Hospital Emergency Care
Emergency Department
JFK Medical Center
5301 South Congress Avenue
Atlantis, Florida 33462
(located in the heart of West Palm Beach)
Telephone: (561) 965-7300
Map & Directions
If you think you may be experiencing a medical emergency, immediately call your doctor or 911.
About Our Emergency Department
At the JFK Medical Center Emergency Department-the largest and most experienced emergency facility in Palm Beach County-you can expect quality care from a highly skilled team of physicians, nurses, technicians and support personnel.
A major expansion of the Emergency Department has increased our ability to respond to your medical needs. We now have 34 private rooms equipped with the most advanced equipment for examining, stabilizing, treating and monitoring your condition. A 16-bed Emergency Decision Unit also is available to provide enhanced comfort and care for patients who require longer work-ups.
The JFK Medical Center Emergency Department is recognized throughout the region for its advanced life-support capabilities. We're a Certified Stroke Center, Certified Chest Pain Center and one of only three hospitals in the county designated as a Cardiac Alert Receiving Facility.
Need help finding a physician?
For routine health matters and check-ups, contact your primary care physician. Regular check-ups with a primary care physician is the best way to maintain good health.
Visit Find a Physician on this website, or call 866-4HCA-DOCS for a free physician referral.
The Stroke Center
The Stroke Center at JFK Medical Center is one of only three facilities in Palm Beach County to receive certification by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) as an accredited Stroke Center. The program follows guidelines set forth by the American Stroke Association and the JCAHO. JFK Medical Center has developed and implemented innovative approaches to advance acute treatment, recovery and rehabilitation for stroke patients in accordance with evidence-based practice.
The interdisciplinary approach for stroke care includes an expert team of emergency medicine personnel, nurses, laboratory staff, neurologists, neurosurgeons and radiologists, who have all received special training as a stroke care team. We also have an interventional neuroradiologist-the only one in Palm Beach County-who performs a procedure within blood vessels to deliver tPA (a clotbusting drug) to a specific part of the brain, increasing the time in which stroke patients can be effectively treated.
Also performed by our neurointerventional radiologist at JFK Medical Center is the an advanced clot-retrieval procedures.
Chest Pain Center
The Chest Pain Center is the first in Palm Beach County to receive full accreditation by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The goal of the Society of Chest Pain Centers is to significantly reduce the mortality rate of patients with chest pain by teaching the public to recognize and react to early symptoms of a possible heart attack, reducing the time it takes to receive treatment and increasing accuracy and effectiveness of treatment. The Chest Pain Center at JFK Medical Center has demonstrated expertise and commitment to quality patient care by meeting or exceeding a wide range of criteria and completing on-site evaluations by a review team from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
Location
The Emergency Department at JFK Medical Center is located at 5301 South Congress Ave., Atlantis, FL.
Learn more
We invite you to learn more about the JFK Medical Center Emergency Department by calling (800) 616-1927 or e-mail us.