PALM BEACH, FL—Martin Health System just broke ground on its new hospital at the Tradition Center for Innovation (TCI), a 150-acre research park in Port St. Lucie. The 90-bed Tradition Medical Center will serve as a resource for research studies taking place at TCI.

“The Martin Health System began the process for approval of a hospital in Port St. Lucie over 14 years ago,” Andrew Favata, vice president of Mann Research, developer of TCI, tells GlobeSt.com. “The need was anticipated then. As the community has grown so has the need for a MHS hospital. In addition, as the Tradition Center for Innovation has grown to include over 200,000 square feet of biotech space. MHS saw the need to expand its clinical trials with each institute.”

Tradition Medical Center’s plans include a dedicated phase one unit for conducting inpatient clinical trials. As TCI works to bridge the translational gap through collaboration among its current research institutions, the Tradition Medical Center could play an integral role in bringing drug and device development from the bench to the clinic.