Jupiter, FL (Aug. 21, 2009) - For the eighth consecutive year, the 120-bed Jupiter Medical Center Pavilion achieved a top quality "five-star" overall rating in Florida's online Nursing Home Guide, ranking it in the top 20 percent of facilities in its region.Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) posts the guide on the Internet at the website address, www.fdhc.state.fl.us. The guide is updated quarterly, and displays the reviews and rates long-term care facilities throughout 11 regions in the state. The Pavilion is one of only 16 "five-star" rated nursing homes in Region 9, which includes 78 facilities in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties. The state rating is based on many performance measures, including the quality of care, quality of life, and compliance history with a multitude of state and federal regulations. These ratings are a reliable resource for consumers to utilize when searching for a facility.
The Pavilion provides sub acute care to patients needing short-term rehabilitation and therapy services after leaving the hospital, and also cares for long-term care patients who make the Pavilion their permanent home.
"Earning this prestigious rating for the eighth year in a row symbolizes the consistency of excellence in care we provide," said Betsy Heartfield, Vice President and Administrator, Long Term Care and Rehab Services. "For more than 30 years, The Pavilion has been dedicated to providing quality care for the community, while also achieving the highest possible standards for our rehabilitation and skilled nursing patients."
About Jupiter Medical Center
A not-for-profit 283-bed community Medical Center consisting of 163 private acute care hospital beds, and 120 inpatient rehabilitation and long-term care beds, Jupiter Medical Center provides a broad range of services with specialty concentrations in orthopaedics, long-term care, minimally invasive vascular procedures, cancer care and advanced diagnostics. Founded in 1979, Jupiter Medical Center is affiliated with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and is currently in the midst of a major, multi-year growth plan which includes an Outpatient Center, additional ICU beds and a Heart & Vascular Center. The Medical Center has approximately 1,500 employees, 490 physicians and 700 volunteers.
For information on the Pavilion and Jupiter Medical Center, call 561-744-4444 or visit www.jupitermed.com.