced 2026-06-19

  Tampa General opens new daytime behavioral health program

  On June 19, 2026, Tampa General Hospital's Behavioral Health Hospital launched a Partial Hospitalization Program, a structured daytime treatment option for people who need more support than standard outpatient care but do not need to stay overnight. The program runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1303 W. Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa. A new outpatient behavioral program needs licensed clinicians and support staff, plus vendors around it. Reach the new program leaders first for behavioral clinical and admin staffing, medical billing and insurance credentialing, office and treatment-room supplies, scheduling and EHR software, cleaning services, signage, and community outreach and marketing. Expanding daytime mental health care in Tampa gives Florida families a lower-cost option than inpatient stays and helps keep the local workforce healthy and working.

  Source: Tampa General Hospital

• Northeast Florida (St. Johns County)· announced 2026-06-22

  Baptist Health opens first phase of SilverLeaf medical campus in St. Johns County

  On June 22, 2026, Baptist Health announced the opening of the first phase of its new SilverLeaf Medical Campus at 8595 St. Johns Parkway in St. Johns County, near St. Augustine. The first building offers primary care, a wellness center, cardiology, rehabilitation, and laboratory services. A 24/7 emergency facility is planned to follow later in the year. A brand-new outpatient campus and a coming emergency building create a wave of local work. Reach the campus operators and their new clinic tenants first for medical and lab supplies, imaging and equipment service, billing and credentialing, primary-care and rehab staffing, EHR and phone systems, medical-grade cleaning, landscaping, signage, and web and marketing services. The campus brings primary and emergency care to one of Florida's fastest-growing counties, adding health care jobs and easing pressure on nearby hospitals.

  Source: Baptist Health (Jacksonville)

• Tampa Bay (Sarasota County)· 2026-07-02

  Florida Cancer Specialists opens new downtown Sarasota location

  On July 2, 2026, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute held a ribbon cutting for its new Sarasota Downtown location at 1941 Waldemere Street, inside the Milman-Kover Cancer Pavilion on the Sarasota Memorial campus. The roughly 60,000 square foot space adds more than 40,500 square feet over the group's previous Sarasota office and is staffed by a team of oncologists and hematologists. A large new oncology office needs fit-out, staffing, and steady supplies. Reach the practice managers first for infusion and exam-room supplies, specialty pharmacy and lab services, billing and prior-authorization support, clinical and front-desk staffing, EHR and scheduling software, medical-grade and biohazard cleaning, interior signage, and patient marketing. The expansion brings more cancer care capacity and skilled jobs to Sarasota, keeping patients closer to home for treatment.

  Source: Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (News)

• Tampa Bay (Sarasota County)· 2026-06-12

  Sarasota Memorial opens Milman-Kover Cancer Pavilion

  In mid-June 2026, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System celebrated the opening of its new Milman-Kover Cancer Pavilion, an outpatient cancer center on its Sarasota campus. The pavilion pulls together services that include the Boscia Breast Health Center, an infusion center, and radiation oncology, and connects to the health system's Oncology Tower by a pedestrian skybridge. The opening event was June 12, 2026. A new outpatient cancer pavilion runs on vendors and hires. Reach the pavilion's operators and the specialty practices moving in first for infusion and imaging supplies, radiation equipment service, billing and credentialing, oncology nursing and support staffing, EHR and scheduling tools, medical-grade and biohazard cleaning, and signage and patient outreach. The pavilion expands cancer care and adds health care jobs on the Gulf Coast, giving Florida patients advanced outpatient treatment without long travel.

  Source: Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

• Northwest Florida (Escambia County)· announced 2026-07-02

  Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola and FSU launch a new emergency medicine residency

  On July 1, 2026, Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola and the Florida State University College of Medicine started a new emergency medicine physician residency. The first class has 15 resident doctors, and the program will add 15 more each year until it reaches 45. Ascension gives the clinical site, FSU gives the academic oversight, and 15 board-certified emergency doctors will teach the residents. A new teaching program hires and buys steadily as each class arrives. Reach the residency leaders and campus team first for resident housing and landlord services, medical and simulation-training equipment, clinical and administrative staffing, meal and office-service contracts, insurance, and local web and marketing help. Training more emergency doctors who put down roots in the Panhandle means faster, stronger emergency care for Florida families.

  Source: Ascension

• Northwest Florida (Escambia, Walton, Bay & Gulf Counties)· announced 2026-04-23

  Ascension Sacred Heart launches a free mammogram program for uninsured women

  On April 23, 2026, Ascension Sacred Heart launched a free mammogram program to give breast cancer screenings to uninsured women across Northwest Florida. Women 40 and older who live in Florida, have no insurance, have no current breast symptoms, and have seen a primary care provider in the last 2 years can qualify. Donors to the Sacred Heart Foundation pay for the screenings. A growing screening program leans on outside help. Reach the Sacred Heart Foundation and its clinics first for imaging equipment and service, mobile screening units, patient-transport services, scheduling and reminder software, medical-grade cleaning, and community-outreach and marketing support. Finding breast cancer early keeps more Florida women healthy and lowers the long-term cost of care across the state.

