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(l-r) Peggy Mallon, NHA, MBA, Healey Center Administrator; Thomas A. Masters, Mayor, City of Riviera Beach; Judy L. Davis, Council Chairwoman, City of Riviera Beach; Billie E. Brooks, Council Chair Pro-Tem, City of Riviera Beach; Nancy C. Banner, Esq., Commissioner, Health Care District Board of Commissioners; Dr. Ronald J. Wiewora, Chief Executive Officer/Chief Medical Officer, Health Care District of Palm Beach County; Benjamin Frank, Esq., Chair, Health Care District Board of Commissioners. Photo courtesy: John Ricksen Photography.
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The Health Care District of Palm Beach County recently marked the commencement of construction of the Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center replacement facility with a ceremonial groundbreaking at the site of the new building in Riviera Beach. The new 120-bed Healey Center will replace the existing facility in West Palm Beach, which has served the needs of the community since 1917.
A group of residents who attended the ceremony applauded as Darcy J. Davis, CPA, MSM, the Health Care District’s Chief Institutional Officer, described the features of the new three-story building in her remarks. Each resident wing of the new facility is designed as its own neighborhood, with the majority of the first floor acting as the town center. Among its many enhanced features, the new 79,500 sq. ft. building will afford residents more privacy, bring common areas like dining and day rooms closer to the residents’ rooms, and allow staff to provide more care inside the resident’s room due to a more modern and spacious design. The new building will benefit from high-efficiency environmental systems for lower operating costs and improved indoor air quality. The facility is designed to be hurricane-resistant and exceeds prevailing hurricane codes and standards.
