Orangetree’s first comprehensive health center set to welcome patients in 2026

August 28, 2025 – Healthcare Network, a nonprofit organization working to ensure primary medical care is accessible to everyone in the community, held a topping-off ceremony for the construction of the Van Domelen Community Health Center. The $15-million medical complex will ensure that more than 41,000 residents in the Orangetree area, including Golden Gate Estates, will have access to high-quality medical care.

Celebrating the structural completion of the building, DeAngelis Diamond led the ceremonial raising of the final steel beam into the framework, a major construction milestone for the two-story, 20,000-square-foot medical complex.

The once-rural region of Orangetree is now one of Southwest Florida’s fastest-growing areas, but it remains a “healthcare desert” without any health clinics or medical centers.

“From Collier Boulevard and Immokalee Road, all the way to Ave Maria, there are no doctors,” said Jamie Ulmer, president and CEO of Healthcare Network. “For far too long, the Orangetree community has not had access to critical, essential medical services.

Healthcare Network broke ground on the Van Domelen Community Health Center in May 2024, which has been named after the Bill and Julia Van Domelen Foundation for a landmark gift of $5 million. Once complete, the new facility will offer an array of services, including obstetrics and gynecology, primary medical, dental, integrated behavioral health for children and adults, a drive-thru pharmacy as well as basic lab and X-ray services.

For more information about the Van Domelen Community Health Center, please visit HealthcareSWFL.org.

 About Healthcare Network

Since 1977, Healthcare Network has distinguished itself by providing primary health care to men, women and children of all ages, helping the disenfranchised, underinsured, and uninsured of our communities, as well as those with insurance and resources who recognize the quality and comprehensiveness of care available. The organization has grown from two small trailers in Immokalee to a network of providers located throughout Collier County. Primary health care services include family care, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, senior care, dental care and pharmacy, and integrated and traditional behavioral health for adults and children. Additionally, the organization’s community health workers bring health and social services directly to underserved families. For more information, visit HealthcareSWFL.org, or to schedule an appointment, please call 239-658-3000.