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Volume 15 • Issue 1• $5.00 July 2018
THE REGIONʼS MONTHLY NEWSPAPER FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS & PHYSICIANS

Medical Tourism Memorial Hospital Pembroke:

Healing Starts Here

BY DANIEL CASCIATO

According to the Nation al
Institute on Drug Abuse,
there were 2,798 opioid-
related deaths in the state of
Florida as a result of an over-
dose in 2016. This was Graduate: 1st place, Florida International
46.3% higher than the pre- University. (l-r) Zailyn Rodriguez,
vious year indicating that
opioid dependency and Marria Janjua, Jesus Diaz
overdoses are still growing.
Edwin “Rusty” Angstadt To step up its efforts to SFHEF Case
fight the opioid abuse epi- Mark Doyle Dr. Sandeep Mendiratta
A Patient’s demic, Memorial Hospital Competition
Pembroke, in partnership with DetoxMD, offers patients a unique Medical Detoxification
program along with cutting-edge treatment in a safe hospital setting.
Health Care The program, which began this spring, is one of the only hospital-based programs in Highlights
South Florida that provides inpatient care for adults who are currently using or experi-
Journey Through encing acute withdrawal symptoms from alcohol, prescription medications, opiates and Students’
other drugs. To date, nearly 100 patients have participated in the program.
“We have adopted an interdisciplinary team approach to optimize treatment,” says
Jupiter Medical Sandeep Mendiratta M.D., a psychiatry specialist with Memorial and a Board Certified Skill Sets
Center’s Global Continued on page 8 BY VANESSA ORR

Medicine From Hospital to Home: For the past 15 years, the South Florida

Program Elder Care Investments by 2020 Healthcare Executive Forum (SFHEF) has
been enabling students to learn more
about how the industry works by provid-
If provider investment ing them with a real-life opportunity to
BY EDWIN “RUSTY” ANGSTADT, NEW plans are any indication, delve into a healthcare case study. While
HOPE, PA AND ABACO, BAHAMAS the next big opportunity top teams win monetary prizes, the bene-
for care looks to be moving fits extend far beyond that award.
After I retired in 2001, my wife, from hospital to home. “The 2018 SFHEF Healthcare Leader
Nancy, and I began to live our dream life Under pressure to curb Development Case Competition offered
in the Bahamas. Both of us were in good healthcare spending, pro - students a wonderful opportunity to
health and somewhat oblivious to what viders plan to move away showcase their learnings by analyzing a
our future medical needs might be. We from traditional models real-life case study and presenting their
assumed that if we ever needed serious like Skilled Nursing and findings to executive judges who are lead-
medical help, we would return home to inpatient rehab facilities ers for major healthcare organizations,”
Pennsylvania and our medical comfort and toward those that pro- explained SFHEF President Adrian Parker,
zone. That was until we met the team at mote care outside the hos- FACHE. “The presentations took place in
Jupiter Medical Center. pital or institutional set- BY STEVEN SHILL AND PATRICK PILCH front of a variety of healthcare profession-
My first experience with Jupiter ting, BDO’s Candid Con - als from the business community and
Medical Center began in April 2017 with versations on Elder Care could lead to potential employment
an endoscopy referral from my general reveals. opportunities for students.”
practitioner in Abaco, Bahamas. The The study (with NEJM Catalyst) asks U.S. executives, clinical leaders and clinicians The competition is part of the Student
procedure was very simple, and the tran- at nearly 500 healthcare organizations which areas they’ll invest in most by 2020— Services component of the SFHEF, which
sition was seamless, thanks to Marina and how they’ll look to tech—to prepare for the growth of the aging U.S. population. also provides scholarships, assists with
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