By Christine Davis
Dr. Tilak Pasala recently joined the Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group. On staff at Delray Medical Center, he is the medical director of the structural heart disease program.
Pasala has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed a
Dr. Lewis S. Nelson, the new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, started on the job in January.
Nelson previously served as professor and inaugural chair of the department of emergency medicine and chie
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
