Holy Cross Health Breaks Ground on a New Era of Care in Fort Lauderdale

The $57.3 million Holy Cross Health Center & Emergency Care – Fort Lauderdale at Sunrise is expected to open in Spring 2027. 

 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (June 30, 2026) – A major investment in Fort Lauderdale’s healthcare future is underway. Holy Cross Health broke ground on the $57.3 million Holy Cross Health Center & Emergency Care – Fort Lauderdale at Sunrise that will expand access to emergency, specialty and diagnostic care for residents and visitors across the region.

Phase one of the nearly 45,000 square-foot campus is expected to open in Spring 2027, bringing 24/7 emergency care, advanced imaging and multispecialty physician services to 200 E. Sunrise Blvd. The campus will span two 22,416 square-foot floors, with the second floor opening in a future phase as Holy Cross Health expands services to meet the community’s growing needs. Once fully operational, the campus is expected to care for more than 73,000 patients annually.

“We’ve been part of this community for many years, and we’ve seen how Fort Lauderdale continues to grow,” said Pierre Monice, MBA, FACHE, President and CEO of Holy Cross Health. “We’re not just turning soil or building a new facility. We’re creating more opportunities for people to get the care they need without putting it off because it’s too far away or too difficult to reach.”

The Fort Lauderdale campus is the second Holy Cross Health Center & Emergency Care location in Broward County, following the opening of the Deerfield Beach campus earlier this year. Together, the two locations reflect Holy Cross Health’s commitment to bringing emergency, specialty and outpatient care beyond its main campus and into more communities across the county.  

“When people see a groundbreaking, they see the start of construction,” said Brea Elles, Director of Planning, Design and Construction at Holy Cross Health. “I see the patients and families who will one day walk through these doors. That’s what has guided this project from the very beginning.”

With MPL Construction leading development, the project now enters its next chapter. As the campus takes shape, it will not only expand healthcare services for the community but also create approximately 120 health care jobs during phase one, with more than 200 positions anticipated as future phases are completed. In time, what is now a construction site will become part of the Fort Lauderdale community—a place where neighbors know they can turn when it matters most. 

For more information, visit holy-cross.com.

 

ABOUT HOLY CROSS HEALTH
A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, not-for-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. Holy Cross has been recognized for six Types of Care in U.S. News and World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings, was named among the 2024 America’s Best-In-State Hospitals by Newsweek and selected as a Forbes America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals in 2025. Holy Cross has also been designated as a 2025 High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for LGBTQ+ health care access and Holy Cross Health Foundation is designated as a High Performer from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as the community’s trusted health partner for life. Holy Cross Health also includes Holy Cross HealthPlex outpatient facility, urgent care centers and more than 40 Holy Cross Medical Group physician practices. To learn more about Holy Cross Health, visit holy-cross.com. Connect with Holy Cross Health on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.