Historical scheduling update: outcome unverified

The October 22, 2026 date in this September 28 update has passed. The pending-application and postponement descriptions below refer to the records reviewed in September. This article does not establish what happened at the later hearing or whether the application was subsequently approved, denied or continued.

Updated September 28, 2026 — Hearing Postponed

Palm Beach County's official hearing calendar, checked September 28, 2026, now lists application DOA-2026-00687 — Rainberry of West Boca Medical Center for October 22, 2026, postponed from the previously scheduled September 24 date. The postponement does not establish approval, denial or authorization to begin construction. Residents planning to attend should confirm the updated time and location on the county's official hearing calendar before traveling.

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.
  • The October 22 date has passed. Consult current county records for the hearing outcome and any later meeting.

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.

What date did the September update announce?

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. MyWestBoca 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 September 28 update described the application as pending. It does not establish a later approval, rejection or continuation of the proposed 3,163-square-foot mechanical-support addition.

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.

Last verified: September 28, 2026

The postponement to October 22, 2026, is based on Palm Beach County's official hearing calendar as checked September 28. This article explains a pending county application and does not support or oppose it. Hearing dates, application details and square footage describe the county records reviewed for the September 28 update. The October 22 date has passed; a later outcome has not been established here.