🌱 How a new Douglas Road ER could cut Pembroke Pines wait times
Pembroke Pines, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Pembroke Pines! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new Douglas Road ER could cut Pembroke Pines wait times
- What foreclosure moves could mean for Pembroke Lakes Mall’s future
Also on today's calendar: Nutrition Smart’s 30th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Day and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why can't dogs make MRI's? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 90 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Couple of thunderstorms, temps: high: 88, low: 73.
- Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Memorial Healthcare Plans Hallandale Beach's First Free-Standing Emergency Room (newsbreak.com) — Pembroke Pines residents could soon see shorter ER waits as Memorial Hospital Pembroke replaces its aging 24/7 Care Center with a new Douglas Road emergency department and works to ease pressure on Memorial West. The project is part of a broader boom in free‑standing ERs across South Florida, with multiple hospital systems racing to bring emergency care closer to local neighborhoods. 
• Brookdale Corporate Center in Brooklyn Center Heads to Auction After Lender Takeover (cremarketbeat.com) — Pembroke Pines shoppers may notice changes ahead at Pembroke Lakes Mall, where the lender has filed a foreclosure suit and moved to install a receiver on a major CMBS loan tied to most of the property. The mall’s appraised value has dropped sharply, part of a wider wave of distressed commercial properties and loan troubles playing out nationwide.
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★ Featured events ★
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There's a Burglar in my Bed! →
Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts, 17195 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines
8:00 pm
Friday October 16
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Other local events
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Nutrition Smart’s 30th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Day →
Nutrition Smart Pembroke Pines, 10980 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines
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FREE HALLOWEEN PARTY @integritymartialarts WP →
Integrity Martial Arts: Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Pines
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Medical Assistant & Pharmacy Technician Student Appreciation Week at Northbridge- Pembroke Pines →
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NSU Balance Screening →
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Pembroke Pines - Medical Assistant & Pharmacy Technician Student Appreciation Week →
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Pembroke Pines- Medical Assistant & Pharmacy Technician Student Appreciation Week →
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Citizen Budget Advisory Board Meeting →
Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall at City Center or The Frank, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines
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Caregiver Training/Support (Spanish) →
The Carl Shechter Southwest Focal Point Community Center Campus, 301 NW 103rd Avenue, Pembroke Pines
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Caregiver Training/Support (English) →
The Carl Shechter Southwest Focal Point Community Center Campus, 301 NW 103rd Avenue, Pembroke Pines
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Dinner After Dark →
10310 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines
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One Blood Blood Drive at Northbridge- Pembroke Pines →
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Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why can't dogs make MRI's?" — Because catscan! (Thank you Bob F. for sending it in!)
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