Boca Raton Observer April 2011

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A CENTRALIZED ADDRESS FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH

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he new Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital will serve as a “centralized address” for women’s health, providing a comprehensive array of services from maternity care through menopause and aging.

WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE NEEDS ARE DISTINCTIVE FROM MEN’S, FOR EXAMPLE:

#1 in Florida for 2011 by HealthGrades® in cardiac services and cardiac surgery THE STROKE CENTER – ranked #1 in Florida for 2011 in the treatment of stroke by HealthGrades® THE CENTER FOR BREAST CARE – performing 90,000 procedures each year utilizing the most advanced techniques for the detection of breast cancer

➥ Heart disease, the leading cause

of death in women, kills 50,000 more women than men each year ➥ Women are more likely to suffer

The Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute has been named with a transformational gift from Christine E. Lynn, who gave

from autoimmune diseases such as lupus, arthritis, and endocrine disorders such as diabetes than men ➥ Women are 80 percent more

According to HealthGrades®, the leading independent health care ratings organization, Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s women’s services were ranked in the top 5% nationwide for 2010, with advanced patient care, education, access to cutting edge research and support groups.

likely to suffer from osteoporosis than men The Institute for Women’s Health & Wellness will provide a continuum of care, with access to the very best resources for women’s health at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, including: TOPPEL FAMILY PLACE - providing exceptional maternity and obstetrical services THE EUGENE M. & CHRISTINE E. LYNN CANCER INSTITUTE – with some of the world’s most advanced technology and nationally recognized physicians

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PROMOTION

THE CHRISTINE E. LYNN HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE – ranked

PROMOTION

Christine E. Lynn

the gift in honor of Gloria Drummond, the founder of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, on the occasion of Gloria’s 80th birthday in 2010. The gift will be used to construct a new, state-of-the-art facility for women’s services, creating an attractive and comfortable setting with an emphasis on clinical excellence, efficiency and privacy.

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