CAC-Florida Medical Centers hosts community grand opening for its new Wellness and Activities Center in North Miami Beach on Sat., November 12
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CAC-Florida Medical Centers hosts community grand opening for its new Wellness and Activities Center in North Miami Beach on Sat., November 12
New dental care facility to also open at North Miami Beach medical center
MIAMI, FL – Nov. 7, 2011 — CAC-Florida Medical Centers will host a free community event on Sat., Nov. 12 for the grand opening of a new 4,200 square-foot expansion to the wellness and activities center at its full-service, multi-specialty medical center in North Miami Beach which provides North Dade seniors with a wide range of social, health and lifestyle services and programs. CAC will also open a new dental care facility at the North Miami Beach medical center. CAC’s Wellness and Activities Centers offer CAC patients a social hub providing group activities that focus on wellness, healthy aging, socialization, and lifestyle enrichment, as well as games that stimulate the body and mind. CAC-Florida Medical Centers provides more than health care; the services provide quality of life through health maintenance, disease prevention and the treatment of acute and chronic conditions.
What: Over 350 South Florida seniors, community, business and political leaders are expected to attend the Sat., November 12 grand opening event, which is free and open to the public. CAC’s new North Miami Beach wellness and activities center and dental facility will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and will offer CAC patients exercise classes, educational seminars on a variety of medical topics, such as diabetes, hypertension and depression, hurricane and emergency preparedness seminars, slip and fall prevention classes, English classes, arts & crafts, bingo, dominoes, among many other activities.
When: Saturday, November 12, 2011, from 10:30 a.m. to noon with VIP ribbon cutting from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and media interviews and tours to follow
Where: CAC-Florida Medical Centers, 1648 NE 163rd St., North Miami Beach, Fl 33162
Who: Top executives of CAC-Florida Medical Centers, including CAC-Florida COO Bert Valdes and Medical Director Dr. Carline Oyadiran along with N. Miami Beach Mayor George Vallejo, Richard Kuper, Executive Director of the Miami Dade County League of Cities, Eduardo Gonzalez, State Representative, Jose Oliva, State Representative, Barbara Kramer, N. Miami Beach Councilwoman, and Miami-Dade County business, political and community leaders. The event will include an invocation, ribbon cutting, live entertainment, tours of the new North Miami Beach Wellness & Activities Center and dental facilities, food and refreshments, as well as healthy lifestyle tips and demonstrations for seniors.
Why: CAC-Florida Medical Centers opened its doors in 1964 under the name Clinica Asociacion Cubana. CAC-Florida Medical Centers holds the distinction of being Florida’s first managed care facility granted a license to operate as a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) as a result of the Congressional HMO Act of 1973.
Today, the CAC brand is recognized throughout South Florida for its commitment to members of communities throughout Miami-Dade County and the provision of quality, readily accessible health care. CAC-Florida Medical Centers operates 11 full-service, multi-specialty medical centers in Miami-Dade County with plans for two new medical centers to open early next year in Central Florida, staffed by more than more than 100 primary care physicians and medical specialists practicing cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, gynecology, ophthalmology, neurology, urology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology and podiatry. For more on CAC-Florida Medical Centers, visit us at www.cacmedicalcenters.com.
