North Shore Medical Center (Miami)
| North Shore Medical Center Miami | |
|---|---|
| Steward Health Care | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 1100 NW 95th St, Miami, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 25°51′35″N 80°12′52″W / 25.859640°N 80.214348°W |
| Services | |
| Standards | The Joint Commission (JCAHO) |
| Beds | 357 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1953 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Florida |
North Shore Medical Center (Miami) is a teaching hospital and a comprehensive stroke center in 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[edit]
North Shore Medical Center has 357 beds[3] dedicated to emergency care, stroke care, cardiovascular care, 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 Tenet Healthcare, it began to operate in 1953.[5] In December 2020, Tenet sold North Shore Medical Center to Steward Health Care.[6]
Recognition[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "North Shore Medical Center-Miami". U.S. News. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "North Shore Medical Center Unveils New Cardiac Monitoring System". South Florida Caribbean News. 20 September 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "North Shore Medical Center: A Year in Review 2018". Miami's Community Newspapers. 8 January 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "North Shore Medical Center". www.chamberorganizer.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Paavol, Alia. "Tenet sells 5 Florida hospitals". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b "North Shore Medical Center". Healthgrades. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ Recipients 2018". Healthgrades. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ Recipients 2017". Healthgrades. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "North Shore Medical Center Recognized For Outstanding Improvement In Patient Satisfaction". Miami's Community Newspapers. 19 April 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2020.