BUSINESS NEWS BRIEFS: AdventHealth opens new building, Chariot Eagle rebrands


: AdventHealth Ocala opened a new three-story medical office building on June 12. [Photo courtesy AdventHealth]

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Posted June 17, 2025 | By Susan Smiley-Height, [email protected]

AdventHealth Ocala opens new facility
AdventHealth on June 12 showed off its new medical office building at 1219 S. Pine Ave., Ocala. The three-story, 60,000 square foot facility houses several departments.

The first floor is dedicated to AdventHealth Ocala’s Women’s Institute, featuring OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine. The second floor houses the Cardiovascular Institute, with pediatric cardiology, general cardiology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery. The third is home to the Neuroscience Institute, housing neurosurgery and interventional neurology, as well as the hospital’s orthopedic suites.

“We are thrilled to officially open this incredible new building, which will help our providers reach patients more efficiently and make it easier for our community to navigate the health care system,” said Erika Skula, president and CEO of AdventHealth Ocala, in the news release. “This facility will ensure our community and visitors have greater access to exceptional, whole-person care and the best possible health outcomes.”

The first patient appointment for the new facility is scheduled for June 24.

Ocala company rebrands
Chariot Eagle, a Cavco Industries company and builder of park model RVs, is now operating as Cavco-Ocala. Located at 931 NW 37th Ave., Ocala, Cavco-Ocala is among 31 Cavco-owned manufacturers and builders that have adopted the company’s national brand name. Cavco-Ocala employs approximately 80 people in the local community.

“Our local team continues to design and build high-quality Park Model RVs for customers across Florida. Although our name may have changed, our customers will continue to work with the same dedicated professionals here at our location,” said Ben Flores, Cavco-Ocala’s general manager, in the news release.

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