Broward Health
Broward County residents looking for health care may need a doctor, a hospital, an outpatient center, help with an existing appointment, or access to their medical records. This article explains the services available through Broward Health, how to locate the right facility or provider, what its online systems can do, and where patients and visitors can find practical information before a visit.
Broward Health and Its Facilities
Broward Health is a health system serving South Florida. Its network includes four hospitals and more than 50 locations across Broward County. The hospitals are Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach, Broward Health Imperial Point in Fort Lauderdale, and Broward Health Coral Springs. The system also lists outpatient care centers, imaging services, urgent care, and freestanding emergency departments.
The facility that fits a patient’s needs depends on the service involved. A hospital, an urgent care center, a medical office, and an imaging center serve different purposes. Location also matters: Broward Health has several facilities in Fort Lauderdale and others elsewhere in the county. Confirm the facility name when arranging care or reviewing an appointment so that you go to the intended site.
Broward Health’s main website provides entry points for finding a doctor, requesting an appointment, viewing locations, accessing records, and handling a bill. Those tasks use different pages and systems. For example, the doctor search identifies providers, while the location directory identifies facilities and the services available at them.
Medical Services and Types of Care
The Broward Health medical services directory organizes care by specialty. It includes primary care, pediatrics, women’s health, maternity services, imaging, cardiology, cancer care, neurosciences, orthopedics, rehabilitation, behavioral health, and other services. Each service entry can help a patient identify the appropriate area of care before searching for a provider or contacting scheduling.
Primary, Specialty, and Outpatient Care
Primary care services include preventive care, routine checkups, and ongoing management of chronic conditions. The directory also identifies specialists for particular health concerns, including endocrinology, infectious disease, digestive health, and geriatric medicine. Someone who knows the specialty they need can use that term in the doctor search. Someone looking for a particular service can begin with the medical services directory and then review its provider or location options.
Broward Health lists outpatient services in several parts of the county. Its location directory includes Broward HealthPoint care centers, an imaging center, an urgent care center, and other ambulatory locations. A facility’s name alone may not establish that it provides the service needed for a particular visit. Review its listing or confirm the appointment location through Broward Health before traveling.
Emergency and Urgent Care
Broward Health describes its emergency and trauma services as around-the-clock care for critical injuries and illnesses. Its location directory lists four hospitals and two freestanding emergency departments: Broward Health Lighthouse Point ER and Broward Health Sunrise ER. The Lighthouse Point emergency department is part of Broward Health North, while the Sunrise emergency department is part of Broward Health Medical Center.
The medical services directory separately describes urgent care as care for non-life-threatening conditions. Broward Health Weston Urgent Care appears in the location directory under outpatient and ambulatory centers. Emergency departments and urgent care are distinct services, so check the facility type when looking at search results or directions. Broward Health’s contact page directs people who require immediate medical attention to their physician or the nearest emergency department.
Screenings, Imaging, and Rehabilitation
Some visits are for a specific test or course of treatment rather than a general medical appointment. The services directory lists mammograms, imaging services, cardiovascular services, sleep disorder studies, rehabilitation, and speech therapy, among others. Broward Health’s centralized scheduling department handles appointments for medical imaging, cardiovascular services, neurodiagnostic studies, pulmonary services, and sleep disorder studies, as well as medical appointments.
When arranging one of these services, identify the service named by your care team and confirm which Broward Health location will provide it. The hospital where you previously received care and the location of a later test or outpatient appointment may differ.
Finding a Doctor and Location
Doctor Search Options
The Broward Health doctor search starts with specialty and ZIP code fields. Its advanced search offers additional filters, including doctor name, language, and hospital. The page also offers an option to see all doctors. These tools are useful when you have a specialty in mind but want to compare providers by location or another listed search field.
Use a doctor’s name if you are trying to locate a particular provider. Use a specialty if you are looking for available providers in a field of care. A ZIP code can narrow the initial results, but the advanced filters may help if the first search does not show the provider or location you expected. Review the provider listing before arranging a visit rather than assuming that every doctor practices at every Broward Health facility.
