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Miami Burn Center Celebrates Burn Survivors during National Burn Awareness Week

February 11, 2020

The Miami Burn Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, in collaboration with City of Miami Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, will host a Burn Safety Festival to raise awareness and educate the public about burn safety and prevention.

Jackson Newborns Ready to Cheer For Super Bowl LIV

January 28, 2020

Jackson, one of the largest public health systems in the nation, partnered with the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee to provide newborns with football-themed outfits: Super Bowl LIV onesies, referee outfits, and crocheted football beanie caps.

El Miami Transplant Institute de Jackson Memorial Hospital establece récord nacional al realizar más trasplantes en 2019 que cualquier otro hospital de EE. UU.

January 16, 2020

El centro de Miami Transplant Institute (MTI, por sus siglas en inglés), una afiliación entre University of Miami Health System y el Jackson Health System, ha reclamado la posición más alta de la nación, realizando más trasplantes de órganos en 2019 que cualquier otro hospital, según los datos publicados esta semana por Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS, por sus siglas en inglés). Esta distinción marca la primera vez que MTI es nombrado número uno como el centro más grande de trasplantes en los Estados Unidos.

Miami Transplant Institute at Jackson Memorial Hospital Sets National Record, Performing More Transplants in 2019 than any other U.S. Hospital

January 15, 2020

The Miami Transplant Institute, an affiliation between Jackson Health System and UHealth – University of Miami Health System, has claimed the nation’s top position, performing more organ transplants in 2019 than any other hospital, according to data released this week by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS). This distinction marks the first time MTI is named number one as the largest transplant center in the United States.

UHealth Neurosurgeons at Holtz Children’s Hospital Perform Lifesaving Surgery on 13-year-old with Giant Vein Malformations and Aneurysms in the Brain

December 20, 2019

In 2017, Sasha Gadea began suffering from headaches. Initially, Sasha’s parents took her to get her vision checked because she wore glasses. But two years later, her headaches took a turn for the worst.

Neurocirujanos de UHealth en el Holtz Children’s Hospital realizan una cirugía para salvar la vida de niña de 13 años con malformaciones de venas gigantes y aneurismas en el cerebro

December 20, 2019

En 2017, Sasha Gadea comenzó a sufrir de dolores de cabeza. Inicialmente, los padres de Sasha la llevaron a que le revisaran la vista porque usaba anteojos. Sin embargo, dos años después, sus dolores de cabeza empeoraron.

Drunk Driving Victim’s Family Raises Awareness On The Dangers Of Drunk & Drugged Driving This Holiday Season

December 17, 2019

On June 19, 2016, 24-year-old Rachel Coleen Foster asked a neighbor to drive her to the Palmetto Expressway so she could help her boyfriend, whose car had run out gas. Foster arrived to her boyfriend’s stranded vehicle, and as she began pouring gas into the tank, she was struck and killed by a drunk driver. Foster had just given birth to a baby girl 19 days before.

Teenage Musician Who Recently Beat Cancer Set to Perform Holiday Concert at Holtz Children’s Hospital

December 13, 2019

Sophia Treadwell, 15, is a talented musician and singer, who has been playing classical violin, piano, and guitar since childhood.

Children Born Prematurely Reunite With Doctors Who Saved Their Lives At Holtz Children’s Hospital

December 12, 2019

Doctors and nurses from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Holtz Children’s Hospital are celebrating the lives of children born prematurely and reuniting with them at the annual NICU Family Party. Children of all ages who have gone on to live healthy lives – some just months old, others who are teenagers – will celebrate with a Dr. Seuss themed-party.

Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital Celebrates Milestones of Pediatric Patients During Holiday Party

December 4, 2019

For the past 19 years, Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital has hosted a holiday party to celebrate its youngest patients and milestones they have achieved in their therapy treatments. During this highly anticipated event, the children will meet and take pictures with Santa Claus, and ask him for their holiday wish.

Collaboration Leads to Crosswalk Construction at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center

November 13, 2019

Residents at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center, a long-term care nursing facility in Cutler Bay that is part of the Jackson Health System network, joined community leaders on Tuesday, November 12, to celebrate the construction of a crosswalk, which will allow for safer pedestrian crossing on Old Cutler Road.

After 95 Days in the Hospital, South Florida Paraplegic Struck by Lightning is Going Home

November 6, 2019

Thomas “Nicholas” Williams was in his wheelchair under a tree, waiting for a storm to pass, when he was struck by lightning near his Pompano Beach home on August 4, 2019. As the wheelchair caught fire, neighbors called 911 as they tried to help the 28-year-old. When Pompano Beach Fire Rescue arrived, Williams was unconscious and immediately taken to the nearest hospital.

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