Health Care in Miami, FL

Miami combines some of the best natural features of Florida—surf, sandy beaches and palm trees—with some of the finest urban attractions in the nation.  The city’s population is 362,470 but the larger Miami-Dade County is home to 2.2 million residents.

Miami is justly famous for its rich international culture. Twenty percent of residents are White (non-Hispanic heritage), 20% African American, and  nearly 60% are Hispanic or Latino. In fact, Miami has been named  the #1 Best City for Doing Business in Latin America.

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Healthcare Information for Miami, FL

Not surprisingly, this metropolitan hub has the largest concentration of medical facilities in the state, including Miami Children’s Hospital, which Child.com rated as the #1 hospital in Florida. The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center ranks as the second largest public hospital in the U.S.

Maybe it’s those ocean breezes or the fresh food, or maybe it’s all those excellent healthcare professionals and facilities, either way, Natural Health Magazine named Miami the Healthiest City in the U.S. in 2002.

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Major Medical Centers in Miami, FL:

• Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital, 900 N.W. 17th Street, Miami, FL (305) 326-6000
• Baptist Hospital OF Miami, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL (786) 596-1960
• Cedars Medical Center, 1400 Northwest 12th Avenue, Miami, FL (305) 325-5511
• Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital, 20601 Old Culter Road, Miami, FL (305) 251-3800
• Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 N.W. 12th Avenue, Miami, FL
• Jackson Memorial Hospital-North, 14701 Northwest 27th Avenue, Miami, FL (305) 585-1111
• Jackson South Community Hospital, 9333 S.W. 152nd Street, Miami, FL (305) 251-2500
• Kendall Regional Medical Center, 11750 Bird Road, Miami, FL  33175 (305) 223-3000
• Mercy Hospital INC., 3663 South Miami Ave, Miami, FL. (305) 854-4400
• Miami Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Avenue, Miami, FL (305) 666-6511
• North Shore Medical Center, 1100 NW 95th Street, Miami, FL (305) 835-6000
• Pan American Hospital, 5959 N.W. 7th Street, Miami, FL (305) 264-1000
• South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center, 2200 N.W. 7th Avenue, Miami, FL (305) 637-2500
• University of Miami Hospital and Clinics , 1475 Northwest 12th Avenue, Miami, FL (305) 243-1000
• Westchester General Hospital, 2500 S. W. 75th Avenue, Miami, FL (305) 264-5252
• Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami, FL
• South Beach Community Hospital, 630 Alton Road, Miami, FL (305) 672-2100

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Featured Health Procedure in Miami

Miami is home to the world-famous Krongrad Institute for Minimally Invasive Prostate Surgery. Working with Health Travel Guides (www.healthtravelguides.com), Krongrad Institute has pioneered a state of-the-art medical tourism program in Miami. Dr. Arnon Krongrad is a pioneering surgeon who in 1999 introduced Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery (LRP) to the world. The Krongrad Institute is the first, and longest running, program for minimally invasive radical prostatectomy in North or South America.