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4 A B A C O A & A LT O N N E I G H B O R S | M AY 2 0 2 6 cancer in the region also was performed at Jupiter Medical Center. The hospital was also among the first in the region to administer the first and only FDA-approved gene therapy—ADSTILADRIN® (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg)—for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer and was among the first in the United States to employ the Galvanize Therapeutics Aliya™ Pulsed Electric Field Ablation System to treat lung tumors. When put into the hands of leading experts, orthopedic advancements are drastically improving patient outcomes. Jupiter Medical Center is unparalleled in the region for its breadth of cutting- edge, robotic-assisted solutions including the CORI™ robotic- assisted surgical system, Mako SmartRobotics™, and VELYS™ for surgical knee-replacement precision. In 2025, the hospital was the first in the region to introduce robotic shoulder replacement. EXPANDED FACILITIES, ENHANCEDCAPABILITIES The recent grand opening of the Patient Care Tower expands Jupiter Medical Center’s ability to provide specialized care for hospitalized A dvancements in healthcare emerge every day, but it takes time for advanced treatments and technological innovations to become part of the standard of care. Jupiter Medical Center understands that commitment to excellence in healthcare and has been working tirelessly since 1979 to incorporate the latest practices and protocols into clinical practice to provide patients with more options—and better outcomes. TRANSFORMATIVETECHNOLOGIESANDTREATMENTS Significant investments in technology continue to underscore Jupiter Medical Center’s commitment to delivering the highest standard of care and have led to historic milestones in the delivery of life-saving treatments. The health system’s team of leading clinicians includes experts across disciplines who are skilled at utilizing the latest robotic- assisted and minimally invasive technologies. The hospital’s cardiac specialists were among the first in Florida to implement the VARIPULSE pulsed-field ablation platform for atrial fibrillation patients. The first robotic Whipple surgery for pancreatic EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR – By Sue MacDonald | Photos provided by Jupiter Medical Center – JupiterMedical Center Continues To LaunchGroundbreaking Innovations EXPANDING ACCESS TO WORLD-CLASS CARE