Barbara and Joe Charles

Generous Donation Establishes New Urology Center at Jupiter Medical Center

Jupiter Medical Center is pleased to announce a generous donation from Joe and Barbara Charles to establish the “Joe and Barbara Charles Center for Urology.” The donation will enable the independent, not-for-profit hospital to create more access to urological care by recruiting a team of highly specialized physicians, including a urologic oncologist, and acquiring additional state-of-the-art technology. The multidisciplinary team will specialize in general urology and urological cancers.

The new Center will expand access to an extremely in-demand medical specialty – it has been reported that 50 percent of men and women will experience a urological condition in their lifetime. Through extensive research and planning, Jupiter Medical Center identified a growing need for specialized urologists, especially in Palm Beach and Martin Counties, where the population has increased 11.33 percent and 9.96 percent, respectively, creating delays in care for urological conditions.

Patrick O. Tenbrink, M.D., a board-certified urologist, will start his new position with the Jupiter Medical Center Physician Group (JMCPG) as the Director of the Center for Urology beginning this summer. He will head the new program under the leadership of Rogerio C. Lilenbaum, M.D., FASCO, SVP, and Chief Physician Executive, and Director of The Anderson Family Cancer Institute. The Center will be located at the Anderson Family Cancer Institute on Jupiter Medical Center’s main campus.

Jupiter Medical Center’s urology care team will offer preventative, diagnostic, management and surgical care for patients of all ages with various urological conditions, including incontinence, benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), pelvic floor dysfunction, kidney stones, undescended testis, interstitial cystitis and more.

Joe and Barbara Charles have been active contributors to Jupiter Medical Center, donating state-of-the-art technology and contributing to the new Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Institute.