BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL EXPANDS AGAIN

BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL EXPANDS AGAIN

It all started 3.5 years ago with a dream and a gift of $10 million dollars. Now, thanks to that gift of Christine E Lynn, the aptly named Christine E Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute broke ground on April 23rd. This is an expansion of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, and the total cost of the new building will be $22 million dollars. It will be across the street from the existing women’s center, which has been there for 25 years and not coincidently is also in Christine E. Lynn’s name. That center treats over 100,000 patients a year. The new center will cater to women’s healthcare and promote healthy lifestyles. Services offered will include specialty care, breast and pelvic health, preventative cardiology and imaging technology. It will have room for future expansion should it become needed. This is the 3rd expansion of the hospital in recent years. First was the new emergency room, which was followed by the Marcus Neuroscience Institute, which is scheduled to open this summer. At the groundbreaking for the new women’s center more major donors were recognized by the president of Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, Jan Savarick. They include Harvey and Phyllis Sandler, and their daughters Robin Rubin and Amy Ross. In a nice gesture, the hospital volunteers from the Debbie Rand Memorial Service League were also recognized along with the donors. I have always wanted to know how much money someone has to give to get their name on a property. I am sure the price varies per location and property but $10 million seems like a large number. After all, Alex Rodriguez only gave the University of Miami $3.9 million to have his name on their new baseball stadium which is called Alex Rodriguez Park (this is not working out well for them and they are considering removing the name now). In any event I am glad that BRRH continues to expand and thank all the generous donors who helped make it happen. As always thanks for reading and have a great day.