BayCare has started construction on a hospital in Wesley Chapel.

The 318,000-sq.-ft. hospital will provide medical services and health care resources including an emergency department, an intensive care unit with virtual-monitoring beds, diagnostic services such as imaging and lab, and physical rehabilitation.

BayCare will invest $246 million to build the hospital at 4501 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. in Pasco County.

The new hospital is expected to open in early 2023.