Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Frenchman's Creek is holding its 3rd annual Men's Charity Event on December 16.
This year the Men's Health Day proceeds will support the new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Jupiter Medical Center.
In order to expand the high quality clinical care to patients at Jupiter Medical Center with various degrees of cardiac and vascular disease, the Medical Center intends to integrate the medical cardiology services already offered at JMC with the creation of a new interventional cardiovascular program.
The development of a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory is central to the plan.
With the addition of a diagnostic cardiac catheterization laboratory, JMC will be able to provide interventional cardiology, specifically stinting and angioplasty. This in turn will position the Medical Center to move into open heart surgery, electrophysiology studies and cardiac ablation, and interventional neuro-radiology.
The new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory will require 12,800 square feet in total. The expansion and enhancement of cardiovascular services was identified as a high priority by the Board of Trustees. The strategic imperatives for developing a catheterization laboratory are:
JMC currently captures 37% of the cardiovascular services market from its primary service area, but the demand is higher.
501 patients were transferred from JMC in 2007 and 471 in 2008 for cardiac catheterization elsewhere.
Cardiologists' have voiced support for this program based upon JMC's reputation for quality care and strong community support. In fact, the community repeatedly requests cardiac intervention care to be provided at JMC.
In tandem with infrastructure planning for the new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, interventional cardiologists and radiologists are moving forward with credentialing, clinical policy and procedure. JMC physicians are also advising on the design and equipment requirements.
The new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory will require Philanthropic commitments totaling $10 million.
The total project cost for the new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and five ICU rooms will require Philanthropic commitments totaling $15 million.
Phase I is scheduled to open in 2010 at a cost of $3.5 million, and will be constructed within the existing hospital facility and is the highest fundraising priority of JMC at this time.
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