Boca Raton Community Hospital recently announced the opening of the Christine E. Lynn Heart Institute.
In December 2004, Boca Raton Community Hospital won state approval to offer open-heart surgery, after 15 years of dedicated internal commitment and unwavering external dedication to this much needed cardiac care facility. This marks the first time in nearly 20 years that a new comprehensive open-heart program will open in Palm Beach County.
James Morris, M.D. (left) and Arthur Katz, M.D.
Until now, high risk cardiac patients or those in need of invasive care have been transferred from Boca Raton Community Hospital to either Delray Beach or Fort Lauderdale.
“Patients will no longer have to travel an inconvenient or potentially life-threatening distance to receive comprehensive emergency cardiac care,” said Rick Van Lith, senior vice president and COO of Boca Raton Community Hospital. “Over the past 10 years, the need for this level of surgical care in Southern Palm Beach County has increased significantly. Boca Raton Community Hospital has stepped up to the plate, underscoring our commitment to provide the very best care to the residents of Boca Raton and its surrounding communities.”
James Morris, M.D., is lead surgeon and comes to Boca Raton from Charleston, SC where he was the director of the Heart Center and Cardiac Services at Roper Hospital, part of Roper Saint Francis Health System, since 1996. Dr. Morris received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth University and is a graduate of the surgical and cardiothoracic program at Duke Universitys prestigious School of Medicine. Dr. Morris was an assistant then associate professor of Surgery at the world renowned Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School.
