Jupiter Medical Center has named Patti Patrick as Vice President and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer.

Patrick has over 30 years of experience in healthcare leadership positions where she led numerous service line growth initiatives and the recruitment of many highly specialized physicians for the development of centers of excellence in neurosciences, orthopedics and pediatrics. Prior to joining Jupiter Medical Center, Patrick was chief strategy officer at St. Mary’s Medical Center and the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital in West Palm Beach.
 
Patrick received her Bachelor of Science in accounting from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. She has served on numerous community boards and healthcare committees in Palm Beach County, including the Board of Governors for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the Board of Directors for the West Palm Beach Library Foundation.


MorseLife Health System has promoted Carolyn Carter, OTR/L, to the newly created position of chair of its Parkinson’s disease therapy program.

Carter joined MorseLife in 2005 and most recently served as lead therapist at MorseLife Short-term Rehabilitation. The Royal Palm Beach resident has more than 25 years of occupational therapy experience treating patients in multiple care settings including skilled nursing facilities, outpatient therapy, sub- acute rehab and pediatric school-based therapy. Immediately prior to joining MorseLife, she served as contract West Area occupational therapist for the School District of Palm Beach County. 
 
Licensed and registered in occupational therapy, Carter received a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from Barry University.


Primary Care of the Treasure Coast and Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital announced that the physician practice has agreed to join the Cleveland Clinic Florida region.

Primary Care of the Treasure Coast (PCTC) has provided care in Indian River County for more than 20 years. Today, it is one of the largest physician practices in Indian River County, with 12 physicians and advanced practice providers. The practice has offices in Vero Beach and Sebastian to serve Indian River County.
 
The agreement is expected to be completed later this year. Patients will continue to see their same physicians, and all current operations and services at PCTC will proceed as scheduled. PCTC caregivers will also be more fully integrated with Indian River Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Florida services, providing seamless care coordination.


Broward Health Medical Center is the first hospital in Broward County to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), an alternative to long-term blood thinners with the next-generation WATCHMAN FLXTM Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) implant. The WATCHMAN FLX, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, may reduce the risk of stroke in patients with NVAF who need an alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy. 

Built on the WATCHMAN technology, the WATCHMAN FLX device was designed to advance procedural performance and safety while expanding the treatable patient population. Implanting the LAAC device is a one-time, minimally invasive procedure that usually lasts about an hour. Following the procedure, patients typically need to stay in the hospital for 24 hours or less. It has been implanted in more than 100,000 patients worldwide.
 
“Broward Health is the only center in Broward County to offer the second-generation WATCHMAN device called WATCHMAN FLX, which we have had a clinical study for the last year,” said Ahmed Osman, M.D., medical director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab at Broward Health Medical Center. “It has performed extremely well with an almost 99% success rate and given its update design adapts to all anatomies that could be encountered in this vary variable anatomical structure.”
 


Miller Construction has launched the 30,000-square-foot expansion of Miami Lighthouse for the Blind’s Lighthouse Learning Center for Children™, which will create a five-story adjoining center to the existing campus.

The new Learning Center will include 8,595 square feet of classroom and office space, plus two levels of covered parking. Expanding Miami Lighthouse’s building footprint to encompass the organization’s entire 1.39-acre site, the project draws on Miller Construction’s expertise to complete the expansion while keeping existing facilities operational during the 11-month build.
 
New construction will connect on each of four stories with an existing parking and classroom structure that was completed in 2018. Multiple challenges range from precisely matching floor elevations, to tying into the existing storm drainage system and ensuring new building finishes match. At the fourth floor, for example, Miller will demolish a portion of existing exterior wall and connect the buildings at a storage room location.
 
The project plans also include design features that align with Miami Lighthouse’s mission of serving the visually impaired of all ages, Sudduth noted. All signage and elevators will incorporate Braille. Three stair towers leading to specific locations will help students exit the building safely, and the build includes a playground and green space where students can learn orientation and mobility skills and play in a safe environment.