Health Care
HONORS BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL ª 2015-2016 Best Hospitals Listing, U.S. News & World Report ª 2015-2016 Consumer Choice Award Recipient, Nation Research Corporation ª 2016 Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award, Healthgrades ª 2015 Excellence Award for Clinical Care, VHA, Inc. ª 2014 Best 50 Hospitals in the Nation for the fourth year in a row ª 2014 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence by Healthgrades for the 10th year in a row (only 24 of the nation’s 4,500 hospitals have earned such a consecutive distinction)
WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER
of service to the community and with 500 physicians in a range of specialties. The hospital features surgical services in orthopedics, urology, ophthalmology, cosmetic surgery and gynecology. West Boca Medical Center offers general medical and surgical care, cardiac and surgical intensive care, pediatric services, outpatient surgery services, 24-hour emergency services for adults and children, diabetes education and a cystic fibrosis program for adults and children. West Boca Medical Center operates an upscale diagnostic imaging center that features MRI, a 64-slice CT scanner, digital mammography, ultrasound, bone density, X-ray, fluoroscopy, EKG and PET CT testing. In 2014, West Boca began using InQuicker. com, a service that allows patients with routine issues to check in online, reduce wait 58 |
time in the ER and arrive at their projected treatment times. The Outpatient Surgery Center specializes in minimally invasive procedures that result in shorter recuperation periods. West Boca has surgeons who perform Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS), one of the latest advancements in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery that allows physicians to perform surgical procedures through a single skin incision in the patient’s umbilicus, or belly button. In 2013 West Boca Medical Center intro-
duced its comprehensive breast care services at the all-new Breast Center at West Boca Diagnostic Imaging. The center focuses on prevention, early disease detection and diagnosis. Patients can expect the onsite patient navigator and qualified staff to coordinate and treat them with compassion and sensitivity in an upscale setting. West Boca’s Maternity Services are among the best in the nation. The BirthCare Pavilion—designed to accommodate a variety of birthing options, including natural childbirth or anesthesia-assisted deliveries—offers
PHILLIP LAUER
ª 2016 Patient Safety Excellence Award by Healthgrades for the second year in a row ª 2016 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines—Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award ª 2016 Palm Beach Medical Society’s Heroes in Medicine Award given to Mitch Feldman, CEO of West Boca Medical Center ª 2015 Healthgrades Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award and Labor and Delivery Excellence Award ª Honored with an “A” grade for the Hospital Patient Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections.
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