March 11th 2022 – West Boca Medical Center, part of the Palm Beach Health Network, is making significant upgrades to the patient rooms in its labor and delivery and postpartum units at the Boca Center for Women’s Care. The hospital is investing in excess of $1 million dollars with updates including, new flooring, doors, LED lighting and flat screen TVs along with freshly painted rooms. The bathrooms will also be updated, as West Boca Medical Center continues to be the only hospital in Boca Raton to provide private bathrooms for our maternity patients and their newborns.
“At West Boca Medical Center, we have award winning care delivering approximately 2,000 babies each year. Renovating our Boca Center for Women’s Care will serve to enhance the stellar services we already provide to our maternity patients,” said George Rizzuto, Chief Executive Officer at West Boca Medical Center. “We have been a part of Palm Beach County for 35 years, and we pride ourselves on being your local community hospital to bring you a special experience when having your baby.”
As the only hospital in Boca Raton with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, (NICU) the highest level of care a newborn baby can receive, West Boca is also redefining care and pivoting to new health trends with its NICView Live Stream Camera System. This system allows loved ones to view their baby remotely using a secured password system while being cared for in the NICU. Our OB/GYN Laborist program offers in-house physicians, who are specialized obstetricians and gynecologists, available 24/7 to care for all of your maternity, labor and delivery needs. West Boca is also offering patients special amenities such as aromatherapy, a celebration breakfast, and dedicated “Expectant Parent” parking spots.
For more information about our services at the Boca Center for Women’s Care, visit www.westbocamedctr.com/baby.
About West Boca Medical Center
West Boca Medical Center is a 195-bed acute care hospital located at 21644 State Road 7 in Boca Raton, Florida. West Boca Medical Center has been serving the medical and healthcare needs of its community and surrounding areas for over 35 years. West Boca Medical Center offers a broad array of services, including general medical and surgical care, orthopedics and sports medicine, a robotic surgery program offering minimally invasive surgery for gynecological, urological and general surgical procedures, a state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging center featuring a short bore high field MRI and digital mammography, cardiac and surgical intensive care, outpatient surgery services, 24-hour emergency services for adults, children, and outpatient rehabilitation services. West Boca received the American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines- Gold Plus Target Honor Roll Elite Quality Achievement Awards for Heart Failure and Stroke in 2020. The hospital is also designated as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology. The hospital is also opening the Boca Center for Orthopedics and Spine Care. This 8-bed unit offers leading edge robotic technology used by our skilled surgeons to provide better outcomes by using the CORI surgical system for knee replacements and the Mako robotic arm, which makes up a 3D image of the bone anatomy.
The hospital also offers several specialties, including women’s and children’s services. With its Boca Center for Women’s Care and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and a Laborist program providing 24/7 coverage in the hospital to treat expectant mothers and their babies from the routine to very high-risk care. The hospital is also the only one in Southern Palm Beach County to offer the NICVIEW cameras for families of babies in the NICU so they can log on anytime to see their child or loved one. The Breast Center at West Boca Diagnostic Imaging is designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. It offers comprehensive breast care services including prevention, early disease detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast conditions. The team at the Breast Center, which includes an on-site physician and patient navigator, focuses care on treatment techniques derived from a high caliber of diagnostic services.
West Boca Medical Center has earned the Healthgrades 5-Star C-Section and Vaginal Delivery Awards seven years in a row (2015-2021) and recognized for the fourth year in a row by Healthgrades for patient safety (2018-2021). The hospital is also a recipient of the Healthgrades 2022 Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award. In addition, the hospital was the first in Florida to be Perinatal Care Certified by The Joint Commission. The hospital is fully accredited by The Joint Commission on the accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. For more information about West Boca Medical Center or for physician referral, call 866-904-WBMC (9262) or visit the website at www.westbocamedctr.com.
