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Michael and Dianne Bienes Encompass Health Rehabilitation
South Florida's Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital Receives Presidents’
Monthly
at Holy Cross Hospital Receives Circle Award
Healthcare Newspaper

National Accreditation Renewal
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of
PO Box 812708 Martin Health, recently received the National Presidents’
Boca Raton, FL 33481-2708 Circle Award.
Phone: (561) 368-6950
This hospital was one of only 17 hospitals in Encompass
Health’s nationwide network of 133 inpatient rehabilitation
Website: hospitals to receive the National Presidents’ Circle Award. This
www.southfloridahospitalnews.com distinction recognizes the hospital’s outstanding performance

in development of clinical programs, quality of patient care

CHARLES FELIX services, employee retention and overall operational excel-
CAROL FELIX lence. In addition, Encompass Health at Martin Health was
Publishers one of eight hospitals awarded with Outstanding Performance
in Patient Satisfaction.
NANCY LAMMIE
Editor Delray Medical Center and Palm

JUDY GRAMM Beach Gardens Medical Center
Editorial Manager & Webmaster
Earn An “A” in Patient Safety
JMC GRAPHICS (l-r) Lorraine Saunders; Dr. Leonard Seigel; Dr. Ena Segota;
Art/Production from The Leapfrog Group
lammienancy@aol.com Dr. Joseph Casey; Dr. Jessica Burgers; Dr. Vivek Patel;
412-877-5321 Vanessa Oliveri; Mary Jo Johnson Delray Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical
center both receive an “A” rating from The Leapfrog Group’s
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS The Michael and Dianne Bienes Cancer Center at Holy Cross Fall 2019 Safety Score, demonstrating the hospitals commit-
Daniel Casciato Hospital has received a three-year, full reaccreditation designa- ment to delivering safe, high-quality patient care.
Barbara Fallon tion by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is the only hospital in
Vanessa Orr (NAPBC). NAPBC-accredited centers must demonstrate a mul- Palm Beach County to receive an “A” five consecutive times
Lois Thomson tidisciplinary, team approach to coordinate the best care and
treatment options available; have access to breast cancer-related (2017-2019).
information, education and support; provide breast cancer data

collection on quality indicators for all subspecialties involved in Good Samaritan Medical Center
LOOK FOR OUR breast cancer diagnosis and treatment; provide ongoing moni-
NEXT ISSUE toring and improvement of care; and offer information about Recognized for Reducing C-section
clinical trials and new treatment options.
IN JANUARY Deliveries for Low Risk Mothers

Kendall Regional Medical Center
Good Samaritan Medical Center is honored by the Agency for
TO REACH US Health Care Administration, and the Florida Department of
FOR Named America's 100 Best Hospitals Health, for being one of 19 delivery hospitals in the state of
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OR EDITORIAL tion. One objective of this program is to reduce cesarean sec-
tion deliveries for first-time mothers with low-risk pregnancies.
Call (561) 368-6950 Kendall Regional Medical Center is one of America’s 100 Best While rare, cesarean births can carry risks, and more hospi-
Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery, Joint Replacement, General
or e-mail tals are working to reduce cesarean section births for low risk
Surgery, Prostate Surgeries and Gastrointestinal Care according
carol@southfloridahospitalnews.com to a national study by Healthgrades. and first time mothers unless it’s necessary. Good Samaritan
“The people of the organization have made a significant com- Medical Center reduced its cesarean rate to 23.9%. The nation-
mitment to quality care and patient outcomes,” explained Dr. al average is 26%, while the state average is just over 31%.
Manuel Anton, CMO, Kendall Regional. “This is evidenced by
SUBSCRIPTIONS the ongoing staff training, growth of the medical staff, equip- Jupiter Medical Center

One Year $40 ment updates and focus on benchmark performance. Our teams
have been diligent in their implementation and driven these Earns Top Safety Rating
Two Years $60 impressive results. We are very proud of these recognitions and
Three Years $75 look forward to continuing our accomplishments and adding Jupiter Medical Center is once again recognized as a leader in
new ones.” hospital safety, according to national healthcare watchdog

organization The Leapfrog Group.
To subscribe, The medical center received the highest ranking possible of
call (561) 368-6950 Westside Regional Medical Center an “A” rating for the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade in fall
or subscribe online at Awarded Advanced Thrombectomy 2019. The ranking is a national distinction recognizing Jupiter
Medical Center’s achievements protecting patients from harm
southfloridahospitalnews.com. Capable Stroke Certification from and providing safer healthcare.
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