Broward Health

The beginnings of consolidated healthcare in Broward County In the land boom of the 1920s, the Wallace Apartments were converted into the Edwards-Maxwell Hospital, which was the first hospital in Broward County. Soon, the land boom busted, followed by the September 1926 hurricane, one of the worst in county history. Due to lack of patients that were able to pay for care, the hospital was forced to close in 1929. It was reopened by Juanita Clay in 1932 and remained successful until it was purchased in 1937 by Medical Services, Inc., an insurance company owned by Dr. F.A. Brunson and M.L. Menger. could be remodeled into a hospital that would accommodate 45 patients, with room for acceptable operating rooms, delivery rooms, laboratories, and x-ray space. Members of the community also joined in. Many donated their work at cost, contributing their fees to the "hospital fund." A "drive" was also implemented and equipment donated. The 45-bed hospital opened its doors as the new Broward General Hospital (now Broward Health Medical Center) and admitted its first patient on January 2, 1938. and in 1952 a referendum was approved and a District Board was appointed by the governor with William J. Kelly as chairman. It has 7,592 employees, making it one of the largest companies in South Florida. Broward Health services all segments of the community through its four hospitals, a children's hospital, seven primary care centers, four Family Health Places, eight school-based clinics, specialty care programs, home-health services, health education programs, free and low-cost screenings, and business partnerships. == Facilities ==

Broward Health North By 1960, the population in Broward County grew to 350,000. The first patient was admitted to the new Broward Health North in March 1961. at the 204-bed community hospital were granted to the city of Fort Lauderdale for a community park, and today hosts a fitness area and playground. It is now known as Broward Health Imperial Point. In the most recent year with data, Broward Health Imperial Point had 33,382 patients visit the emergency room, and 9,340 patients were admitted to the hospital. It is now known as Broward Health Coral Springs. Broward Health Weston Responding to a "decade of complaints from Weston residents unhappy about having to drive 20 minutes to reach a hospital", Broward Health opened Broward Health Weston (formerly Weston Regional HealthPark) on June 11, 2000. The entire project, including the building and the land acquisition, cost $27 million. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors. == Salah Foundation Children's Hospital ==

'''Salah Foundation Children's Hospital (SFCH)''' formerly Chris Evert Children's Hospital, is a pediatric acute care children's hospital located within Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The hospital has 135 pediatric beds. It is affiliated with Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and is a member of Broward Health. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout southeastern Florida. The hospital is also a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. == About ==

Leadership Broward Health is overseen by a Board of Commissioners, all of whom are appointed by the Governor of Florida and confirmed by the Florida Senate. There are seven seats on the Board. As of June 2018 there are five Commissioners serving on the Board: Andrew M. Klein, Chairman; Christopher Ure, Vice Chairman; Ray Berry, Secretary-Treasurer; Steven Wellins, and Nancy Gregoire. Shane Strum is the current CEO of Broward Health, having been selected by the Board of Commissioners in February 2021. Mr. Strum had previously been interim CEO. Capasso replaced Pauline Grant, the first female CEO. Grant replaced Kevin Fusco, who became interim CEO following the death of CEO Dr. Nabil El Sanadi. Dr. El Sanadi, who became president of Broward Health in December 2014, committed suicide on January 23, 2016. El Sanadi was a practicing emergency medicine physician at Broward Health Medical Center, chief of emergency medicine for Broward Health and chairman of the Florida Board of Medicine. Several months earlier, Broward Health "reached a $69 million settlement with the federal government after it accused the district of maintaining a secret compensation system that rewarded physicians for steering referral work to the district's laboratories, imaging departments, and other services and penalized them for taking on charity cases." Advances in healthcare Recently, Broward General Medical Center received the Joint Commission's Ernest Amory Codman Award, which recognizes "excellence in the use of outcomes measurement to achieve improvements in the quality and safety of health care". Broward General received the award for producing better outcomes related to sedating children for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The process reduced the failed sedation rate by 98 percent by using a more effective sedative and initiating a standard protocol to reduce failed sedation, in addition to creating a soothing atmosphere for children. == Hospital statistics ==

==Graduate medical education==

Broward Health operates a number of residency and fellowship programs that train both osteopathic physicians (DO) and non-osteopathic physicians (MD). Specialties include: dermatology, orthopedic surgery, family medicine, internal medicine, hospice and palliative care, pediatrics, and cardiology. The programs are all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and American Osteopathic Association. The hospital also offers ASHP accredited pharmacy residencies supported by GME. == See also ==