The only hospital in north Walton County has been shut down for more than 15 months.
As Walton County prepares to enhance medical operations with a new helicopter, a new ownership group is looking to reopen the old hospital in DeFuniak Springs.
Healthmark Regional Medical Center shut down on March 18, 2022, for renovations but ultimatley closed its doors for good.
Now, new ownership and a new future are in sight for the Highway 331 campus. A group of doctors bought the location after seeing the need firsthand.
The ownership group is looking at an opening date of Jan. 1, 2024, and start hiring for the location in October of 2023. The new hospital will be named the North Walton Healthcare Campus, capable of emergency services, dental surgery, orthopedics, and specialty care.
New ownership hopes to hire Healthmark staff members who were laid off without notice when the facility closed last year, reports MyPanHandle.com. Read more.
