LeeSar Regional Service Center Completed by GATES

FORT MYERS, Fla. - May 8, 2013 - PRLog -- GATES Construction, in a joint venture with The Haskell Company (GATES-Haskell), has completed the construction of the new LeeSar Regional Service Center located on a 16.55 acre campus in Ft. Myers, Fla.  LeeSar’s new 205,000-square-foot facility features over 80,000-square-feet of climate-controlled distribution area, a 40,780-square-foot sterile processing center and a 38,750-square-foot cook ‘n chill area for food preparation.

The new facility, designed by SchnekelShultz and CSO Architects, serves as the base of its operations allowing it to expand and continue to provide services, including the acquisition and distribution of medical supplies, pharmaceutical repackaging, contract negotiations, instrument repair, courier service, centralized sterile processing for surgical instruments, food management and preparation for local hospitals. Prior to construction of this new facility, LeeSar operated from multiple locations as it expanded over the years.

Formed as a cooperative effort by Lee Memorial Healthcare System and Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System in 1998, LeeSar is a regional healthcare supply chain management company serving healthcare organizations throughout the Southeast.  To learn more about the services and products offered by the LeeSar Regional Service Center, visit their website at www.leesar.com.

GATES, with offices in Florida and the Republic of Panama, is a full service general contracting firm providing construction management and design-build services with a diversified project portfolio in all types of commercial, institutional, industrial and residential construction projects.  For more information on GATES, please call (239) 593-3777 or visit the website at www.GATESinc.com.