Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is proud to show appreciation to its nursing staff by participating in the DAISY Foundation's nursing award celebration. This quarter, the hospital names Jaclyn Youngkin, RN and assistant nurse manager of the third floor its Daisy Award winner for providing extraordinary, compassionate and skillful care.
The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center has earned a perfect score on its recent annual inspection from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its mammography program.
The areas surveyed by the FDA inspector include but are not limited to medical records, quality assurance, medical audit and outcome analysis, staff education and credentialing and quality control. This year was the fifth year in a row that the medical center has received a perfect score in all areas surveyed.
North Broward Hospital District, d/b/a Broward Health, has been awarded the Health Center Quality Leader certificate of achievement by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in recognition of exemplary service and commitment to quality healthcare.
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County recognized five of its founders and five veteran staff members at its 30th Anniversary Legacy Awards reception on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the West Palm Beach Hilton. The honorees have dedicated years of service in supporting this unique public health care system.
Miami Cancer Institute, a next-generation cancer treatment destination and Florida’s only member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Alliance, proudly announced today that Albert H. Nahmad has been named chair of the Institute’s Board of Directors. He succeeds S. Lawrence “Larry” Kahn III, the Institute’s visionary, founding Board chair and founder of Coral Gables-based Lowell Homes, who recently passed away following a long battle with lymphoma. Mr. Nahmad shares Mr. Kahn’s passion for philanthropy and a desire to continue to help elevate Miami Cancer Institute as a cancer treatment destination both here in Miami and in neighboring regions.
Kara S. Nickel has Joined Nicklaus Children’s Health System (which includes Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and a network of outpatient centers) as Associate General Counsel. In this role, she will be responsible for employment, regulatory and general contracting matters. Prior to joining the System, Kara was in private practice in South Florida.
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital at Martin Health will unveil its new name and brand as part of its company’s name change and rebranding initiative. Beginning Oct.1, the inpatient rehabilitation hospital will be known as Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Martin Health and will continue to provide the same high-quality, post-acute care for patients overcoming a variety of debilitating illnesses and injuries.