• Jackson Health System is an integrated healthcare delivery system with more than 12,000 employees that provides medical services to residents of Miami-Dade County and beyond.

• Jackson Health System consists of 10 primary care centers, 17 school-based clinics, two long-term care nursing facilities, an outpatient diagnostic center, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a mental health hospital, two community hospitals and the system’s centerpiece: the regional referral, tertiary care Jackson Memorial Hospital, which is the primary teaching hospital of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.

• The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital have consistently ranked in U.S.News & World Report among “America’s Best Hospitals.” In 2008, UM/Jackson was ranked in four different specialties: ophthalmology; ear, nose and throat; neurology and neurosurgery; and geriatrics. UM/Jackson has more ranked specialties than any other hospital in South Florida. 

• In 2008, Jackson Health System spent more than $500 million on charity care, a level that is the highest in Florida and among the highest in the country.

• The Ryder Trauma Center, located at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, is the only adult and pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center in Miami-Dade County. It is also one of the busiest trauma centers in the nation and the only one chosen by the U.S. Army to train their military surgical teams before being deployed to areas of conflict.

• Holtz Children’s Hospital’s Project: New Born Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a regional referral facility and has 126 beds, 66 of which are Level III and provide support for the most critically ill. The Level III NICU is the largest in Florida.

• The Miami Transplant Institute, located at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, is ranked among the busiest in the nation, and Jackson Memorial Hospital is the only Florida hospital to perform every kind of solid organ transplantation. More than half of the world’s reported multi-organ transplants have been performed at JMH.

• The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Burn Center has been one of the nation’s leading burn treatment facilities since its founding in the 1960s and is the only such center in Miami-Dade County.

Jackson Health System is made up of five hospitals:
 
• Jackson Memorial Hospital, the system’s flagship hospital with 1,558 beds, is the third largest public teaching hospital in the United States through an academic affiliation with the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. Jackson Memorial is a training center for physicians and other healthcare professionals from around the world.

• Holtz Children’s Hospital is one of the largest children’s hospitals in the southeast United States and one of three centers in the country that specialize in pediatric multi-organ transplants. Holtz is also home to one of the largest neonatal intensive care units in the United States and Holtz has more pediatric physicians on the “Best Doctors in America” list than any other children’s hospital in South Florida.

• Jackson South Community Hospital is a 199-bed acute-care hospital located in south Miami-Dade County. Designed specifically for the patient’s comfort and convenience, Jackson South has state-of-the-art technology and leading-edge treatments and services. A wide array of specialties and subspecialties are practiced by nationally respected, board-certified physicians and healthcare professionals.

• Jackson North Medical Center is a 382-bed, acute-care, community hospital serving the residents of north Miami-Dade and south Broward counties. It offers a variety of services including 24-hour adult and pediatric emergency care, maternity and rehabilitation. Jackson North is also home to specialized centers such as the Wound Care Center, Center for Mental Health and the Pain & Spine Institute. Jackson North is also the primary teaching hospital for newly formed Florida International University College of Medicine.

• Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital is a state-designated facility for its Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Program. Additional services include treatment programs for medical rehabilitation, burns and hand injuries.

Jackson Health System also offers care through the following venues and initiatives:

• Primary Care Centers: Jackson Health System operates 10 primary care centers throughout the county, which provide preventative care as well as outreach services such as health fairs and educational programs to help people improve their quality of life.

• Care-A-Vans:  Every weekday, two Jackson Care-A-Vans, staffed with bilingual and multicultural healthcare professionals and support staff, bring high-quality, reliable and comprehensive primary care services to adults and children in high-risk communities. Because there are regularly scheduled visits to eight neighborhoods, residents can count on having continued access to care.

• School-Based Care: Throughout Miami-Dade County, Jackson Health System operates 17 school-based clinics where students can receive first aid, immunizations, school physicals, health education, counseling and referrals to more comprehensive services in the Jackson Care-A-Vans, if needed.

• A Network of Behavioral Health Facilities: Jackson provides behavioral health services throughout Miami-Dade County including at Jackson Mental Health Hospital, which consolidates clinical treatment, teaching and research in one place to provide a full continuum of care for the entire family: children, adolescents, adults and seniors.  The Jackson North Community Mental Health Center also offers a network of facilities in the north part of the county that provides adult case management, child mental health and case management services, crisis stabilization and detoxification, and residential programs.