Boca Raton Regional Hospital Opens Gloria Drummond Patient Tower
The eight-story facility adds surgical, intensive care and medical education space to the Palm Beach County hospital campus.
Key Takeaways
- •The tower contains 216 private patient rooms and 20 operating rooms.
- •Two operating rooms are hybrid suites with advanced imaging technology.
- •A graduate medical education center supports the hospital's academic relationship with Florida Atlantic University.
Boca Raton Regional Hospital has opened the Gloria Drummond Patient Tower, an eight-story addition with 216 private patient rooms and 20 operating rooms, including two hybrid suites, Baptist Health South Florida announced Nov. 9.
The 427,000-square-foot facility expands the Palm Beach County hospital's surgical and radiology space and includes an intensive care unit. The two hybrid operating rooms incorporate advanced imaging, according to Baptist Health.
The new tower also provides space for the Marcus Neuroscience Institute and the Christine E. Lynn Heart & Vascular Institute. Baptist Health says the neuroscience expansion supports care for conditions including stroke, epilepsy, brain tumors and spine disorders.
Surgical facilities are designed for complex, robotic and minimally invasive procedures. The hospital says technology in the private rooms is intended to support care and patient privacy while keeping families close during treatment.
The building also houses the Michelle and Michael Hagerty Center for Graduate Medical Education. Its training work is connected to the hospital's academic relationship with Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
Patient and visitor areas include dining and retail space, outdoor courtyards and a sanctuary. Baptist Health said the campus now encompasses more than 1 million square feet with the addition of the tower.
Lincoln Mendez, Baptist Health's North Region executive and Boca Raton Regional Hospital's CEO, said the building was designed around patient and family needs and the hospital's specialized care services.
The tower honors Gloria Drummond, who helped establish the community hospital. Baptist Health said philanthropic giving supported the new building and that the hospital foundation's Keeping the Promise campaign raised more than $450 million for the tower and the wider campus expansion.
