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Year in Review - TENET PALM BEACH HOSPITALS

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Good Samaritan Medical Center

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center became the first and only hospital in the state of Good Samaritan Medical Center received the American Heart Association/American
Florida to use the NAVIO orthopedic surgical system to help surgeons perform precise Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus
and accurate partial knee replacement surgeries using the JOURNEY UNI knee. This Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensur-
technology for partial knee replacements uses a CT-free intra-operative registration, plan- ing stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recog-
ning and navigation platform to assist the surgeon in building patient-specific surgical nized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.
plans. As way to take the stress and anxiety out of waiting, Good Samaritan Medical Center’s
The hospital also began offering new hope for men suffering from erectile dysfunction Breast Institute is now offering same day mammography results for patients who undergo
with the availability of a new penile implant program. Penile implants are an option a mammogram. As part of a comprehensive approach to cancer care, the Good Samaritan
when other, less invasive treatments for erection problems have not been successful, and Breast Institute is a full-service breast cancer screening and treatment facility within
further treatment is desired. An inflatable penile prosthesis is an implantable device used Good Samaritan Medical Center. The Breast Institute offers low-dose screening and diag-
in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. nostic mammography, breast cancer surgery, stereotactic biopsy, ultrasound, CT scan-
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center received the American Heart Association’s 2019 ning, PET-CT, bone densitometry and support groups for newly diagnosed breast cancer
Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target patients or patients with advanced breast cancer.
Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus for the fifth straight year. The award recognizes the hospital’s Good Samaritan Medical Center was also honored by the Agency for Health Care
commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment accord- Administration, and the Florida Department of Health, for being one of 19 delivery hos-
ing to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evi- pitals in the state of Florida achieving the national Healthy People 2020 recognition. One
dence. objective of this program is to reduce cesarean section deliveries for first-time mothers
The hospital earned a certification of its cardiovascular-pulmonary rehabilitation pro- with low-risk pregnancies.
gram by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation The hospital also became a recipient of Healthgrades 2019 Labor and Delivery
(AACVPR). This certification is recognition of Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center’s Excellence Award™. This distinction places Good Samaritan in the top 10 percent of all
commitment to improving the quality of life of patients by enhancing standards of care. hospitals evaluated for the exceptional care of mothers during and after labor and deliv-
In addition, the hospital is also now performing procedures with the da Vinci Xi ery, according to Healthgrades.
Surgical System. The da Vinci Xi System is designed with the goal of further advancing
the technology used in minimally invasive surgery. The System can be used across a spec- West Boca Medical Center
trum of minimally, invasive surgical procedures and has been optimized for multi-quad-
rant surgeries in the areas of gynecology, urology, thoracic, cardiac, hepatobiliary, and
general surgery. West Boca Medical Center saw a major change at its CEO position appointing George
Rizzuto as its new chief executive officer. Rizzuto has more than 35 years of hospital lead-
ership experience as a healthcare executive with extensive experience in hospital opera-
tions and finance, as well as public accounting. Rizzuto replaced longtime CEO Mitch
Feldman, who retired from West Boca Medical Center and Tenet Healthcare after close

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