Jackson Health System

Jackson Health System

Jackson Health System is located in Miami, Florida and is the most comprehensive provider of health care services for both adults and children in South Florida. Jackson Health System is an integrated healthcare delivery system that consists of Jackson Memorial Hospital, which is its centerpiece, Jackson South Community Hospital, Jackson North Medical Center and the Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital. In addition to these hospitals, Jackson Health System also has 12 primary care centers as well as two primary care vans, several school-based clinics that serve various elementary, middle and high schools, two long-term care nursing facilities and finally, many mental health facilities.

Jackson Memorial Hospital is consistently ranked in the "U.S. News & World Report’s" annual “America’s Best Hospitals” among the top 50. Jackson Memorial Hospital is distinguished among some the nation’s best medical facilities and in 2006, it received recognition in more specialties than any other South Florida hospital and was the only hospital honored in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

11,000 physicians, nurses and staff serve and fulfill the mission of Jackson Health System, which is to provide a single high standard of health care to all Miami-Dade County residents regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

Jackson Memorial Hospital opened its doors in 1918 as an accredited, tax-assisted, tertiary teaching hospital. Jackson Memorial Hospital works in conjunction with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine faculty, offering a spectrum of services, including patient care, educational programs, a research-focused clinical setting and a variety of community services that focus on health-related issues and topics.

Jackson Health System is governed by the Public Health Trust, a devoted team of volunteer citizens that act on behalf of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. Mr. Marvin O’Quinn has led the Jackson Health System as its President and CEO since 2003.

External links

* [http://www.jhsmiami.org/ Official web site]


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