Good Samaritan Medical Center (West Palm Beach, Florida) Explained

Good Samaritan Medical Center (West Palm Beach)
Region:	West Palm Beach, Florida
State:	Florida
Country:	US
Emergency:	Yes
Beds:	333
Founded:	1920
Website:	https://archive.today/20130125044048/http://www.goodsamaritanmc.com/en-US/Pages/default.aspx

Good Samaritan Medical Center or Good Samaritan Hospital is a 333-bed acute care hospital located in West Palm Beach, Florida.

History

The hospital opened in May 1920,^[1] replacing "Emergency Hospital" (which dated from about 1914), with 35 beds located on 12th street near the lakefront^{[2] [3] [4]} (now Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard) and Dixie Highway. Dr. William Ernest Van Landingham (1879-1973), a recent arrival and then secretary of the one-year-old Palm Beach County Medical Society, was a co-founder and the first administrator.^[5]

The Victor W. Farris Building was completed in 1988. Another building is called Flagler Waterway.A brick building next to Burger King has been abandoned.

In 2001, Tenet Healthcare acquired the hospital (along with St. Mary's Hospital, also located in the county).^[6]

In 2009, the Hospital celebrated its 90th anniversary.^[7]

Notes and References

1. (17 May 2010). This week in history: Good Samaritan Hospital opens in West Palm Beach, historicpalmbeach.com
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=iUTQsXsbqUIC&pg=PA79 West Palm Beach: 1893 to 1950
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=N5bVtwT8SB4C&dq=%22Good+Samaritan%22+%22west+palm+beach%22&pg=PA109 Palm Beach past: the best of "Post time"
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=gQYMwGgL27wC&dq=%22Good+Samaritan%22+%22west+palm+beach%22&pg=PA80 Around Boynton Beach
5. Web site: Palm Beach County History Online - Hospitals. 2009. Palm Beach County History Online. Historical Society of Palm Beach County. 2023-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409112722/http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/hospitals-medical-care. 2023-04-09.
6. (30 June 2001). PAPERWORK ALL SIGNED FOR SALE OF GOOD SAMARITAN, ST. MARY'S, Palm Beach Post
7. (19 May 2010). Good Samaritan Medical Center celebrates its 90th anniversary, The Palm Beach Post