JFK Medical Center, originally named John F. Kennedy Hospital as the first memorial to our nation's 35th president, was founded in 1966 as a community hospital.
Today, JFK Medical Center has evolved into a 460-bed acute care medical/ surgical facility and healthcare complex specializing in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology services, orthopedics and bariatrics.
Our level of service and team of professionals rank among the best in the nation with over 500 physicians, 2200 healthcare professionals and 300 volunteers. We are please to continue to receive recognition as a quality hospital with our designations by the Joint Commission on Accreditation on Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) as a certified primary stroke center.
As we enter our 40th year of service to our community and patients, JFK Medical Center wants to assure you that we are committed to providing the finest healthcare in Palm Beach County.
Medical Services
Medical Services
24-hour Emergency Department
Accredited Chest Pain Emergency Center
Bariatric Wellness and Surgical Institute
Cardiac Cath
Cardiovascular Institute
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
Cardiovascular Research
Electrophysiology
Heart & Vascular Institute
Neurosciences Institute
Open Heart Surgery
The Orthopedic Institute
Valvular Institute
Hospital Features
Ownership Type
Proprietary
Year Hospital Opened
1966
Accreditation
JCAHO
Teaching Hospital
Yes
Mission of JFK Medical Center
Our mission is to be the community provider of high quality, compassionate and clinically safe healthcare that is responsive to the needs of our patients, their families and physicians.
Hospital Vision
JFK Medical Center will strive to be a learning organization – a leader in workplace learning in the innovative use of information technology, and in achieving performance results, as well as an academic center of excellence and innovative site for clinical practice that will inspire and produce respected and responsible healthcare professionals.
Procedures/Diagnoses at this Hospital Include
Heart Failure and Shock
Chest Pain
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complicating Factors
Heart Defibrillator Implant with Cath
Cardio Procedures without Coronary Artery Stent or AMI
Cardio Procedures with Coronary Artery Stent without AMI
Other Permanent Heart Pacemaker Implant
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with Complicating Factors
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Misc Digestive Disorders with Complicating Factors
Source for
maternity care,
bariatric surgery
and appendectomy:
Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI) for years 2005 through 2007.
Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.
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