2010 Community Report - Lawnwood Regional Medical Center

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Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute – Fort Pierce, FL
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute is a proud affiliate of HCA East Florida Division.
The East Florida division, located in Ft. Lauderdale, encompasses 12 hospitals in South Florida and the
Treasure Coast. In addition, we have multiple ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers, a supply
chain center and an integrated regional laboratory.
Almost 510,000 patients were treated in our emergency departments. The steady improvements in
intake processes in the ERs at all HCA East Florida hospitals between 2007 and 2009 are a reflection
of a huge team effort. Emergency Department directors, Emergency Department staff, radiology, lab,
registration staff and physicians were all involved in dramatically cutting the time patients wait for
a physician and total treatment time. Various innovative methods are available to local residents to
access immediate average ER wait times. Wait times for all of our hospitals are available through: Text
messaging: Text “ER” to 23000; iPhone web application, http://er.hcaeastflorida.com; iPhone “iTriage”
Application: AppStore; and through roadside digital billboards throughout our region.
We are also upgrading technology at an unprecedented rate to ensure we can continue to provide
clinical excellence and optimal patient outcomes. From a new CyberKnife at JFK Medical Center and a
Synergy S at Aventura for the latest in cancer fighting technology to the Electronic Health Record (EHR),
our facilities have integrated wireless and digital technology through all modalities. Robotics is another
strong focus – we are now up to six Robotic programs – enabling surgeons to perform precision work
with very small incisions and faster recovery.
Our hospitals have done an outstanding job focusing on quality and operations, with many of them now
Accredited Chest Pain Centers, Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Centers and Cancer Centers
accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. All of these represent the gold
standard of care today, awarded by independent accrediting organizations.
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