
West Palm holds the county's biggest medical campuses, and the bedside work there is the most urgent and least forgiving thing we do.
St Mary's Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center, JFK and the rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities clustered around them. Between them they generate a constant flow of genuinely time-critical signings.
Each campus has its own rules about visitors, hours and whether a notary needs to be announced. Give us the building and the unit and we will confirm before we drive.
Hospital deadlines rarely fall between nine and five. A surgery scheduled for the morning, a discharge moving faster than expected, a family member flying in for a single day.
Evenings and weekends here are routine rather than a favour. If there is a fixed point in your day, lead with it when you call.
More of our downtown bedside work is arranged by somebody other than the family - an estate attorney whose client was admitted, a hospital case manager, a hospice social worker working a discharge.
If you are coordinating on someone else behalf, send the document ahead and tell us who will actually be in the room. We will tell you before we drive whether the signing can be completed as arranged, which is more useful than discovering it at the bedside.
Our limits on signer awareness are set out in full on the hospital notary page, and they do not relax because a deadline is tight.
No. Witnesses are yours to arrange, and the notary cannot serve as one. Florida does not allow the notary to bring or provide them. Work out who qualifies before the appointment, because a discharge will not wait while someone is found.
Tell us the deadline rather than a preferred time. From our base in Palm Beach Gardens we can often reach West Palm Beach within the hour.
Sometimes, depending on the facility's policy. Never assume it - ask the nurse in advance and tell us what they said when you book.
Call or text and we will confirm a time, usually within the hour. Evenings and weekends included.
Call or Text 561-316-0749