To see the drawing power Palm Beach County demographics have for health care businesses, look no further than Palm Beach Gardens where Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services is busy birthing a third hospital to compete in the market.
Universal’s $430-million, under-construction Alan B. Miller Medical Center — named for the company founder — will be complete in April 2026, joining the north county market with Tenet Healthcare’s 199-bed Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center and 248-bed, 2,500-employee Jupiter Medical Center.
Earlier this year, Jupiter Medical opened the 90,000-sq.-ft. Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Institute and in 2025 will complete a five-story, 92-bed tower and 800-space parking deck. In 2026, Jupiter Medical opens a 29-bed neighborhood hospital with an ER, four operating rooms and other facilities in Avenir in Palm Beach Gardens.
Meanwhile, Tenet’s Palm Beach Gardens hospital, around for 55 years, has been enhancing facilities and services with a recently upgraded facade, lobby, ER and patient rooms. Tenet also plans in a year to complete a new 54-bed Florida Coast Medical Center hospital in Port St. Lucie that will employ 600. Tenet’s Palm Beach Health Network includes West Boca Medical Center, Delray Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center and St. Mary’s/Palm Beach Children’s along with its Palm Beach Gardens hospital, standalone ERs, imaging and other centers.
Universal’s project sits in the Alton development within Palm Beach Gardens. It will feature seven floors, 170 beds — later to be expanded by 130 beds — and two medical office buildings. It will employ 600 to 800, the company says. Universal’s other Palm Beach County holding is Wellington Regional Medical Center. Universal says the growing north county region can support its hospital and it forecasts drawing customers from Martin County as well as northern and central Palm Beach County.