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Health Care District Unveils “Two Waters Mental Health Center”

The Health Care District of Palm Beach County introduced the name of its future, first-of-its-kind crisis and mental health care facility: Two Waters Mental Health Center. Two Waters will redefine how individuals experiencing mental health and substa ...

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Health Care District of Palm Beach County’s Skilled Nursing Center Earns Prestigious “Best Nursing Home” Distinctions

The Health Care District of Palm Beach County’s Skilled Nursing Center (Healey Center) in Riviera Beach, Florida, has earned two prominent national honors for excellence in long-term care: a spot on Newsweek’s 2026 list of “America’s Best Nursing Hom ...

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The Power of Every Step: Supporting the Heart, Healing the Mind

With every step this November, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County team showed what it means to care for the whole person — heart, mind, and body — by walking in support of mental health and heart health.

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Community Health Assessments

2025

• 2025 Lakeside Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment (PDF)
• 2025 Lakeside Medical Center Community Health Implementation Plan (PDF)

2024

2024 Implementation of the Crisis Now Model in Palm Beach County - Initium Health  (PDF)

2022

• 2022 Lakeside Medical Center Community Health Assessment (PDF)
• 2022 Palm Beach County Community Health Assessment (PDF)
• 2022 Lakeside Medical Center Community Health Implementation Plan (PDF)
• 2022 Palm Beach County Community Health Improvement Plan (PDF)

2019

• 2019 Lakeside Medical Center Community Health Assessment (PDF)
• 2019 Lakeside Medical Center Community Implementation Plan (PDF)

2018

• In 2018, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners approved the Lakeside Medical Center 2015-2018 Implementation Strategy PDF.

2017

• The 2017 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) (PDF) is a collaborative effort by a diverse group of community leaders, stakeholders, Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County and the Health Care District of Palm Beach County that serves as a directional roadmap committed to improving the health and quality of life of Palm Beach County residents.

2016

• In 2016, the Health Council of Southeast Florida (HCSEF) was enlisted by the Health Care District and the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County to facilitate the Community Health Needs Assessment (PDF) to identify unmet health needs of community residents and to inform and guide future health planning initiatives to meet those needs.
• The 2016 Glades Region Health Assessment (PDF) is a subset of the overall Palm Beach County Community Health Needs Assessment.

2012

• 2012 Palm Beach County Health Needs Assessment (PDF)