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St. Mary’s Medical Center Hospital

Administrator Honored by City Kendall Regional Medical Center Committed
of West Palm Beach for Donation to Improving Patient Care Areas

of Pet Oxygen Masks
Kendall Regional Medical Center is increasing care capabilities with a $120 million
St. Mary’s Medical Center Administrator Don Chester and his wife Sally investment in the community. This will include a new Trauma/ICU floor, Women and
were recently honored by the City of West Palm Beach with the Life Saver Children’s floor, two-story addition with 77 private rooms and a new parking garage.
Award for their donation of 10 pet oxygen masks to West Palm Fire The hospital had previously announced its expansion project, but has now broken
Rescue. The masks are used to save pets that suffer smoke inhalation dur- ground on its nine-story parking garage. The garage is expected to offer hospital
ing a fire. The Chester’s are the proud owners themselves of four dogs. patients, visitors and staff 765 additional parking spaces.
Pictured (l-r) West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James, Diana Matty, West Kendall Regional Medical Center’s parking garage and two-floor expansion is expect-
Palm Fire Rescue, Sally Chester, Don Chester, Associate Administrator St. ed to be completed in April 2020. The hospital is also expected to open a Medical Office
Mary’s Medical Center Building in Doral to accompany its Doral Emergency Room in 2021.

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