Delray Medical Center announces the appointment of its new governing board members for the 2021 calendar year.

• Deputy Police Chief Richard D. Morris of the West Palm Beach Police Department. Deputy Police Chief Morris has over 40 years of law enforcement leadership experience including his current role, as well as serving as an instructor for the Department of Homeland Security, DOJ and Department of Treasury.
 
• Dr. Jeffrey H. Newman is the Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Delray Medical Center. Dr. Newman specializes in adult cardiac and thoracic surgery, mitral valve repair, minimally, invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery as well as aortic aneurysm repair.
 
• Shelly Petrolia, Mayor of the City of Delray Beach. Mayor Petrolia has been involved with the City of Delray Beach since 2013 when she served as a City Commissioner.
 
• Dr. Timothy R. Williams is the Medical Director of the South Florida Proton Therapy Institute. He has practiced as a board-certified radiation oncologist in South Florida since 1989. In addition to operating a full-time clinical practice, Dr. Williams is a past president of the American Society of Radiation Oncology and the Florida Radiological Society along with many other prestigious boards and committees.
 
These new members join Chair, Larry Edelson, Lori Vinikoor, Dr. Louis G. Tumminia, and Dr. Christos P. Kokinakos, to complete the Governing Board of Delray Medical Center.


Bethesda Heart Hospital’s new advanced hybrid endovascular suite features state-of-the-art technology that will benefit patients with speedier, more precise care when facing complex cardiac and vascular conditions.

Bethesda Heart Hospital, located on the campus of Bethesda Hospital East, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, is now the first in Palm Beach County — and one of few in the nation — to feature the highly sophisticated Azurion with FlexArm imaging system by Philips. The suite also includes the first commercial release of Philips Xper3 information management system for physio-monitoring, reporting, inventory and data management.
 
Azurion with FlexArm represents a significant advancement because it allows unprecedented image quality from a wide variety of angles, using a pivoting C-arm and gantry suspended from the ceiling. The FlexArm rotates on no less than eight axes to create virtually unlimited imaging options from head to toe for both two- and three-dimensional visualizations. That flexibility frees up medical teams to choose the best working position without the need to reposition the patient or adjust the operating table, important safety and time considerations.
 
Image-guided therapy, in which treatment is performed through a small incision and guided by imaging technology, is increasingly replacing open surgery for the treatment of many diseases. Patients experience less trauma and, as a result, their hospital stay can be dramatically reduced. They often return home after one night in the hospital, and may even leave the hospital on the same day.
 
Correspondingly, the procedures are also becoming more complex, requiring more physicians from different disciplines to be at the patient’s tableside, working together in a highly coordinated way. Clinicians need to be able to quickly and easily visualize critical anatomy and identify changes to the patient during procedures.
 
The new suite can seamlessly accommodate both minimally invasive procedures and traditional open surgery, allowing clinicians to pivot in their surgical planning when necessary.
 
The new advanced endovascular suite will be used for more complex procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR), mitral valve clip repairs, left atrial appendage occlusion surgeries and thoracic aneurysm repairs.

 



Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital has completed a $52 million expansion of its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) that will enhance the immediate and long-term outcomes of infants born at risk. Designated as a Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center (RPICC), this is one of only 11 RPICC sites in Florida where a comprehensive team of board-certified neonatologists, nursing specialists and pediatric specialists provide comprehensive, multi-disciplinary care for critically ill newborns. 
The three-year, two-phase expansion transformed the original 63-bed, one-floor open-concept ward at Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital into a state-of-the-art 70 private bed-unit on two floors where families can stay overnight with their babies. The floors will be divided into Level III acute beds for more critical patients and a Level II progressive unit designed for babies ready to go home. The units will soon allow parents to see their babies when they aren’t able to be present at their bedside with NICVIEW web camera system technology, and parents will be able to view their newborns 24/7 with a secure password-protected video streaming technology.
 
Funded in part by the Broward Health Foundation, which raised $23 million dollars for the renovation, the focus of the NICU is on the needs of both infants and their families and offers integrated services such as child life, music therapy and pastoral and social services.
 


St. Mary’s Medical Center and The Palm Beach Children’s Hospital appoints Tarek Naser to the position of Chief Financial Officer.

Naser has worked at multiple hospitals in addition to his time in Detroit, including serving as the chief financial officer at DMC Huron Valley-Siani Hospital in Commerce, Michigan where he handled the finances for the 157-bed acute care facility. He has also worked at hospitals in both California and Texas as an Assistant CFO and controller, respectively.
 
Naser is a graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he earned his degree in finance and economics. 
 
 


The Palm Beach Health Network will now be offering patients a new option for care with Tele-ER. This option allows anyone to talk to a board-certified Emergency Room physician 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All you need is a smartphone, tablet or computer. Patients who may be uncertain whether to seek treatment or go to the hospital, no longer have to make the decision alone thanks to Tele-ER.

“As the healthcare provider of choice, the Palm Beach Health Network is continually evolving to better serve our community. We are excited to announce the launch of Tele-ER at two of our hospital locations, Coconut Creek and Lake Worth. Patients will be able to make direct contact with an Emergency healthcare provider from the comfort of their own home,” said Maggie Gill, chief executive officer of the Palm Beach Health Network. “Tele-ER provides a new solution for convenient access to care. If your condition requires a visit to the emergency department, please know we are safe, equipped and ready.