Facility Directory and Directions
The Broward Health location directory can be searched by location type, ZIP code or city, and location name. It also offers a current-location feature that displays nearby facilities with directions, contact details, and available services. The directory separates hospitals, freestanding emergency care, infusion centers, and outpatient or ambulatory centers.
A search by city may return several different kinds of facilities. If you already have an appointment, match the location name in the appointment information to the directory entry. If you are still deciding where to seek a listed service, review the facility type and services before using its directions. This is especially useful for Broward HealthPoint centers, which have individual names and addresses even when they are part of the same health system.
Scheduling an Appointment
Broward Health’s appointment scheduling page directs patients to its Centralized Scheduling Department. That department schedules primary care, pediatric, and specialty medical appointments. It also schedules medical imaging, cardiovascular services, neurodiagnostic studies, pulmonary services, and sleep disorder studies.
Before calling, identify the type of appointment you are seeking and any particular provider or location you have in mind. If the appointment concerns a test, use the name of the test or service given to you so the scheduling team can direct the request appropriately. The doctor search and location directory can help you identify possible providers and facilities, but an appointment request is a separate step from searching either directory.
Broward Health also describes appointment management in MyChart. Patients using that portal can view upcoming appointments and use available scheduling features. If you already have care at Broward Health, reviewing your appointment in the portal can help you verify its date and location.
MyChart and Medical Records
What the Portal Provides
Broward Health MyChart is the health system’s secure patient portal. It lets patients view information such as medications, allergies, test results, visit summaries, upcoming appointments, bills, and price estimates. The portal also offers features for requesting prescription refills and messaging a care team. Broward Health says MyChart is free for its patients.
Most test results appear in MyChart when they are ready, which may be before a provider has reviewed them. A provider can add notes or explanations after review. If you have received care at multiple Broward Health facilities, the portal can show information from those visits in one account. MyChart is also available in English, Spanish, and French.
Account Setup and Access
Broward Health describes several ways to sign up. Clinic staff may assist during a visit, or a patient may receive an activation code through an after-visit summary, billing statement, text, or email. Patients can also sign up online by confirming their identity using information already on file with Broward Health. The steps differ depending on whether you have an activation code:
With an activation code: Enter the code and personal information, create a username and password, and confirm your email address.
Without an activation code: Use MyChart’s direct sign-up option, create a username and password, and confirm your email address.
Broward Health says patients can use a computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access and a current browser. A MyChart mobile app is also available. If you need help with portal access, the MyChart page provides a Patient Support Line; that support contact is separate from the department that schedules medical appointments.
Access to Another Person’s Record
Viewing another person’s health information requires proxy access. Broward Health says a person requesting access to another adult’s MyChart account must be at least 18, and both adults need Broward Health MyChart accounts. Access can be set up through the portal’s Sharing Hub. A valid photo ID is required when submitting the proxy authorization consent form.
Parents and guardians have full access to a child’s chart until the child turns 13. Access becomes more limited after that age, and a teen’s consent is needed to view certain health information. Broward Health provides separate guidance for parents of children under 13 and ages 13 through 18. Review the proxy instructions that match your situation instead of using your own account as though it automatically provides access to a family member’s records.
Preparing for a Hospital Visit
Broward Health’s patients and visitors page lists hospital visiting hours by facility and, where applicable, by unit. Hours differ among hospitals and units. For example, intensive care, maternity, rehabilitation, and behavioral health areas have their own listed visiting arrangements. Review the hospital and unit information for the person you plan to visit rather than relying on a general hospital schedule.
All visitors must check in when entering a Broward Health facility. Adult visitors must present a photo ID to receive a printed visitor badge. Children also receive a badge that references their parent or guardian’s badge. Having the correct hospital name and, when known, the patient’s unit will help you consult the relevant visitor information before your trip.
