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THE MATHIS REPORT
‘He was a man of honesty and integrity’
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UF Health confirms three stand-alone ER centers
Jacksonville City Council member and former Mayor Tommy Hazouri is memorialized at Mandarin Presbyterian Church.
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KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
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The medical system intends to open the new locations in Baymeadows, west and northwest Jacksonville.
UF Health plans another freestanding emergency department in Jacksonville, extending its reach for ER services to three stand-alone locations. “Our focus is on providing the best clinical care to citizens in our service area in the most efficient way possible,” said Steve Wylie, director Wylie of development for UF Health Jacksonville. “We are currently and will continue to evaluate the market for additional locations to meet that need,” he said in an emailed statement Sept. 14. UF Health spokesman Dan Leveton confirmed the standalone ER centers for Baymeadows, the latest, and in west and northwest Jacksonville. They are planned at: ■ 11251 Lamb Tail Lane in the Baymeadows area.
STAND-ALONE EMERGENCY ROOM LOCATIONS
BAYMEADOWS 11251 Lamb Tail Lane
WEST JACKSONVILLE 888 Lane Ave. S.
NORTHWEST JACKSONVILLE 6765 Dunn Ave.
The city is reviewing a permit application for construction of an estimated $6 million free-standing ER. The 12,490-square-foot facility, with 900 square feet of unenclosed space, is planned on 1.96 acres along Baymeadows Road, east of Interstate 295.
The city is reviewing a building-permit application for UF Health to develop an 11,716-square-foot center on almost 1.2 acres at northwest Lane Avenue and Grace Lane.
Concurrency plans filed with the city show a 12,430-square-foot freestanding emergency clinic on 1.52 acres, although UF Health is not identified. The site is in the Dunn Village shopping center at Dunn Avenue and New Kings Road/U.S. 1 in the Dinsmore area.
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Thomas “Tommy” Lester Hazouri Sr. was memorialized Sept. 16 with the sanctuary at Mandarin Presbyterian Church filled with family and friends and nearly 100 people viewing a livestream of the service. Presided over by the Rev. Jeff Arnold, Hazouri was remembered by relatives and others who knew him for many decades during his career in public office. Arnold said Mandarin P re s by te r i a n is the “church home” of Hazouri and his Hazouri wife, Carol. “The outpouring of love to them has been more than they could possibly convey to you,” Arnold said as he began the service. “Tommy loved Jacksonville,” said the Rev. Kevin Pound, former pastor at Mandarin Presbyterian who retired in 2019. He commented on Hazouri’s long career in public office that included the state Legislature, mayor of Jacksonville, a member of the Duval County School Board and immediate past president of City Council when he died Sept. 11 at age 76. “He wanted to serve and worked to make life fair for all in the community. He made peace with all of his critics. He loved and cared about everybody,” Pound said. “Tommy was a former just about SEE HAZOURI, PAGE 3
Heritage Capital is relocating to Concourse II Heritage Capital Group and Business Valuation Inc. intend to move from near St. Nicholas to the Southpoint area in mid-October. The companies will move into about 10,000 square feet at 5210 Belfort Road, Suite 300, in the Concourse II building. They will move from about 8,000 square feet at 4417 Beach Blvd., Suite 302, in the Midtown Centre Office Park. Don Wiggins, CEO of Heritage and president of Business Valuation, said the two companies have about 40 people and a small office in Savannah.
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