Marta McNab, Jon Pickett and James Mcfadden in the Family Birthplace construction site
Prioritizing patient care and further elevating the health services it provides, Memorial Regional Hospital, the flagship facility of Memorial Healthcare System, is investing $88 million to upgrade its infrastructure. Construction has begun at the Hollywood-based hospital and will include an all-new floor for its Memorial Family Birthplace, and significant upgrades to the Level I Trauma Center and Emergency Room.
Expanding the Family Birthplace
With more babies born at Memorial Regional Hospital than any other facility in Broward County, more than 75% of the investment ($68 million) has been allocated to redesigning the Family Birthplace to create a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to delivering exceptional maternity care.
This labor of love is underway with expected completion in late 2024. Already a destination center for high-risk pregnancies, with specialized programs for high-risk obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, a Placenta Accreta Spectrum Program, and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s Level IV Wasie NICU, the enhanced Family Birthplace will offer expanded, private new rooms and specialty rooms, family lounge, cutting-edge technology, and a comprehensive range of services to support expecting mothers and newborns.
The redesigned fourth floor (59,150 sq. ft.) will include:
- All private rooms
- 54 Postpartum rooms, 18 Antepartum rooms
- Partner & Family lounge
- Specialty rooms for meditation and Kosher dietary needs
- Classroom for new parent classes
- Simulation lab to offer specialized training to promote quality and safety
Revamping the Level 1 Trauma Center and Emergency Room
Not stopping there, Memorial Regional Hospital is committed to being at the forefront of emergency medical services in South Florida, and is investing $20 million to upgrade its Level 1 Trauma Center and Emergency Room. By upgrading and expanding the trauma center, which treats pediatric and adult patients who are critically wounded or suffer a traumatic injury, the hospital is enhancing its capacity to handle the most critical cases and mass casualty situations efficiently and effectively.
With nearly 94,000 visits in 2022, the hospital’s ER is the second largest in the state. Due to the high volume of patients in this area, construction is happening in numerous phases and is expected to be completed in early 2025.
The improvements include:
- Three redesigned trauma bays with built-in redundancy that can accommodate two patients per room if necessary
- Enlarged resuscitation room that could serve as a fourth trauma bay if needed
- Emergency room aesthetic upgrades
- Reconfigured and more functional triage workflow space