Joe DiMaggio Children’s H spital Bringing Specialized Pediatric Care To Wellington
By Lourdes Rodriguez and Kerting Baldwin
Wellington provides a unique quality of life filled with an abundance of parks, quality schools, charming neighborhoods and engaging equestrian interests. Joining the community will be Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, with its first pediatric specialty center in Wellington set to open its doors in early 2019. The new center will be the largest specialty center outside of the fourfloor freestanding children’s hospital. Known in South Florida as one of the region’s leading pediatric hospitals, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers a comprehensive scope of healthcare ser-
vices and programs in a child-friendly environment. Located in Hollywood, the pediatric hospital has several satellite physician offices throughout Broward County and southern Palm Beach County. The Wellington location, which
has already broken ground, is located on State Road 7, north of Lake Worth Road and south of Forest Hill Blvd. The new specialty center is a 30,000-squarefoot facility and will house board-certified pediatric specialists, an outpatient surgery center, pediatric rehabilitation services and comprehensive imaging services with state-of-the-art technology. The Pediatric Specialty Center in Wellington will provide services such as pediatric otolaryngology/head and
(Above and right) Renderings of the future Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Pediatric Specialty Center in Wellington. wellington the magazine | july 2018
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