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Level II Trauma Center to Open at Jackson South Community Hospital

May 3, 2016

Residents of South Miami-Dade County will be safer thanks to the approval of a provisional Level II trauma center at Jackson South Community Hospital. The new Level II center will open Wednesday, May 4.

Jackson Building for the Future and Expanding Opportunities for Local Businesses

April 20, 2016

Building on the success that has resulted in 19 of the Miracle Building Bond program contracts being awarded to small business enterprise (SBE) firms in Miami-Dade County, Jackson Health System’s Public Health Trust Board of Trustees (PHT) today approved an exciting mentor/protégé program that will provide local small businesses the opportunity to shadow expert construction-management firms and gain valuable healthcare experience.

Jackson Health System Named “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” for 6th Consecutive Year

April 7, 2016

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation named all six Jackson Health System hospitals “Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) Leaders” for the sixth consecutive year.

Celebrating the Gift of Life – One Year Later

April 7, 2016

To celebrate National Donate Life Month, Miami Transplant Institute (MTI) at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center is honoring patients, who are celebrating one year post-organ transplant surgery.

Feeling Blue? Get a “Poetry Prescription” At First-Ever Poetry Health Fair

April 6, 2016

Feeling lyrically under the weather? Come get an official “poetry prescription” at the first-ever Poetry Health Fair, co-sponsored by Jackson Health System and the O, Miami Poetry Festival.

Uhealth Surgeons First in the Florida to Perform Eight-Organ Multivisceral Transplant on One-Year-Old Boy at Holtz Children’s Hospital

March 31, 2016

Just five years after transplant surgeons from UHealth – the University of Miami Health System saved the life of a Texas infant at Holtz Children’s Hospital, a rare congenital disease has brought that couple back to South Florida. This time, so UHealth transplant surgeons could save the life of their son.

Jamaican Firefighter Travels to Miami to Receive Treatment for Severe Burn Injuries

February 17, 2016

A Jamaican firefighter horribly burned in the line of duty is getting a second chance at recovery because of the generosity of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the expertise of the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Burn Center at Ryder Trauma Center—the only certified burn center south of Orlando.

Media Statement – Patient Information Breach

February 9, 2016

“Jackson Health System has launched a full investigation and is cooperating with law enforcement agencies regarding a rogue hospital employee who may have stolen confidential patient information including names, birthdates, social security numbers, and home addresses over the last five years.

Declaracion a los Medios – Investigacion de Infraccion

February 9, 2016

El Jackson Health System ha despedido a Evelina Reid, la secretaria de una unidad del hospital que pudo haber robado información confidencial de los pacientes.

Jackson Health System and Uhealth to Address Hospital Preparedness and Community Concerns on Zika Virus

February 4, 2016

Our expert doctors from Jackson Health System and UHealth—University of Miami Health System, along with the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, will address the media on Zika virus.

Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital Ceo is Elected to NAPHS Board

January 15, 2016

The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) has elected Nicoletta B. Tessler, Psy.D., MBA, senior vice president and chief executive officer of Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital as a new member of its Board of Trustees.

Drunk Driving Victim’s Family Raises Awareness Against Drunk & Drugged Driving this Holiday Season

December 23, 2015

In August 2013, 22-year-old Irina Reinoso was a passenger in a smart car driven by her friend, 22-year-old Mila Dago. Dago was driving drunk and texting her boyfriend when she ran a red light near downtown Miami, crashing into a pick-up truck.

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