North Shore Medical Center (Miami)

Coordinates: 25°51′35″N 80°12′52″W / 25.859640°N 80.214348°W / 25.859640; -80.214348
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North Shore Medical Center Miami
The Joint Commission (JCAHO)
Beds357
History
Opened1953
Links
Websitewww.northshoremedical.com
ListsHospitals in Florida

North Shore Medical Center (Miami) is a teaching hospital and a comprehensive

Miami, Florida.[1]
The hospital has more than 400 medical staff and over 700 employees. The hospital serves over 80,000 patients annually.

North Shore Medical Center is Florida's first Joint Commission (JCAHO)-accredited chest pain center as well as the first thrombectomy-capable stroke center in Miami Dade. The hospital is also fully accredited by the JCAHO, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.[2]

Facilities

North Shore Medical Center has 357 beds

orthopedics, bariatric surgery, diagnostic imaging, elderly care, general surgery, neurology, blood conservation, obstetrics
, pain management, physical therapy, psychology, sleep study and wound care services. It has a cardiac cath lab, a comprehensive breast institute and a cancer center equipped with EDGE radiosurgery technology.

As a comprehensive stroke center, the hospital also treats patients with severe acute ischemic strokes using an advanced surgical approach.[4]

Owned by Dallas-based

Steward Health Care.[6]

Recognition

North Shore Medical Center received America's 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award in 2020 from Healthgrades.[7] It was also recognized as a high-performing hospital in the U.S. News & World Report 2019–2020 ratings for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Heart Failure Care.[8]

Other honors of North Shore Medical Center include:

  • Patient Safety Excellence Award (2018-2019) by Healthgrades[7]
  • American Heart/American Stroke Association's Heart Association "Get With the Guidelines ® - Heart Failure Quality Achievement Award in 2018 and 2019[9]
  • Get with the Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite Plus Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award in 2019[10]
  • Labor and Delivery Excellence Awards (2017-2018) by Healthgrades[11][10]
  • Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A for Fall 2017 and Spring 2018[12][13]
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award (2017) by Healthgrades[11]
  • Outstanding Improvement in Patient Satisfaction, Tenet Hospital Strategy Conference Awards 2017[14]

References

  1. ^ "North Shore Medical Center-Miami". U.S. News. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "North Shore Medical Center Receives Certification for Chest Pain Certification From the Joint Commission". Miami's Community Newspapers. 23 August 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "North Shore Medical Center Unveils New Cardiac Monitoring System". South Florida Caribbean News. 20 September 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "North Shore Medical Center: A Year in Review 2018". Miami's Community Newspapers. 8 January 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "North Shore Medical Center". www.chamberorganizer.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ Paavol, Alia. "Tenet sells 5 Florida hospitals". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "North Shore Medical Center". Healthgrades. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "U. S. News and World Report Names North Shore Medical Center a High Performing Hospital for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Heart Failure". South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "North Shore Medical Center Receives Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Award for Heart Failure Care". Miami's Community Newspapers. 25 May 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ Recipients 2018". Healthgrades. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ Recipients 2017". Healthgrades. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "North Shore Medical Center Earns "A" for Patient Safety in Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade". Miami's Community Newspapers. 31 October 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "North Shore Medical Center Receives an 'A' for Patient Safety in Spring 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade". Miami's Community Newspapers. 24 April 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "North Shore Medical Center Recognized For Outstanding Improvement In Patient Satisfaction". Miami's Community Newspapers. 19 April 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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