HealthTuesday, November 3
A new two-story VA clinic is planned for Lakewood Ranch Boulevard in Sarasota
The 5AM North Port team
If you're a veteran in Sarasota County, here's what's coming. Bay Pines VA Healthcare System will replace the Sarasota VA Clinic with a new two-story clinic at 2390 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, according to the VA. The project is in the design phase. The Herald-Tribune says the building replaces the existing clinic on Bee Ridge Road.
The new Sarasota VA clinic will have 109,688 square feet
Floor area of the new Sarasota VA clinic, beside places you know
23 basketball courts would fit inside the new Sarasota VA clinic
Source: mysuncoast.com
View as table
| Floor area | |
|---|---|
| The new Sarasota VA clinic | 109,688 sq. ft. (Per the VA) |
| A football field | 57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included) |
| A basketball court | 4,700 sq. ft. (NBA size) |
Closer to home, a rendering in the Herald-Tribune's gallery shows the Port Charlotte VA Clinic, which would actually be relocated to North Port, in the Heron Creek Town Center near North Port City Hall. One wrinkle: the gallery's headline says 135,000 square feet, while the VA says the Sarasota building will have 109,688.
- Services: mental health, audiology, optometry, dental, telehealth
- Primary care: expanded capacity
- Lessor: Cullinan JV LLC
- Construction: projected to begin in late 2027
The planned Sarasota VA clinic by the numbers
- 109,688
- square feet of space, per the VA
- 120,000+
- veterans a year the clinic is projected to serve
- Late 2027
- when construction is projected to begin
Source: mysuncoast.com
Sources: mysuncoast.com, Sarasota Herald-Tribune