FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Florida Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Bob Haley and Chief Operating Officer Ben Rodriguez recently presented a $5,000 check to the American Cancer Society (ACS) Broward Chapter as part of the hospital’s Tenet Foundation charity contributions to help local fundraising efforts.

The $5,000 contribution will be earmarked towards the ACS’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer initiatives, which includes educating women about early breast cancer detection.

The American Cancer Society works closely with Florida Medical Center’s The Care Center for Women to promote breast cancer awareness, regular diagnostic screenings and overall well being for women.

 “We’re pleased to be able to aid the efforts of the American Cancer Society in promoting this initiative,” said Haley.  “Continued awareness and regular diagnostic screenings are crucial in the fight against breast cancer.”

Florida Medical Center, part of Tenet’s Miami-Dade/Broward Health Network, is a 459-bed acute care hospital founded in 1973 and fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Located at 5000 West Oakland Park Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale in western Broward County, Florida Medical Center offers a broad range of medical and surgical services. 

Its Heart Institute of Florida, the hospital’s center for cardiac services, is designated a Premium Cardiac Specialty Center by UnitedHealthcare.  The hospital earned the Pulmonary Care Excellence Award for 2008 from HealthGrades, the leading ratings organization for hospitals and physicians, and it also earned five-star ratings from HealthGrades for its treatment of heart attacks, heart failure, stroke, pneumonia, hip fractures and other ailments. 

FMC’s additional services include neurology and neurosurgery, cancer care, orthopedics, urology, psychiatry, gynecology, imaging, pain center, sleep lab, wound care, and 24-hour emergency services.