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First Successful Four-Way Paired Kidney Exchange in Florida
April 30, 2015
Physicians at the Miami Transplant Institute (MTI) at the UHealth/Jackson Memorial Medical Center are being hailed for setting yet another milestone by performing the first four-way paired kidney exchange transplant in Florida.
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Minority Health Month
April 30, 2015
In celebration of April being National Minority Health Month, Jackson Health System partnered with many community organizations to set up health fairs in different parts of Miami-Dade County. The first health fair was held on Saturday, April 18 at the New Jerusalem Primitive Baptist Church and featured a farmers market, kiddie village, and job fair. Jackson Health System was on hand to provide free health screenings, including body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and cholesterol.
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State-of-the-Art Rehabilitation Facility
April 29, 2015
Envisioned as a state-of-the art facility, the Christine E. Lynn Rehab Center will replace Jacksons outdated rehabilitation hospital and combine our famous inpatient and outpatient care with the cutting-edge research being done by UHealth physicians and the legendary outreach and development of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
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Jackson South Medical Center unveils student artwork
April 18, 2015
On Saturday, April 18, Jackson South Medical Center unveiled the works from student artists. Gracing the halls of the hospital are selected works from the students of The Learning Tree of Arts, an art studio in the area that has been serving children for 18 years. The event featured works from these artists including Dominique Rivero, Sarah Wutzler, Aysia Ten Yuk, and Samuel Izquerdo.
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First-Time Parents Deliver Naturally-Conceived Quadruplets with Expert Care Team
February 1, 2015
In February 2014, Ivanna Cardenas Gutierrez was excited to learn that she was going to be a mom. However, when she and her husband, David Gutierrez, went to the doctor to confirm her pregnancy, they received an unexpected surprise.
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