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2015 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
A Century Of Milestones
1918: The new, 13-bed Miami City Hospital opens on June 25.
1924: The Miami City Commission votes to rename Miami City Hospital in honor of Dr. James M. Jackson, a surgeon and prominent leader in the medical community. 1926: James M. Jackson Memorial Hospital treats more than 700 victims after a major hurricane and operates relief stations throughout the city. 1946: Jackson becomes the only hospital in the region to offer radium treatment for cancer. 1952: The University of Miami School of Medicine opens, beginning Jackson's longtime affiliation with UM.
1956: Dr. Robert S. Litwak, chief of thoracic surgery at Jackson, performs the first open-heart surgery in Florida.
1960: The hospital performs cardiopulmonary bypass using a new heart-lung machine. 1965: Jackson makes headlines by treating burn patients with an innovative silver nitrate treatment after the cruise ship Yarmouth Castle catches fire.
1973: The National Cancer Institute chooses Jackson as the Florida site for a Comprehensive Cancer Center, then one of only 20 in the nation.
1977: Jackson's Kidney Transplantation Center opens and performs 24 transplants in its first year.
1986: The Best in Medicine names Jackson Memorial Hospital one of the top 25 medical facilities in the U.S. - the only public hospital to make the list.
1992: Ryder Trauma Center opens just weeks before Hurricane Andrew devastates Miami-Dade.
2001: The Public Health Trust creates Jackson Health System and acquires Deering Hospital, which is renamed Jackson South Community Hospital.
2006: Jackson Health System adds Parkway Regional Medical Center, which becomes Jackson North Medical Center.
2013: More than 65 percent of Miami-Dade voters support Jackson's new $830 million Miracle-Building Bond Program.
2015: Jackson Health System purchases a 27-acre parcel of land in the City of Doral that will be home to a brand-new medical campus called Jackson West.