Good Samaritan Medical Center (West Palm Beach, Florida)

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

Good Samaritan Medical Center (West Palm Beach)
Geography
Location	West Palm Beach, Florida, Florida, United States
Coordinates	26°43′31″N 80°3′6″W
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	333
History
Opened	1920
Links
Website
Lists	Hospitals in Florida

History

Postcard c. 1930-1945

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.^{[citation needed]} 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]