Memorial Rehabilitation Institute’s Sharks Wheelchair Basketball team received a surprise check valued for $25,000 at an event held by Memorial Regional Hospital South. The generous donation was made by Hollywood resident, Kyoko Harigaya Brogdon, after Amaury Cifuentes, a board member of Memorial and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundations, who also serves on Memorial Legacy Leaders, shared...
Games Changers
First Mobile MRI of its Kind Unveiled at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s West Kendall Outpatient Center
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has installed a new, state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the Philips 1.5T Ambition X, at its West Kendall Outpatient Center, transforming healthcare delivery for children and their families. Nicklaus Children’s is the first hospital in the nation to adopt a mobile version of the Philips 1.5T Ambition X, to replace an existing MRI machine to...
Jewish Family Home Care welcomes new CEO
Jewish Family Home Care (JFHC) – a not-for-profit agency providing multi-reach, non-medical home quality home health care for Broward County, Florida seniors from all reaches of life and any faith – is pleased to welcome Robin Miller as its chief executive officer. JFHC is one of the largest providers of home health care providing assistance to Holocaust survivors and anyone in Broward County...
Palm Beach Health Network Announces 2023 Tenet Heroes and Hall of Fame Inductees
The Palm Beach Health Network(PBHN) has just announced its five 2023 Tenet Hero winners, including two Tenet Hall of Fame inductees. A Tenet Hero is an individual who goes beyond the limits of their everyday duties to make a positive difference in their communities. The Tenet Heroes program allows us to recognize and celebrate our employees who have an encouraging effect on patients and...
Study IDs Biomarker that Could Predict Chemotherapy Benefits for Colon Cancer Patients
Many people with stage 2 or stage 3 colon cancer receive additional, or adjuvant, chemotherapy following surgery. However, clinical trials have shown that this treatment doesn’t improve the chances of survival for every patient. Steven Chen, PhD, a researcher at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is using his data expertise to help...
Memorial Healthcare System Nearly Doubles Robotic Surgery Program Across Five Hospitals
Memorial Healthcare System has just announced a significant expansion of its robotic surgery program, with the acquisition of seven state-of-the-art Intuitive® da Vinci Xi® surgical systems being deployed across five of its hospitals throughout south Broward. This strategic investment marks a bold step forward in Memorial’s commitment to enhancing patient care, improving surgical outcomes, and...