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Medical Matters Vita Nova’s Eighth Annual Mallets &

Palm Beach Martinis To Benefit Homeless Youth

Gardens Medical In Palm Beach County

Vita Nova will host its opportunity after dinner to bid on unique live auction items
Center Offers Same- Eighth Annual Mallets and dance the night away.
Serving close to 700 youth annually in Palm Beach County,
& Martinis on March 29,
at the National Croquet Vita Nova is a safe bridge to independence for former foster
Day Discharge Center in West Palm care, LGBTQ, and other homeless youth through supportive
housing, education, employment, and life skills training.
Beach. This annual
affair is the nonprofit’s Working to eliminate homelessness for youth ages 18 to
Robotic Surgery for signature fundraising 25 years old in Palm Beach County, Vita Nova acts as an
event to raise money to
advocate and support system for homeless young adults.
support the homeless Chairs are Dr. Vassillia Binensztok and Michael Davis.
Faster Recovery youth Vita Nova serves in Sponsors to date include Florida Power & Light; Valley
Palm Beach County and
Bank; Sunshine Health; PBCHRC; BrandX; Searcy,
go directly towards Vita Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley; FAU-Christine E.
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center continues to Nova’s Housing Program Lynn College of Nursing; and Palm Beach Illustrated.
invest in orthopedic innovation with advanced robotic- and Independent Living Tickets to Mallets & Martinis are $275 each. To learn
assisted surgery, offering many patients the possibility Services. Michael Davis and Dr. Vassillia more, become a sponsor, and/or purchase tickets, visit
of same-day procedures with faster recovery times. Beginning at 6 p.m., Binensztok vitanovainc.org/Mallets-Martinis or call (561) 472-4809.
The hospital is home to three cutting-edge orthopedic guests of Mallets & To learn more about Vita Nova or to donate, visit
surgical robots—Mako SmartRobotics™, CORI and Martinis will experience an exciting evening under the palms vitanovainc.org or call (561) 689-0035.
ROSA —enhancing precision and efficiency in knee featuring croquet, martinis, and live music. Guests, who are Photo provided
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and hip surgeries. encouraged to wear “Chic Croquet Whites,” will also have the by Vita Nova
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is the first and
only hospital in Palm Beach County to acquire two
Mako SmartRobotics™ systems. Mako SmartRobotics™ NortherN Notes from page 25
provides highly precise, minimally invasive treatment
for partial knee, total knee, and hip replacements. Many and falcons to rip and tear. The barbed wire and sticks
patients undergoing Mako-assisted surgery experience hold the prey in place so the shrike can eat it. Don’t
shorter hospital stays, smaller incisions, and quicker judge their feet too quickly, though; shrikes have been
recovery—often returning to an active lifestyle within known to carry prey the same size as themselves.
weeks. By preserving more of the patient’s natural Loggerhead Shrikes are typically found in open areas
joint, Mako SmartRobotics™ may also help address with scattered shrubs and trees, but the species can also
osteoarthritis in earlier stages, improving long-term be found in more heavily wooded habitats with large
mobility. openings and very short habitats with few or no trees.
They particularly like tree snags (dead trees), where
they can perch high up to look for prey.
These vicious, intelligent, ruthless birds are amazing
animals in our area. Next time you see a gray and
white bird, look closely and see if it might be nature’s
toxins, making the prey safe to eat after a few days. For butcherbird.
instance, impaling a toxic monarch butterfly helps break NPDES tip: Safely use and dispose of pesticide. If
down toxins, making it safe to eat after a few days. all of the pesticide cannot be properly used, check with
Another reason for their macabre tendency to impale your solid waste management authority to find out when
their prey is due to their tiny feet and legs. Their beak and where to properly dispose of this type of hazardous
and hunting abilities are similar to hawks and falcons, waste.
but their passerine feet are similar to songbirds and can Photos by Lucas Shaffer,
only perch on branches instead of using them like hawks NPBCID Environmental Manager

For knee replacement procedures, Palm Beach
Gardens Medical Center also utilizes the ROSA Upscale Resale
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robotic system. This advanced technology assists
surgeons in planning and performing knee surgeries Experience The Difference
with remarkable accuracy, using real-time data and
3-D visualization to optimize implant positioning while New and consigned furniture, unique lighting, accessories and gifts.
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The CORI™ Surgical System uses handheld
robotics-assisted technology that helps the surgeon
plan and perform the procedure. It also gives surgeons
a three-dimensional (3-D) view to help finalize and
verify the selection of the knee implant and create
a plan for surgery without needing a computed
tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI).
“Incorporating Mako SmartRobotics™, CORI, and
ROSA into our orthopedic program reinforces our
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commitment to offering patients the latest in surgical
innovation,” said Judy Dellosa, orthopedic service Call us to sell. See us to buy.
line director. “These robotic-assisted procedures allow Over 32,000 sq. ft. in 2 locations to serve you!
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To learn more about same-day robotic-assisted
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or visit https://www.palmbeachhealthnetwork.com/
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