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Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Recognized with Six Five-Star Achievements from Healthgrades Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center announced on November 9 that it has achieved numerous Five-Star ratings for specialty care, according to new research released by Healthgrades, a leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center’s Five-Star ratings include...

The 12-bed end-of-life care unit expects to serve 550+ patients annually. Broward County residents now have easier access to quality end-of-life care with the expansion of the VITAS Healthcare Inpatient Hospice Unit (IPU) at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. The nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care completed construction in October 2023, increasing its capacity from...

An event recently hosted by Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute reunited heart failure patients with the caregivers that provided life-saving treatment, all to celebrate a milestone 10 years in the making. It was an emotional scene when the individuals, all of whom had ventricular assist devices (VAD) implanted to pump blood when their own hearts couldn’t, returned to the campus of Memorial...

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies have just announced that their collaborative Baby Steps transition-to-home program has been designated an Edge Runner by the American Academy of Nursing (Academy). Edge Runners are evidence-based, nurse-designed models that demonstrate significant clinical, financial, community, and policy outcomes with...

Alumni Profile Sasha Davidson, MD Executive MBA Health Sector Management and Policy 2018 - 2019 Previously Dr. Sasha Davidson is a native of South Florida. She grew up in North Miami Beach and has always maintained her roots in our area despite her departure to pursue her aspirations in medicine. After completing her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of Miami, she ventured...

Jupiter Medical Center is pleased to welcome three new providers to Jupiter Medical Center’s Physician Group and the distinguished Robson Heart & Vascular Institute: Vivek Patel, MD, FACS, Cardiothoracic Surgeon; David Weisman, MD, FHRS, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, and Michael S. Sabbah, MD, Interventional Cardiologist. “All three physicians bring exceptional credentials to Jupiter Medical...