  Source: Ascension

• North Central Florida (Alachua County)· announced 2026-05-07

  HCA Florida opens a new 90-bed Gainesville hospital, the region's first full-service hospital in 50 years

  On May 7, 2026, HCA Florida opened a brand new hospital in Gainesville. The 90-bed hospital is a $235 million project with private patient rooms, an emergency department, advanced imaging, and robotic surgery. It works as one licensed hospital together with the nearby HCA Florida North Florida Hospital. A brand-new hospital hires fast and buys a lot. Reach the hospital and the vendors setting up around it first for medical equipment and supplies, clinical and front-desk staffing, home health referrals, laundry and medical-grade cleaning, EHR and phone systems, insurance, signage, and nearby pharmacy and food services. The hospital adds 90 beds and at least 250 health care jobs to North Central Florida, widening care access for both city and rural communities.

  Source: HCA Florida Healthcare

• North Central Florida (Alachua County)· announced 2026-04-21

  UF Health Shands Children's Hospital completes a $30 million modernization in Gainesville

  On April 21, 2026, UF Health Shands Children's Hospital finished a $30 million upgrade of two pediatric units. The renovated space has newer, advanced-design private rooms and updated medical and surgical areas for young patients. A newly modernized children's unit keeps buying and referring. Reach the hospital and its pediatric service lines first for medical equipment and supplies, pediatric therapy referrals, family lodging, specialty nursing and support staffing, EHR and scheduling tools, medical-grade cleaning, and signage. Modern pediatric rooms keep advanced children's care close to home for families across North Central Florida.

  Source: UF Health

• Central Florida (Orange County)· announced 2026-04-30

  UCF and Orlando Health open a shared health innovation lab in Orlando

  On April 30, 2026, the University of Central Florida and Orlando Health opened a shared workspace in Orlando where doctors, staff, and students build and test new health care ideas together. Called Orlando Health Strategic Innovations, it sits inside UCF's SPRK innovation building on the main campus. Teams there work on cancer research, digital health tools, AI models, and orthopedic care. A shared innovation lab is a front door to two big health care buyers. Reach the lab teams first as a health-tech vendor, medical device maker, software developer, or research-services firm to pilot products with real clinical feedback from UCF and Orlando Health. It moves new health care tools from idea to patients faster and keeps skilled innovation jobs in Central Florida.

  Source: University of Central Florida

• Southwest Florida (Collier County)· announced 2026-06-12

  NCH Rooney Heart Institute performs Florida's first M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement

  On June 12, 2026, doctors at NCH in Naples completed the first SAPIEN M3 heart valve replacement done in Florida. The procedure fixes a leaky mitral valve through a small tube instead of open-chest surgery, so patients who are too sick for surgery now have a new option close to home. A new advanced heart program pulls patients and staff from across the region. Reach NCH and its recovering patients first for cardiac rehab services, home health aides, medical transport, specialty pharmacy, and clinical staffing. Florida patients can get an advanced heart treatment without traveling out of state, which keeps both care and health jobs in the region.

  Source: NCH (Naples Comprehensive Health)

• Southwest Florida (Collier County)· announced 2026-05-29

  NCH builds an integrated cancer program with Northwestern Medicine and names a new Cancer Center director

  On May 29, 2026, NCH in Naples said it is building one connected cancer program with help from Northwestern Medicine and hired Dr. Javier Munoz to lead it. The plan puts medical oncology, surgery, radiation, and support services under one program so patients get coordinated cancer care in one place. A growing cancer program needs a lot of support around it. Reach NCH first for lab and imaging supplies and service, medical office space, patient lodging, meal and transport services, billing and credentialing, and oncology nursing and support staffing. Southwest Florida families can get academic-level cancer care and clinical trials close to home instead of driving hours away.

  Source: NCH (Naples Comprehensive Health)

• We count each business by the date it registered with the state, so this shows new business formation, not the current number of practices.
• State records post about 2 weeks behind, so the last week or two will keep rising as more filings arrive.
• Every physician, nurse, dentist, therapist, and other health care practitioner in Florida is licensed through the Department of Health, and facilities like assisted living are licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration, so any new practice must credential licensed staff before it opens.
• We are still sorting every business into its industry, so these health care and social assistance counts will refine and grow as that work finishes.
• Counts cover active Florida businesses and update daily.

Statewide license source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance.

Frequently asked questions

Where are the most new health care businesses forming in Florida?

This report ranks every Florida region by new health care and social assistance businesses and shows if activity is heating up or slowing down.

What licensing does a new Florida health care business need?

Individual practitioners, from physicians to therapists, are licensed through the Florida Department of Health, and facilities like assisted living are licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration. Inside a city or county, a new practice usually also needs a local Business Tax Receipt and zoning approval before it opens, which is exactly when owners shop for the help this report describes.

Where does this data come from?

The formation counts come from official Florida business-registration records. We pull every new filing, sort it by industry and region, and update daily. We count a business by the date it registered with the state. Licensing comes from the Florida Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care Administration.

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