Broward General Hospital: Address, Phone & Patient Info

Yes. Older hospital records and historical Broward Health materials use the name Broward General Medical Center. The current official hospital name is Broward Health Medical Center.

If an old medical record, insurance document or family member refers to “Broward General,” the Fort Lauderdale hospital at 1600 S. Andrews Avenue is the facility being referenced.

Common emergencies treated

• Heart attack symptoms and severe chest pain.
• Stroke symptoms.
• Car, bike and scooter crash injuries.
• Serious head injuries.
• Deep wounds and severe bleeding.
• Major fractures and joint injuries.
• Serious allergic reactions.
• Severe shortness of breath.
• Severe abdominal pain.
• Burns and electrical injuries.
• Poisoning and toxic exposure.

Broward Health’s current graduate medical education information reports that the Medical Center Emergency Department handles more than 125,000 visits annually, reflecting its role as a high-volume regional emergency and trauma facility.

Broward Health Medical Center is recognized by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Stroke teams, neurologists, neurosurgeons, interventional neurology and emergency clinicians provide around-the-clock stroke care.

Broward Health’s cardiovascular program provides diagnostic testing, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiovascular surgery, vascular care and rehabilitation.

Heart specialists currently featured by Broward Health include

• Arnoux Blanchard, MD — Cardiology/Internal Medicine
• Alan Niederman, MD — Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology
• Ricardo Vicuna, MD — Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology
• Pablo Rengifo-Moreno, MD — Interventional Cardiology
• Kenneth Herskowitz, MD — Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery
• Alexander Justicz, MD — Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Michael Bolanos, MD — Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Jose Baez Escudero, MD — Electrophysiology/Cardiovascular Disease

Broward Health also provides TAVR and complex heart-rhythm treatment, including advanced robotic electrophysiology technology.

Current Broward Health oncology physicians displayed for the Medical Center include Archana Maini, MD and Ahmed S. Behairy, MD, among other cancer specialists.

Cancer services can include medical oncology, surgery, infusion therapy, patient navigation, survivorship resources, nutrition support and other multidisciplinary services.

Maternity services include

• Labor, delivery and recovery care.
• High-risk pregnancy care.
• Maternal-fetal medicine.
• 24-hour obstetric hospitalists.
• Certified nurse-midwives.
• 24-hour anesthesiology availability.
• Neonatologists.
• Neonatal nurse practitioners.
• Level III NICU.
• 24/7 breast-pump rental service.

Private postpartum and upgrade options

The Maternity Place has 36 private postpartum suites with a private shower, support-person bed, rocker glider, vanity station and television.

Three larger Deluxe Empress Suites are offered on a first-come basis for an additional fee. Broward Health does not publish a current universal dollar amount for that upgrade online.

Current maternity doctors include

• Katina Brown-Burgess, DO — Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Bradley Safro, MD — Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Cristina Colon Aponte, MD — Maternal-Fetal Medicine/OB-GYN
• Labib Ghulmiyyah, MD — Maternal-Fetal Medicine/OB-GYN
• Michail Spiliopoulos, MD — Maternal-Fetal Medicine/OB-GYN
• Jessica Grenvik, MD — Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Sasha Davidson, MD — Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Broward Health Medical Center provides major inpatient surgery, minimally invasive and robotic procedures, orthopedic trauma care, joint replacement, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, colorectal surgery, bariatric surgery and other specialty operations.

Neuroscience services are closely connected with Broward Health Medical Center’s Comprehensive Stroke Center and Level I trauma capabilities.

Current Medical Center neuroscience providers include

• Celso Agner, MD — Interventional Neurology
• Malik Fakhar, MD — Interventional Neurology
• Renato Gonik, MD — Neurology
• Carlos Casas-Reyes, MD — Neurosurgery
• Shaye Moskowitz, MD — Neurosurgery

The Medical Center outpatient pharmacy accepts many commercial insurance plans, Medicare and Medicaid. Drug-assistance programs may also be available depending on patient eligibility.

Patient and visitor parking is available on the Broward Health Medical Center campus, but parking routes can change during the hospital’s current expansion project. Follow the signs posted for Visitors, Emergency, Maternity and Medical Offices when you arrive.

Before driving to campus

• Confirm whether your appointment is inside the hospital or in a medical office.
• Use Emergency Department signs for a true emergency.
• Allow extra time because construction may alter traffic patterns.
• Do not depend on an old online parking map when temporary signs direct traffic differently.
• Ask the department whether valet or accessible drop-off is currently available if mobility is limited.

Broward Health states that it accepts a wide range of commercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid plans. Exact participation depends on the plan/product and the physician involved.

If you have Florida Blue

• Call the phone number on your member card before scheduled care.
• Ask whether you have out-of-network benefits.
• Ask about Continuity of Care if you are in an active course of treatment.
• Pregnant patients receiving ongoing obstetric care should ask Florida Blue about continuity options.
• Confirm the physician and the hospital separately.

Why your final bill can differ from a hospital estimate

• Different services are performed than originally planned.
• Your insurer applies deductible or coinsurance differently.
• A separate physician professional fee is charged.
• An anesthesiologist, radiologist, pathologist or other clinician bills separately.
• An unexpected complication requires additional treatment.
• The hospital stay lasts longer than expected.

If you do not understand the bill

Depending on income, qualifying financial-assistance patients may still have a small copay. Broward Health currently publishes the following ER copays for approved applicants:

General eligibility requirements

• Emergency or other medically necessary care.
• Uninsured patient without another available funding source.
• Permanent residence within Broward Health’s service area for the required period.
• Proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent legal residency under the program rules.
• Application for other programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace or Florida KidCare when eligible.
• Complete income and household documentation.

Parent proxy access

Parents/legal guardians have full proxy access to a child’s MyChart until age 13. Beginning at age 13, some health information becomes private under state and federal adolescent confidentiality rules. Teen patients can create their own account, and additional access may require consent.