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Developer updates Palm Beach Gardens on progress at Allen B. Miller Medical Center; hospital expects certificate of occupancy by February
Summary
UHS representatives told the council construction is advancing on the Allen B. Miller Medical Center: windows and exterior work should be finished soon, permanent power is expected in May, landscaping next year and a CO by February; the site will include a 24-room emergency department, six operating rooms, two cath labs and 40 EV chargers.
Palm Beach Gardens — Representatives of UHS updated the City Council on April 3 on construction progress at the Allen B. Miller Medical Center, reporting continued interior buildout and utilities work and projecting a certificate of occupancy in February 2026.
Kevin Delalo, speaking for UHS, said the 35-acre site has active construction across multiple trades and that windows, caulking and exterior framing should be finished by the end of the month. Delalo listed expected near-term milestones: permanent power in May, HVAC completion tied to central energy plant work, landscaping in the next calendar year and a target CO in February. He also said interior mock-ups and equipment verification are underway and that lab equipment will not be delivered until water‑quality testing is completed.
Delalo said the hospital will open with a 24-room emergency department, six operating rooms (with room to expand), radiology and a robotic program, orthopedics, gynecology and stroke services; the site will include two catheterization labs with electrophysiology capabilities. He told council that the seventh floor will offer six concierge suites with separate family rooms and a dedicated elevator.
On-site public EV charging will include 40 stations, 22 located at the hospital campus and 18 on the medical office building (ChargePoint class 2 chargers), Delalo said. He described a proposed public park feature at the hospital entrance that UHS calls the "tree of life," and noted the company has applied for the city's art-in-public-places process and is coordinating a signage package with city staff.
Delalo thanked city departments — police, fire, EMS, planning and building — for coordination and praised recent outreach to nearby homeowners associations. He said the construction work results in a large on-site workforce, describing roughly 500 workers on site during the current phase and expecting construction peak staffing to approach 750 when interior trades intensify.
Council members and staff asked timing and traffic questions; Delalo and UHS staff reiterated that project permitting and coordination with city departments continues and that the hospital team is working to finalize signage and public-art submittals. The council acknowledged the presentation and had no objections; no formal action was required on the update presentation.
Speakers at the meeting identified the UHS CEO in attendance and said she would be available for questions; Delalo said the CEO had long experience in the market and introduced the hospital's team to council.
