The future location of a proposed free-standing emergency room on Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL. (Photo: Boca Daily News)
The first free-standing emergency room in Boca Raton is being planned for a property along Yamato Road, adjacent to the Boca Raton Innovation Campus. The project was advanced last week by the city’s planning board in preparation for a full vote by the city council at a later date.
A free-standing emergency room provides the identical services as a traditional emergency room, only without an inpatient hospital attached. Patients may arrive by vehicle, on foot or after being transported by ambulance, and would receive the same level of care associated with a hospital-based emergency department. Florida statutes require free-standing emergency rooms to be affiliated with a licensed hospital operator; in this case, the operator would be HCA, or Hospital Corporation of America. HCA operates 191 hospitals across the country, including JFK Hospital in Atlantis and Northwest Hospital in Margate.
The future location of a proposed free-standing emergency room on Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL. (Photo: Boca Daily News)
The future location of a proposed free-standing emergency room on Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL. (Photo: Boca Daily News)…