West Boca Medical Center Support-Addition Hearing Postponed to October 22

A Palm Beach County public hearing on West Boca Medical Center's proposed 3,163-square-foot mechanical-support addition has been postponed to October 22, 2026, according to the county's official hearing calendar checked September 28. The hearing for application DOA-2026-00687 — Rainberry of West Boca Medical Center was previously scheduled for September 24.

Highlights

• The hearing has been postponed from September 24 to October 22, 2026, per the county's official hearing calendar.
• The proposed addition is 3,163 square feet and would house mechanical and energy equipment.
• It is not a new patient wing.
• The hospital's total approved square footage would remain unchanged.
• The postponement does not approve, deny or authorize the project or any construction.
• Confirm the October 22 hearing time and location with official Palm Beach County sources before attending.

What is being proposed?

The hospital wants to reallocate previously approved and existing square footage into a new support addition.

The 3,163-square-foot space would contain equipment supporting the hospital's power and energy systems. The proposal includes previously approved space that was never built and space from an existing storage building that would be demolished.

No additional patient rooms, hospital beds or medical services were announced as part of this application.

When is the hearing?

Palm Beach County's official hearing calendar now lists application DOA-2026-00687 — Rainberry of West Boca Medical Center for October 22, 2026, postponed from September 24. CityApollo · Boca Raton is not publishing a specific time or location for the October 22 hearing until those details are reconfirmed on the county's official calendar; residents should verify both before attending.

The hearing could be continued or rescheduled again, so residents planning to attend should confirm the agenda on the county's official hearing calendar beforehand.

What the postponement does — and does not — mean

The postponement is a scheduling change. It does not establish approval, denial or authorization to begin construction. The application remains pending, and the proposed 3,163-square-foot mechanical-support addition has not been approved or rejected.

Bottom line: This is a proposed mechanical-support addition — not a new patient wing or a net expansion of the hospital's approved space — and the county hearing on it has been postponed to October 22, 2026.