Vision

Looking Forward to Continuing Success
recently acquired the Lunar Bone
Densitometer, which measures
the density of the spine, hip and
other bones. This highly precise
densitometer helps identify risk at a
much earlier stage and can evaluate
response to treatment. It is now
available in both the Boca Raton and
Deerfield Beach locations.
• The Palm Beach County Health
Department and the Healthcare
Emergency Response Coalition of
Palm Beach County (HERC) recently
presented BRCH with a Leadership
Award as the first hospital in Palm
Beach County to implement the
ESSENCE syndromic surveillance
system. The new technology
transmits electronic Emergency
Department data to the Palm Beach
County Health Department for
early notification and assessment of
possible epidemics.
• BRCH has acquired the latest
cardiac mapping technology
used in the treatment of cardiac
arrhythmias, allowing cardiologists
to visualize the heart in 3D. This,
in turn, enhances the physician’s
ability to maneuver a catheter
throughout the heart and increases
control over its placement in
specific locations.
• Novalis Tx image-guided
radiosurgery is now available at the
Lynn Cancer Institute site in Delray
Beach, providing convenient access
to this highly advanced radiation
therapy option for treatment of
cancerous lesions of the entire
body.
I’d like to thank you for the opportunity
to serve at Boca Raton Community
Hospital on a permanent basis. My
decision to remain in Boca was driven by
a singular thought – to be able to work
with employees, physicians, nurses,
volunteers and philanthropists who are
second to none.
hospitals earned this distinction.
HealthGrades also ranked our Hospital
a leader in Florida for 2010 – #1 for
cardiac surgery, #2 for treatment of
stroke, #3 for overall cardiac services
and #1 for gastrointestinal medical
care. That is a remarkable achievement,
and can only be attributed to the hard
work and talent of our physicians, staff
We have much to be proud of at Boca
and volunteers, and the support of our
Raton Community Hospital. Just over
donors and the community.
a year ago, we established a balanced
agenda of financial performance, quality,
satisfaction, and growth, and I’m happy
to report that we have made substantial
progress in each of these areas.
Satisfaction
Patient satisfaction continues to
improve, the result of focused efforts
of a coordinated and motivated team
made up of talented and dedicated
Financial Performance
employees and medical staff members,
Through the first
and an outstanding
nine months of the
volunteer staff. In
current fiscal year,
fact, we are extremely
we realized operating
proud that several of
improvement of
our departments have
almost $15 million
patient satisfaction
compared to the
scores that are in the
same period in
top one percentile
the prior fiscal
nationwide.
year. We remain
focused on treating
all patients in an
efficient, high quality
By Jerry Fedele, President & CEO
Growth
We have achieved many
milestones during the
manner that results in outstanding
patient satisfaction and solid financial
performance.
Quality
BRCH has been nationally ranked
as one of the best clinical programs
in the country! HealthGrades®, the
leading independent healthcare ratings
organization, has ranked Boca Raton
Community Hospital in the top 5
percent in the nation for clinical quality
and named it a 2010 Distinguished
Hospital for Clinical Excellence. Only
268 of the nation’s 5,500 independent
past year. The listing to the left is just a
sampling of all that we have achieved.
As we move ahead, you can be assured
that Boca Raton Community Hospital
is committed to fulfilling its primary
mission - to serve our community by
providing the best health care available
with exceptional patient satisfaction.
Your financial support enables us to
fulfill our mission, and on behalf of our
entire community, I thank you. We look
forward to continuing success, and I
hope that you will continue to support
your Hospital. We could not do this
without you.
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