Editing Cape Coral, Florida (section)

==Economy==
The economy in Cape Coral is based on healthcare services, retail, and real estate/construction. The city's Economic Development Office promotes and incentivizes business relocation to Cape Coral. In 2016 the city's top five employers were the [[Lee Memorial Hospital]], [[School District of Lee County (Florida)|Lee County School System]], [[Publix Supermarkets]], City of Cape Coral, and [[Walmart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capecoral.net/Portals/0/docs/EDO/Top%20Employers_CapeCoral%201.09.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626163248/http://www.capecoral.net/Portals/0/docs/EDO/Top%20Employers_CapeCoral%201.09.pdf|url-status=dead|title=City of Cape Coral, 2016 Cape Coral's Largest Employers|archive-date=June 26, 2010|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>

Acute care is provided by Cape Coral Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leehealth.org/|title=Lee Health|website=www.leehealth.org|accessdate=December 31, 2022}}</ref> Trauma Services are provided by Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers or Tampa. In December 2012, the Lee County VA Healthcare Center opened on Diplomat Parkway, providing a large range of medical services to veterans.<ref>''[http://www.baypines.va.gov/locations/Lee_County_VA_Healthcare_Center_Cape_Coral_FL.asp Bay Pines VA Healthcare System]''</ref> Lee Health plans to expand healthcare services throughout the 2020s. Lee Health is planning to open a new hospital by 2030. Lee Health is expanding the ICU at Cape Coral Hospital from 22 beds to 34 beds. Furthermore, Lee Health is partnering with [[Florida State University]] to bring an Internal Medicine Residency Program to Cape Coral Hospital. Lee Health will also open a new outpatient center as a part of the Bimini Basin project near Downtown Cape Coral. Other plans include expansion of the existing outpatient center.<ref>''[https://www.leehealth.org/about-us/media/dr-larry-antonucci-florida-weekly-blog/plans-increase-access-to-care-in-cape-coral Lee Health]''</ref>

In 2021, Bayfront Health, now Shorepoint, opened a freestanding Emergency Room & Urgent Care in Northeast Cape Coral along Del Prado Blvd.<ref>''[https://www.shorepointeruc.com/shorepoint-emergency-room-urgent-care-cape-coral/ Shorepoint Health]''</ref> The following year, HCA Florida opened a 24/7 Freestanding Emergency Room along Pine Island Rd.<ref>''[https://www.hcafloridahealthcare.com/locations/cape-coral-emergency HCA Florida]''</ref>

In 2022, Encompass Health opened a 40-Bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital at the corner of NE Pine Island Rd. and Pondella Rd.<ref>''[https://encompasshealth.com/locations/capecoralrehab Encompass Health]''</ref>