Jackson Health System's 2016 Report to the Community.
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A Century Of Milestones
James M. Jackson Memorial Hospital treats more than 700 victims after a major hurricane and operates relief stations throughout the city.
The University of Miami School of Medicine opens, beginning Jackson's longtime affiliation with UM.
The new, 13-bed Miami City Hospital opens on June 25.
The hospital performs cardiopulmonary bypass using a new heart-lung machine.
Jackson performs its first kidney transplant.
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.
Jackson becomes the only hospital in the region to offer radium treatment for cancer.
Dr. Robert S. Litwak, chief of thoracic surgery at Jackson, performs the first open-heart surgery in Florida.
Jackson makes headlines by treating burn patients with an innovative silver nitrate treatment after the cruise ship Yarmouth Castle catches fire.
The National Cancer Institute chooses Jackson as the Florida site for a Comprehensive Cancer Center, then one of only 20 in the nation.
2016 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY