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to 30 years of service to the organization. Feldman’s strong work ethic, knowledge and among the top 1% in quality outcomes for TCAR.
determination to deliver high quality care, built a strong and successful foundation at Delray Medical Center was also recognized as a High Performing Hospital for 2019-20
West Boca Medical Center. by U.S. News & World Report.
The hospital also underwent a nearly $10 million renovation of their operating rooms The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings, now in their 5th year, are designed to
to expand and enlarge operating room capabilities for modernization, improved efficien- assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive
cy and advanced technological capability. The hospital now has the use of six newly ren- care for common conditions and elective procedures. These ratings extend the U.S. News
ovated operating rooms which are equipped with the latest technology. In addition, the mission of providing consumers with patient decision support beyond the Best Hospitals
hospital increased its post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) bays from six to fifteen, which rankings, which are geared toward complex specialty care.
includes four private PACU rooms. Delray Medical Center earned a “High Performing” rating for heart failure and chronic
West Boca Medical Center received a national certification as a Sleep Safe Hospital obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) procedures, in recognition of care that was sig-
through the Home Safe and Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County. The nificantly better than the national average, as measured by factors such as patient out-
award is based on West Boca Medical Center’s commitment to reduce infant sleep-related comes. “High Performing” is the highest rating U.S. News awards for heart failure and
deaths by establishing a hospital infant safe sleep policy. Sudden infant death syndrome COPD care.
(SIDS) is the leading cause of death among infants one month to one year of age, taking Delray Medical Center is also among the top 10 percent in the nation for Cranial
the lives of about 2,500 children each year in the United States. Neurosurgery and Critical Care, according to a national report by Healthgrades.
West Boca Medical Center is also a 5-star recipient for Vaginal and C-Section Deliveries
as recognized by Healthgrades. This 5-star rating indicates
that West Boca Medical Center’s clinical outcomes are sta-
tistically significantly better than expected for Vaginal and
C-Section Deliveries.

St. Mary’s Medical Center

St. Mary’s Medical Center & Palm Beach Children’s
Hospital announced the appointment of Cynthia
McCauley as its new Chief Administrative Officer. In this
new role, McCauley is responsible for all strategic growth,
operations and finances for both facilities.
St. Mary’s Medical Center also became the first hospital
in Palm Beach and Broward county to use the Surpass
Streamline Flow Diverter to treat unruptured large and
giant wide neck intracranial aneurysms. The device is the
second flow diverting stent to gain FDA approval in the
U.S.
CARF International (Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities) awarded St. Mary’s Medical
Center and the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital accredita-
tion for a period of three years for its comprehensive inte-
grated inpatient rehabilitation program for adults, com-
prehensive integrated inpatient rehabilitation program for
children and adolescents, brain injury specialty program
and stroke specialty program.
The hospital was also recognized with the Labor and
Delivery Excellence Award™ and Obstetrics and
Gynecology Excellence Award by Healthgrades for the
second year in a row. In fact, the hospital is the only one
in Palm Beach County to achieve this. This distinction
places St. Mary’s Medical Center in the top 5% of all hos-
pitals evaluated for the exceptional care of mothers during
and after labor and delivery according to Healthgrades, a
leading online resource for information about physicians
and hospitals. In addition to the OBGYN and Labor and
Delivery Excellence Awards, St. Mary’s Medical Center has
been recognized as a five-star recipient for Vaginal
Delivery and C-Section Delivery for the 5th consecutive
year.

Delray Medical Center

Delray Medical Center achieved the Healthgrades 2019
America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award for the 17th straight
year, since the inception of the award. The distinction
places the hospital in the top 1 percent of more than 4,500
hospitals assessed nationwide for its consistent, year-over-
year superior clinical performance as measured by
Healthgrades.
The hospital also received the bariatric surgical center
accreditation as a Comprehensive Center under the
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality
Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®), a joint program of
the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
(ASMBS).
In addition, DMC became the first hospital in South
Florida to perform the Trans Carotid Artery
Revascularization (TCAR) procedure to treat carotid
artery disease and help prevent future strokes, is now a
center of excellence for this procedure. This recognition
by Silk Road Medical designates Delray Medical Center as
South Florida’s only TCAR Center of Excellence.
This designation notes that Delray Medical Center is

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