The new multiple myeloma institute at Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines has added oncologists to treat those with cancer in their bone marrow and will conduct research to benefit newly-diagnosed and relapsed blood cancer patients. The myeloma institute is the only one of its kind in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
The Board of Commissioners of the South Broward Hospital District, which oversees the operations for Memorial Healthcare System, voted to adopt a millage rate of 0.1199. This is the 10th consecutive year the Board has lowered the millage rate, resulting in the lowest rate in the history of the South Broward Hospital District.
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Memorial Regional Hospital have each been recognized with the Center of Excellence Gold Level ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO).
A new surgical epilepsy program at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital successfully performed its first pediatric surgery aimed at stopping seizures in children with epilepsy. The newly established pediatric epilepsy surgical program at the hospital’s Neuroscience Center is the first of its kind in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has ranked among the top 50 children’s hospitals in the nation for Orthopedics and Cardiology and Heart Surgery, in the new 2020-21 Best Children’s Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice. The hospital is once again the highest ranked children’s hospital for Pediatric Orthopedics in Florida, and among the 25 best in the U.S., and ranked among the top 50 in the nation for its Cardiology and Heart Surgery program, based on patient outcomes, clinical resources and utilization of best practices.
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Health Specialty Center, a medical home close to home for Palm Beach county children with specialized and/or acute medical needs, is now located on the “Frank DiMino Campus” in Wellington.
