Jackson Health System's 2018-2019 Report to the Community.
Sincerely, Carlos A. Migoya
President and Chief Executive Officer Jackson Health System
From The President
Our institution was born in a humble setting but with a monumental task: carrying Miami through a devastating 1918 flu epidemic.
The brilliant work done that year by Dr. James Jackson and his colleagues helped define the mission that has carried us through our first hundred years.
As we soar into our second century, I would like to think we honor his legacy.
Whether it's taking care of the tiniest newborn babies, performing the most complex organ transplants, treating the most dangerous heart and brain attacks, or supporting our patients' lifelong management of chronic conditions, Jackson continues to rise to every challenge.
Our caregivers work in every corner of Miami-Dade County, from Florida City to Miami Gardens, little of which was even developed when Dr. Jackson's work began.
He certainly would not recognize the next-generation operating suites, imaging systems, and digital health platforms that are part of our daily work, or the innovative academic partnerships we cherish with the University of Miami and Florida International University.
Without a doubt, though, he would see our mission as a reflection of his own: serving every Miami-Dade County resident with the same high standard of quality care.
Now more than 12,000 caregivers strong, we are never content as simple caretakers of his work - we are, indeed, the innovators who help Jackson constantly grow to match the needs and the dreams of our community's shared future.
Wherever I go in South Florida, everyone has a Jackson story about an injury we treated, a sickness we cured, a life we saved.
This centennial celebration is dedicated to every one of those people.