ORLANDO — After more than a year of construction, the first phase of AdventHealth’s Innovation Tower opened to patients, including the new Florida headquarters for the nationally recognized Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.

“It’s been amazing watching the Innovation Tower take shape, and we are so pleased to welcome our first patients to this beautiful facility,” said Randy Haffner, president and CEO of AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division. “We are committed to investing in clinical excellence and advancing research in orthopedics and a whole range of disciplines. This is just the beginning of what our team will do in this building to deliver world-class, whole-person care.”

At 12 stories and 300,000 square feet, the building is a focal point for AdventHealth’s flagship campus, standing next to I-4 near Princeton Street. The building also has an attached 11-floor, 1,600-space parking garage.  

Other areas of the building will open later in 2022 or early 2023. Those areas include space for Orlando Neurosurgery; the new home of AdventHealth’s Neuroscience Institute, with two floors dedicated to the Center for Brain Health; research; sports medicine and rehab space; and an outpatient surgery center.

The building opening comes in the wake of U.S. News & World Report ranking AdventHealth’s neuro and ortho service lines among the nation’s top programs.

“This is a major milestone in our partnership with AdventHealth,” said Dr. Daryl Osbahr, chief of orthopedic surgery for Rothman Florida and executive medical director of the AdventHealth Orthopedic Institute. “Since launching our relationship in 2020, we’ve been busy opening offices across Central Florida to provide convenient care close to home. We are all excited to take the next step and open our Florida hub in this landmark building.”

Innovation Tower is the latest addition to the 172-acre Health Village campus. Health Village — the home of AdventHealth Orlando, AdventHealth for Women and AdventHealth for Children — also includes medical research operations, as well as residential, retail, dining and lodging components.

Work on the building began in February 2021. Hunton Brady is the architect on the project, and Batson-Cook is the general contractor. The project has been developed and is owned by health care real estate services firm Meadows & Ohly, in partnership with AdventHealth and physicians.