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      Jupiter Medical Center Celebrates 45th Anniversary



      Leadership Reflects On 45                          recognition of “Top Hospital” from The Leapfrog
      Years Of Growth And Looks                          Group, the most elite distinction given by the
                                                         national not-for-profit patient safety watchdog
      Ahead To Future                                    group. The recognition followed an “A” Hospital
                                                         Safety Grade from the same organization one
        Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) is celebrating 45 years of   month prior.
      service as the area’s only independent, not-for-profit hospital     Last year JMC was also named an “America’s
      in its region. The hospital opened its doors for patient care   Best-in-State Hospitals” for 2024 by Newsweek
      on Feb. 14, 1979, as a 34-bed facility treating just 1,800   and U.S. News & World Report named the hospital
      patients a year. Today, the health system employs more than   a High Performing hospital for stroke, colon
      2,500 dedicated team members, oversees 400 volunteers and   cancer surgery, lung cancer surgery, heart failure,
      has over 750 affiliated physicians to care for nearly 400,000   knee replacement, and leukemia lymphoma and
      patients annually. Leadership for the hospital is reflecting   myeloma. Additional recognitions were achieved
      on the organization’s tremendous growth while also looking   from Becker’s Healthcare, The Palm Beach Post
      ahead to the future.                               and the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy.
        “Jupiter Medical Center started as a local hospital for     Since Jupiter Medical Center opened, Jupiter
      emergency access,” said Amit Rastogi, M.D., MHCM,   and the region have grown in population exponentially. In   new, highly anticipated, state-of-the-art Johnny and Terry
      president and CEO of JMC. “But as the population grew, we   1980, the U.S. Census recorded nearly 10,000 people lived   Gray Surgical Institute.
      worked diligently to evolve in order to meet the needs of the   in Jupiter. Four decades later, the census reported that more     New projects on the horizon for the hospital’s main
      community and the region. Today, we’ve expanded the depth   than 60,000 people resided in Jupiter.   campus include a new five-story, 92-bed Patient Care Tower
      and breadth of our clinical services, and we are the number     In 2020, under Dr. Rastogi’s leadership, JMC launched   and a five-deck garage with 800 parking spaces. The tower
      one rated hospital in our region for patient safety, healthcare   its cardiac surgery program at the Robson Heart & Vascular   will connect to the surgical institute and is on track to open
      quality and patient experience.”                   Institute and opened its comprehensive Anderson Family   in 2025.
        Jupiter Medical Center’s stellar reputation is supported   Cancer Institute. Last year, the hospital completed more     For more information about Jupiter Medical Center,
      by peer, industry and community accolades from local,   expansion projects – starting the year with the completion   visit jupitermed.com, call (561) 263-2234, or follow
      regional and national organizations. Notably, in December,   of a significant renovation and expansion to its emergency   Jupiter Medical Center on Facebook and Instagram @
      JMC was the only hospital in Palm Beach County to earn the   department and finishing the year with the completion of its   jupitermedicalcenter or on Twitter @JupiterMedCtr.
      Northern Notes



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                                                        for review by Northern                             Northern’s Board of Supervisors. The preliminary budget
      By Katie Roundtree,                               management. During                                 is reviewed with the Board in May. Once the new tax roll
      Director of Finance and                           this time, requests                                is received and reviewed, the Board approves the TRIM
      Administration, Northern                          are balanced against                               rates in June.
      Palm Beach County                                 funding to determine                                 TRIM stands for Truth in Millage and is the highest rate
      Improvement District                              whether or not specific                            to assess a property. The property appraiser mails TRIM
        Like mos t local                                projects or requests                               notices to property owners in August each year. In August,
      governments, the Northern                         remain in the funding                              a public hearing is held for the Board to hear any public
      Palm Beach County                                 plan for the upcoming                              comments on the proposed budget. After comments are
      Improvement District                              year.                                              received and potentially addressed, the Board will approve
      (Northern) must prepare                             Budgets are funded                               the budget. The final assessment rates are sent to the tax
      and abide by an annual                            from either maintenance                            collector for inclusion on the Real Estate Tax Bill sent to
      budget. Unlike many other                         assessments, reserve                               property owners in November. The new budget year begins
      local governments, Northern prepares a budget for general   funds, loans or a                        on Oct. 1.
      expenses, such as administrative and overhead expenses,   combination of the above. Northern has a policy to keep     We all feel the impact of rising prices. At Northern,
      and for each unit of development within its jurisdiction.   a minimum of 25 percent of the maintenance budget for   both the staff and the Board work hard to ensure that our
      A unit of development is a separate, distinct area formed   each unit of development in reserves. Reserves are in   assessments cover the cost of maintaining our assets and
      to provide specific services from Northern. These areas   place for unexpected emergencies, disasters, and cost   paying off any outstanding debt, while also keeping our
      can be for individual housing developments, such as PGA   increases more than budgeted. Any reserves over the   residents and property owners in mind. We achieve this
      National, BallenIsles or Abacoa. They can also be for an   minimum can be used to fund future projects or offset   by using reserves and projecting our capital needs for the
      area that covers several developments, such as Horseshoe   assessment increases. Assessment increases are reviewed,   next five years. This approach helps us to maintain stable
      Acres, Steeplechase, Arbor Parc and Woodbine. Each   and management determines if it is appropriate to use   assessments, with increases only when necessary and
      unit of development is unique since their needs can be   reserves  or  loans  to  finance  larger  capital  projects  or   decreases when practical. You can find our budget on our
      quite different. Currently, there are 47 active units of   one-time  expenses  to  limit  the  rise  in  the  assessment   website, www.npbcid.org. We hope that you find it helpful
      development with budgets, excluding the general fund.   rate. Sometimes, long-term debt is paid off, or one-time   and informative.
      Northern’s  primary  purpose is to provide stormwater   projects are completed, and assessment rates can lower     NPDES tip: Your neighborhood drainage system is
      control services to its area. However, in some areas,   for the upcoming year.                       not a garbage disposal, please don’t treat it like one.
      Northern is also responsible for road, preserve, trail and     Once a preliminary budget is agreed upon by internal   Encourage all residents to take responsibility and to not
      gate maintenance.                                 staff, the proposed budget is sent to homeowner and   dump chemicals, fertilizer, paint, oil, etc., in inlets or
        Northern’s fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 and ends on   property owner associations within Northern’s jurisdiction   pipes. Discourage sweeping of lawn clippings and dirt
      Sept. 30. Each year, starting in January, the budget process   to begin discussions on the upcoming year’s budget.   into  street  drains  and  disposing  of  lawn  clippings  and
      begins for the new fiscal year. Staff and department heads   Budgets are reviewed with association representatives   other debris (wood, concrete blocks, Christmas trees, etc.)
      submit their budgeted requests for projects, services and   to fully communicate the plan for the upcoming year.   directly into retention lakes. Keep drainage facilities clear
      equipment for the upcoming year to the budget manager.   Modifications to the proposed budget will be reviewed   of vegetation, trash, improperly and illegally discarded
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