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Dr. Yoel Vivas (fourth from left) with assistants at Delray Medical Center’s Electrophysiology Department. Vivas performed an atrial fibrillation operation that destroyed problem areas in the heart and implanted a device to block clots. From left ar

Mental health experts with Delray Medical Center and Fair Oaks Pavilion, a 66-bed adult psychiatric unit on the medical center’s campus, are working to improve awareness about suicide prevention. 

“Understanding the issues regarding suicide and menta

Delray Medical Center completed its 100th ION robotic bronchoscopy procedure this summer. 

A robotic-assisted platform for minimally invasive lung biopsies, ION can help to diagnose lung cancer earlier and with improved accuracy.
“Performing over 100

Wazir Muhammad, a principal investigator and professor at Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, received a $701,000 grant from Precess Medical Derivatives. He’ll use the money to personalize radiation therapy for cancer

Delray Medical Center has opened a new seven-bay Vertical Emergency Room to speed up care for patients with less serious health issues.

In this new emergency room, patients can relax in recliners while being treated.

“We recognized the need for a mor

Delray Medical Center has a new tool to treat heart arrythmia. The Farapulse Pulsed Field Ablation System treats atrial fibrillation, a common arrhythmia.

This system uses special electric fields that are gentle on tissues and don’t produce heat to r

Dr. Joseph Ricotta, national medical director of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy for Tenet Healthcare, recently completed his 350th transcarotid artery revascularization procedure since 2018.

TCAR is a minimally invasive procedure used to t

Palm Beach County's Trauma Hawk Air Ambulance landed at Gulf Stream Golf Club following a Thursday morning crash on State Road A1A involving a group of bicyclists and an SUV, with three reported to be trauma cases. The road was closed between George

By Charles Elmore

Two hospitals in southern Palm Beach County received “D” grades for patient safety in a nonprofit watchdog group’s latest report, and Florida landed among the five worst states with declines in hospital patient-experience scores tha

Sarilia Therildor, holding flowers, is celebrated as a Tenet Hero at Delray Medical Center. Photo provided

Hanley Foundation has acquired Origins Behavioral HealthCare, an agreement that reunites the foundation with Hanley Center, an Origins facility

Diane Pohanka of Gulf Stream reacts to stretching exercises during therapy at Miller Physical Therapy in downtown Delray Beach, where she has become a regular since her August accident. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Joe Capozzi

Diane Pohanka, 63, i

 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently recommended getting COVID-19 vaccines that had been granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 11.

These

Delray Medical Center now uses the POLARx cryoablation system to treat patients diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, which is an irregular, rapid heartbeat.

During the cryoablation procedure, a balloon catheter delivers cryotherapy to the

Dr. Jeffrey Newman, cardiothoracic surgeon, cuts the ribbon as Delray Medical Center celebrates the start of its Ion robotic bronchoscopy program. Photo provided

Delray Medical Center’s Ion robotic bronchoscopy program represents a step forward in th

The staff at JCA Florida JFK Hospital recently celebrated the completion of the 2,000th transcatheter aortic valve replacement at the hospital. Photo provided

In May, HCA Florida JFK Hospital completed its 2,000th transcatheter aortic valve replaceme

By Christine Davis

HCA Florida JFK Hospital has appointed Ken West as its new CEO, effective June 12, following the retirement of Gina Melby. West has spent the past 14 years with HCA Healthcare. Most recently, he served as CEO of the Regional Medica

Technicians at Delray Medical Center work with an Alzheimer’s patient using ultrasound technology as part of a study in collaboration with FAU. Photo provided

Delray Medical Center is treating an Alzheimer’s patient using ultrasound technology as p

Jared Smith was named CEO of Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West in Boynton Beach, effective late last month.
“For the past 25 years, Jared’s career has been focused on the South Florida health care market, including eight years in the

Jennifer Shoemaker, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of Delray Medical Center.
Shoemaker began her career at the hospital in 2007 while she was a student at Palm Beach State College. After graduating, she was promoted to charge nurse, and the

Caron Treatment Centers opened its new Keele Center in Delray Beach. Kathryn Keele and Caron CEO Brad Sorte were on hand for the ribbon cutting Dec. 8. Photo provided

Delray Medical Center recently acquired the Viz Vascular Suite software that uses a