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Jupiter Medical

Center Opens

New Center in
A message from our President Palm Beach

Gardens
The 11th Annual SFHHA Healthcare Summit held on June 14 was a tremendous success.
This Summit represents the first Summit since the development of our new strategic plan,
bylaws, and rebranding retreat. The theme for the Summit was determined after getting lots Now residents of northern Palm
of input from our Board, Committees, and our members. A great big "thanks" to everyone Beach County have increased
who played a role in setting the theme. access to Jupiter Medical Center’s
Then, let's hear another round of applause for all the speakers who volunteered their time high quality care, closer to home.
to share with us. The opening session was an amazing success and set the tenor for the rest The Medical Center opened its
of the day! The breakout sessions were well attended and the interactions between the pan- third Urgent Care Center at 3250
elists and the attendees were amazing. PGA Boulevard, just across from
None of this success could have happened were it not for the staff and members working The Gardens Mall. The location is
behind the scenes. Lourdes put together the amazing programs, Dana and Stephanie made also home to a new center for
sure that everything went right, and Charles Felix saved the day. At the last minute when physical rehabilitation, offering
we couldn't get commitments from Legislators to attend the last session, Charles, in the patients unparalleled convenience
span of 18 hours, put together the amazing panel on medical cannabis; it turned out to be for their health and wellness
the perfect end of the day. needs.
Thank you to all that helped us put on the Summit and a special thanks to all who attend- The goal of Jupiter Medical
ed; you are who made the event special! Center’s Urgent Care Centers is to
As we now consider changes to the AHCA (as I am writing this the Senate has just Jaime Caldwell better serve the community with
released its bill), please consider the following: the right medical care at the lowest
• the CBO estimates that 23M Americans would lose insurance coverage cost – where and when it is needed
• Medicaid expenditures will decrease by almost $900B most. The hospital’s two centers in
• 20M Americans gained coverage under the ACA Jupiter and the newest location in
• Medicaid currently provides coverage to 70M people; nearly one-quarter of U.S. population Palm Beach Gardens provide
• Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births immediate and affordable walk-in
• Medicaid represents nearly 61 percent of all long term services care for adults and children, after
• Medicaid pays for 27 percent of all spending on mental health hours, on weekends and even holi-
• Medicaid pays for 21 percent of all substance abuse treatment days.
• Medicaid covers 17.6 percent of hospital costs
So when Congress and the President talk about significantly reducing both Medicaid expenditures and subsidized healthcare
coverage, who is going to end up paying these costs? Babies will still be born, people will still suffer from addiction, mental health
challenges will still be present, and people will continue to get sick; who will pay? You.

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