Car Accident Doctor 10 Minutes Down US-1 from Hillsboro Boulevard

A car accident doctor for Deerfield Beach is a ten-minute drive south on Federal Highway. Car Accident Doctors Group, the accident-injury practice of Dr. Carol McNamara-Krauss, DC, is at 3320 N Federal Hwy #107 in Lighthouse Point, between Sample Road and Copans Road. Deerfield Beach is the last city in Broward County before the Palm Beach line, and we are the closest accident-injury office on this side of that line.

Deerfield's crash patients come from two very different places: the retirees of Century Village East and Deer Creek, and the commuters who use the Sawgrass Expressway, the Turnpike and I-95 at Hillsboro Boulevard and SW 10th Street. Both groups want the same thing after a crash: an exam today, treatment that starts today and records that an attorney can use. Dr. McNamara-Krauss has 30 years in practice. The phone, (754) 342-6479, is answered 24/7.

Deerfield Beach has the worst interchange in north Broward: I-95 at Hillsboro Boulevard, with SW 10th Street and the Sawgrass Expressway connector feeding in from the west. Traffic stacks from the Turnpike toll plaza all the way to Military Trail during the evening rush, and the rear-end collisions there are constant. Hillsboro Boulevard itself, from Powerline Road east to Federal Highway and across the Intracoastal to the beach, is a long run of signals with drivers watching the next light instead of the car ahead. The Cove neighborhood and the beach island around the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier get the weekend traffic and the parking-lot crashes. On the west side, Powerline Road and Military Trail near Century Village East are where slow left turns meet fast through traffic.

The emergency room is Broward Health North on Sample Road, a few blocks west of I-95, and for most of Deerfield it is the closest ER by a wide margin. Go there first for any head injury, loss of consciousness, chest pain, suspected fracture or numbness in the arms or legs. We do not treat head injuries or concussion; we screen for them and refer. For the attorney reader, Deerfield Beach cases are filed in Broward County at the courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale, not at the South County Courthouse in Delray, even though Delray is closer. Our records go out as one PDF, with the first-visit exam, range-of-motion measurements and orthopedic and neurological findings documented the same day.

Florida PIP pays 80% of reasonable medical expenses up to $10,000 if initial treatment begins within 14 days of the crash. Without an emergency medical condition (EMC) determination, the benefit is limited to $2,500. An EMC can only be determined by an MD, DO, PA or APRN, not by a chiropractor, and this office refers patients out for that rather than making the determination. A Deerfield Beach resident who was rear-ended on Hillsboro Boulevard on a Friday and waits two weeks to see whether the stiffness passes has used up the entire window. Chiropractic care is covered under section 627.736. This is general information, not legal advice. Dr. Carol McNamara-Krauss is a Florida-licensed chiropractic physician (DC), license CH5281.

From the beach or The Cove: take Hillsboro Boulevard west to Federal Highway and turn south. Drive about two and a half miles through Deerfield, cross Sample Road, and the 3320 building is on the left before Copans Road. Suite 107 is on the ground floor.

From Century Village East, Deer Creek or Independence Bay: take Hillsboro Boulevard or SW 10th Street east to Federal Highway, then south past Sample Road. From Crystal Lake and the Powerline Road side, Sample Road east to Federal Highway is faster; turn south and we are on the left within a few blocks.