Background: Palms West Hospital Located on a spacious 94-acre campus, Palms West Hospital is a 204-bed facility that offers high-quality care for a full complement of healthcare services. Its women’s healthcare services include the New Life Center, a state-of-the-art obstetrics unit that features a Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) Type A Obstetric Emergency Department (OBED) staffed around the clock by OB/GYN hospitalists. Palms West is an HCA East Florida Affiliate. Challenge: Meet Birth Volume Requirements to Establish a Level II NICU The leadership of Palms West Hospital sought to bring their plans to expand to a Level II NICU to fruition. To meet requirements for a Certificate of Need (CON), the hospital needed to increase its birth volume. Solution: Partner with FQHCs t

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