Florida Atlantic University recently received approval from Floridas Cabinet to sublease a parcel of land to Boca Raton Community Hospital, Inc. (BRCH) to operate a community-university affiliated teaching hospital that will serve as the primary teaching hospital for FAUs medical education programs.
“The teaching hospital will provide an important learning experience for the physicians of tomorrow,” said FAU President Frank T. Brogan. “The opportunities created by this partnership will propel FAU forward in becoming a cornerstone of medical education and research.” “Plans are already underway to design and construct the Safest Hospital in America,” said BRCH President and CEO Gary Strack. “Through our organizations shared resources and vision, the South Florida population will have access to the very best medical care, and will be assured of having an ample supply of well trained physicians and nurses to treat them.” BRCH will construct a 530 bed hospital with the ability to expand up to 700 beds. The hospital will provide to FAU an environment to support undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education programs, nursing programs and allied health related professions customary to primary teaching hospitals within major academic medical centers. The hospital will include resident/student conference rooms, a conference center with teleconferencing capabilities including an auditorium and small group conference rooms, resident sleeping quarters with lockers, resident dining facilities, a resident lounge, a medical library with state-of-the-art IT systems and increased square footage in other areas of the hospital to accommodate students and residents.