The patients and visitors page also describes support during a hospital stay. It identifies a guest relations manager for patients who need extra assistance and explains that patients may receive a mailed experience survey after a visit. These hospital support services serve a different purpose from MyChart, which provides online access to care information and account features.
Insurance, Costs, and Bills
The Broward Health billing and insurance page connects patients with accepted insurance information, bill payment, pricing information, financial assistance, medical records requests, and MyChart. Broward Health advises patients to confirm coverage with their insurance provider before a visit. Reviewing an accepted-plan listing is useful, but coverage for a particular visit should be confirmed before receiving care.
Broward Health offers personalized cost estimates and payment plans. Its billing page says patients can pay a hospital bill online using Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express. MyChart also provides bill management. A bill payment concerns charges for care; it is separate from a request for medical records or a request to schedule another appointment.
The health system describes a financial assistance program for eligible uninsured or underinsured patients. Its patients and visitors page directs patients to the program information for eligibility, required documents, and application instructions. Review those program details before preparing an application rather than assuming that insurance status alone determines eligibility.
Contact Forms and Patient Questions
Broward Health’s contact form is an option for a general patient support question or inquiry. The form asks for a name, phone number, email address, facility, comment type, and comments. Broward Health asks users not to include personal health information or sensitive medical details in the form and says to allow up to three business days for a response.
Choose the channel that matches the task. Centralized Scheduling handles the appointment types listed on its page. MyChart provides account features and a route for messaging a care team. The location directory identifies facilities. The general contact form accepts inquiries but should not be used to send sensitive medical details or to seek an immediate response to a medical need.
Broward Health Offices and Facilities
Broward Health Medical Center — 1600 S. Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 — 954-355-4400
Broward Health North — 201 E. Sample Rd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33064 — 954-941-8300
Broward Health Imperial Point — 6401 N. Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 — 954-776-8500
Broward Health Coral Springs — 3000 Coral Hills Dr, Coral Springs, FL 33065 — 954-344-3000
Broward Health Lighthouse Point ER — 5360 N. Federal Hwy, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064 — 954-202-4300
Broward Health Sunrise ER — 9001 W. Oakland Park Blvd, Sunrise, FL 33351 — 954-217-6600
Broward Health Weston Urgent Care — 2300 N. Commerce Pkwy, Weston, FL 33326 — 954-217-5700
Broward HealthPoint Primary Care Center — 1111 W. Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 — 954-463-7313
Broward Health FAQs
Does Broward Health accept Florida Blue insurance?
Broward Health posted a notice stating that it was no longer in network with Florida Blue as of July 1, 2025. If you have Florida Blue coverage, review the coverage notice on Broward Health’s website before arranging care. Ask your insurer how your particular plan treats the provider, facility, and service involved. You can also review Broward Health’s billing and insurance information for payment options and cost estimates. Do not rely on a past visit to determine coverage for a new one.
Can I see records from another hospital in Broward Health MyChart?
You may be able to link an account from another participating health organization. In Broward Health MyChart, open the menu, choose “Link My Accounts,” search for the organization, and follow its sign-in steps to verify your identity. Linked accounts can display information such as medications, test results, and appointments without requiring you to switch portals for each lookup. Account linking depends on whether the other organization participates; a missing organization does not mean its records have been added automatically. See the Broward Health MyChart instructions for the steps.
What support is available during a hospital stay?
Broward Health says a guest relations manager can help patients who need extra assistance during a stay. Chaplains offer spiritual and emotional support to patients and families of all faiths. If you have a concern about your experience, raise it with the care team or ask about guest relations while you are at the hospital. Broward Health may also mail a patient experience survey after a visit. Its patients and visitors page describes these services.
Where can I check whether Broward Health offers clinical trials?
The medical services directory includes a clinical trials entry alongside its other services. Review that entry and discuss any trial you are considering with your treating clinician. Availability and eligibility depend on the particular study; seeing clinical trials listed as a service does not establish that a study is open or that you qualify to enroll.