Bethesda West Hospital
Designed to Meet the Community's Growth
Bethesda West Hospital - January 2012
Bethesda Healthcare System is building an all-new, 80-bed hospital to serve the communities of western Boynton Beach. Located on the northeast corner of Boynton Beach Boulevard and U.S. 441, construction for the new Bethesda West Hospital began in May 2010 and will be completed in early 2013.
At-A-Glance
- A 24-hour Emergency Department with 18 treatment rooms
- 70 all-private inpatient rooms
- 10 critical care/intensive care rooms
- 4 full service operating room suites for inpatient and outpatient surgery and 2 endoscopy suites
- 8 post-anesthesia care areas
- 22 ambulatory surgery preparation/recovery bays and 2 preoperative rooms
- General Medical/Telemetry and Surgical services
- Full range of Imaging services including: MRI, CT, general radiography, ultrasound, mammography, and cardiac stress testing
- Infusion services
- Laboratory and inpatient pharmacy services
- Respiratory therapy
- Physical rehabilitation
- Private chapel and healing garden
- Conference facilities for family/public education
- A full array of family support areas
Completion
Construction of Bethesda West Hospital is forecasted to take approximately 30 months, with on-site physician offices targeted to open in 2012.
Staff
Bethesda West Hospital and Bethesda Memorial Hospital will have one medical staff. In addition, Bethesda West Hospital expects to have 300 full-time employees and volunteers.
Future Growth
Bethesda West Hospital has been designed so that it can grow to become a 400-bed hospital in future years.