Mallets shattered concrete blocks marking the “ceremonial groundbreaking” of the Holy Cross Health Free-Standing Emergency Department (FSED) on November 6 in Deerfield Beach, only the second in Broward County. The new 25,000-squarefoot FSED will offer comprehensive emergency services, including advanced diagnostic imaging such as X-rays, ultrasound and CT scans and also have a fully functional on-site laboratory. There will be private treatment and exam rooms, as well as a dedicated ambulance bay for fast and efficient emergency response. The FSED seeks to reduce patient wait times and will be open 24/7, making emergency services convenient and accessible to residents of Deerfield Beach and the surrounding areas. “This is a long time coming. I was so excited when I finally saw the Holy Cross sign on the building,” said Taren O'Brien, MSN, R.N., Holy Cross Health Chief Nursing Officer. “I want to thank Deerfield Beach City Commissioner Michael Hudak for making this happen. We will make sure that this is an extension of what we do at our main campus ministry in Fort Lauderdale. Trinity Health is committed and dedicated to the Florida market.” The $41 million project is expected to be completed in February 2026. A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, not-forprofit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. holycross.com. 58 december 2024 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida edition COMMUNITY NEWS Holy Cross Health Begins Construction of Free-Standing ER Powerful Story of Second Chances Draws Men to Outreach Breakfast More than 150 men attended the Gathering of Men Fall Outreach Breakfast on November 14 to hear Mark Whitacre’s powerful testimony of redemption and second chances. A rising star in the 1990s at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre became an FBI Informant in the largest price-fixing corruption case in US history, which was made into a major motion picture, "The Informant" and Matt Damon plays the lead role of Mark Whitacre. Many were encouraged and inspired by his testimony during the networking breakfast where several men also made decisions to follow Christ. Pictures and video are available at www.GatheringPB.com Wayne Gill and Dennis DeMarois Mark Whitacre speaks at Gathering Outreach Breakfast Mark Caputo, M.D., Emergency Medicine; Michael Hudak, Deerfield Beach City Commissioner; Taren O'Brien, MSN, R.N., Holy Cross Health Chief Nursing Officer; and Kelly Smith, Trinity Health Chief Strategy Officer Photo credit: Sharif Esmail
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