Jackson Health System's 2017 Report to the Community.
A Century Of Milestones
CH: 2017 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
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 performs its first kidney transplant.
The new, 13-bed Miami City Hospital opens on June 25.
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.
James M. Jackson Memorial Hospital treats more than 700 victims after the Great Hurricane of 1926 hits Miami, operating relief stations throughout
Jackson becomes the only hospital in the region to offer radium treatment for The University of Miami School of Medicine opens, beginning Jackson's longtime affiliation with UM.
The hospital performs cardiopulmonary bypass using a new heart-lung machine.
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