United for Broward County’s Health
Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System are working together to strengthen healthcare for our community. Through the Better Together collaboration, these two leading public hospital systems are expanding access, improving outcomes, and delivering high-quality, compassionate care that keeps families close to home.
Coalition for Better Together:
United for Broward County’s Health
When Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System launched the Better Together initiative, a community movement was born. As public hospitals, these two systems serve everyone, every day, regardless of ability to pay. The Coalition for Better Together brings together local voices championing a collaboration that is already delivering real results for Broward County residents.
We are a network of business, healthcare, civic, and community organizations united by the belief that collaboration drives meaningful change. Our coalition of professional associations, nonprofits, elected officials, chambers of commerce, and local stakeholders works to amplify community voices and build a healthier Broward County.
From mobile clinics reaching underserved neighborhoods to expanded care for children and families, we support the tangible improvements the Better Together collaboration is delivering to our communities.
To protect and build on this progress, we need a clear legal framework that supports public hospital collaboration in Broward County.
The Better Together Collaboration Needs YOUR Support!
Legislation in Tallahassee would give Broward County’s two public hospital systems, Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System, clearer authority to collaborate and expand healthcare services across our communities. Both systems would remain separate and publicly accountable under Florida Sunshine Law. The legislation would simply remove outdated barriers that make it harder to coordinate care where Broward residents need it most.
Your voice helps build the support this collaboration needs to move forward.
Let your legislators know you support protecting local healthcare access in Broward County.
Join our coalition to show your support and stay informed.
In the News
See what others are saying about our journey toward a stronger, healthier community. Explore recent articles and press mentions from across the region.
Supporting the Mission
The Coalition supports the Better Together collaboration because it is addressing Broward County’s most pressing health challenges. In a community where 1 in 10 residents face hypertension, nearly 200,000 experience food insecurity, and maternal health outcomes continue to lag, this partnership is delivering measurable solutions.
Expanding Access Where It's Needed Most:
Keeping Care Close to Home:
Streamlining Care Through Innovation:
Ensuring Public Accountability:
Real Results, Lasting Impact
When public hospitals work together, families get better care closer to home.
The progress speaks for itself:
Capital Investment & Infrastructure
Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System have both broken ground on freestanding emergency departments in Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale, Hollywood, Lighthouse Point, Miramar, Pembroke Pines, and Sunrise, to address the rising demands of emergency services. These new emergency locations will further expand specialty and sub-specialty care in areas that have been deficient in healthcare access and services.
Data-Driven Health Outcomes
Financial Strength & Sustainability
Broward Health’s recent S&P Global Rating jump to an A+ underscores significant improvements in Broward Health’s financial stability and operational performance.
Memorial Healthcare System continues its long-term success by exceeding budget and experiencing more than 10 percent growth over the prior year.
Coalition Voices
As the Coalition for Better Together, we ensure community voices guide these efforts. We advocate for policies that support this collaboration and hold both systems accountable to the families they serve.
Broward Workshop Backs Better Together
Broward Workshop urged lawmakers to pass H.B. 1047 and S.B. 1122, calling Better Together “a strategic investment in Broward County’s long-term economic health and resilience.”