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Access to medical care is an important piece of any healthy, thriving community and Palm Coast is no exception. While Advent Health has a major footprint in the area (with two hospitals and a third campus on the way), there’s still a significant lack of speciality medical services within the city limits.
“How many of us in this community have to drive to New Smyrna, Orlando, St. Johns County or Jacksonville for medical services?” said Jeff Douglas, president of Douglas Property & Development. “Or we have to wait weeks or months for health services here.
In the 2019 Department of Health Flagler County Community Assessment, 42% of people said that mental health and counseling services were hard to obtain while 29% said alternative therapy and 25% said speciality doctor care such as a heart doctor. Almost 15% said it was difficult to obtain dental or oral care.