FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2013
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER AND MIAMI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL TO PARTNER
Enhancing Patient Access to World-Class Pediatric Care
JUPITER, Fla. – Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) and Miami Children’s
Hospital (MCH) today announced a partnership to make Miami Children’s
Hospital the pediatric partner for Jupiter Medical Center. The partnership
will take shape in two phases over the next two years. By working together,
Jupiter Medical Center and Miami Children’s Hospital are enhancing
the world-class pediatric clinical services and programs currently offered
to the community at the Miami Children’s Hospital Nicklaus Outpatient
Center in Palm Beach Gardens and in the private pediatric practices throughout
the county.
“Miami Children’s Hospital is pleased to partner with Jupiter
Medical Center as part of our commitment to be where the children are
in South Florida. This new affiliation with Jupiter Medical Center –
a leader in adult healthcare quality and service excellence – builds
on the vision of the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation
to expand access for children and families in need of specialized care
and assessment,” said M. Narendra Kini, MD, MHA, President and CEO
of Miami Children’s Hospital.
“Jupiter Medical Center and Miami Children’s Hospital are very
similar institutions – we have similar cultures, similar values
and beliefs, and a similar dedication to provide world-class quality and
excellent patient care,” said John Couris, President and CEO of
Jupiter Medical Center. “Together, through our partnership with
Miami Children’s Hospital, we can bridge the gap from world-class
adult healthcare, to world-class pediatric healthcare, where our entire
community benefits.”
The first phase of the partnership, which will be implemented over the
next six months, includes implementing telehealth technology in Jupiter
Medical Center’s Emergency Department. Telehealth will allow Miami
Children’s Hospital physicians to interact with Jupiter Medical
Center’s physicians and patients remotely, giving them the ability
to review images, lab results, and capture vital assessment information
in real time. Future plans include the addition of a rotation of Miami
Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Physicians onsite in Jupiter
Medical Center’s Emergency Room, as well.
In addition to telehealth, plans include partnering on Jupiter Medical
Center’s Urgent Care Center, offering adult and pediatric care urgent
care at JMC’s Jupiter facility. The organizations will combine their
pediatric therapy programs, housing the program at the MCH Nicklaus Outpatient
Center. The organizations will also partner on pediatric imaging services,
as well as outpatient surgical procedures in ENT and urology.
The second phase of the partnership will focus on implementing a Level
2 NICU and an inpatient pediatric wing at Jupiter Medical Center.
About Jupiter Medical Center
A not-for-profit 283-bed regional medical center consisting of 163 private
acute care hospital beds and 120 long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation
and Hospice beds, Jupiter Medical Center provides a broad range of services
with specialty concentrations in oncology, imaging, orthopedics &
spine, digestive health, emergency services, lung & thoracic, women’s
health, weight management and men’s health. Founded in 1979, the
Medical Center has approximately 1,500 team members, 520 physicians and
700 volunteers. Jupiter Medical Center is the recipient of the HealthGrades
‘America’s 50 Best’ Award™ for three years in
a row (2011-2013) and the Distinguished Hospital Award - Clinical Excellence™
for nine years in a row (2005-2013). For more information on Jupiter Medical
Center, please call (561) 263-2234 or visit
www.jupitermed.com.
About Miami Children’s Hospital
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Miami Children's Hospital®
is South Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively
for children, with more than 650 attending physicians and over 130 pediatric
sub-specialists. The 289-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all
aspects of pediatric medicine. In fact, it is the only hospital in Florida
to be ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties assessed by U.S. News &
World Report in its annual Best Children's Hospitals rankings for
three consecutive years, 2011, 2012 and 2013-14. The hospital is also
home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United
States and has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious
institutional honor.
About the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation
The Nicklaus family founded the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation
in 2004 for a simple reason: to help kids in the community where the family
has lived and worked for decades. The Foundation has grown from a vision
to reality, providing charitable services for children's health care.
The Foundation's mission is to provide access to world-class health
care for all children and support innovative programs focused on diagnosis,
treatment and prevention of childhood illness. In 2010, the Miami Children’s
Hospital Nicklaus Care Center opened in Loxahatchee offering an array
of sub-specialty services for children with special needs. The Foundation’s
most recent project was the opening of the Miami Children’s Hospital
Nicklaus Outpatient Center in Palm Beach Gardens which provides pediatric
rehabilitative services, diagnostics, imaging, sub-specialty physician
services and after-hours urgent care.
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