Jackson Health System's 2021 Report to the Community.
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- Page 21 As I celebrate 10 years of service at the helm of Jackson Health System, I remain in a constant state of awe. I am surrounded daily by a team of nurses, doctors, therapists, technicians, and other healthcare professionals whose talents define them as elite and whose loyalty define them as public servants.
- Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic at Jackson Health SystemJackson is committed to keeping you and your family safe. Since COVID-19 emerged and presented the biggest challenge the healthcare industry has seen in decades, our team's dedication to protecting the health and safety of our employees and our patients has been taken to new heights. Thousands of patients have been tested and treated for COVID-19 at Jackson facilities, one of them being Rosa Felipe, an electroencephalograph (EEG) technician at Jackson Memorial Hospital. After contracting the virus in March 2020, Rosa fell gravely ill due to her underlying health conditions. She was hospitalized at Jackson Memorial, the same hospital she has worked at for 15 years. After a long battle with the virus, physical and occupational therapy, Rosa went home to her husband and sons just in time for the holidays. She hopes to return to work at the hospital alongside the medical team that saved her life.
- Ackson5 Jackson Health System makes history with first COVID-19 vaccine in Miami-Dade County
- UHealth Jackson Urgent Care receives autism-friendly designationIn a year characterized by the challenges of COVID-19, Jackson Health System medical teams continued to serve patients in all areas. We strive to be nationally-recognized as a world-class health system and as the provider of choice for expert care, and we have done exactly that through two major achievements this year. In June 2020, UHealth Jackson Urgent Care centers partnered with University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD) to become the first urgent care network in Florida to earn a nationally recognized autism-friendly designation. This designation signifies that the staff at all five locations have been specially trained to treat patients with autism and related disabilities. All of the centers also have a designated sensory friendly room, giving these patients the opportunity to experience health care in a more comfortable environment.
- Facts and Statistics FY 2019/2020Jackson Memorial Hospital Inpatient Services
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Jackson Health System makes history with first COVID-19 vaccine in Miami-Dade County
On December 15, 2020, history was made at Jackson Memorial Hospital when the first COVID-19 vaccination was administered in Miami-Dade County. As more vaccines were given, more grandparents could hug their grandchildren for the first time in a year, families could be reunited with their loved ones, and people began to feel a sense of hope for the return to normalcy.
With the help and dedication of 1,200 Jackson employees, more than 175,000 people have been vaccinated and nearly 345,000 shots were administered through June 2021. This was one of the most ambitious and challenging public health projects in Jackson's history, but also one of the most rewarding as it was saving lives. Jackson partnered with trusted organizations such as houses of worship, non-profits, and community groups to get these life-saving shots to seniors in underserved communities. Prior to launching this community-based strategy in January 2021, only about seven percent of the total number of vaccinated people at Jackson identified themselves as Black, but after this initiative, that number grew to 15 percent. Similarly, for Hispanics, the number grew from 46 percent to 56 percent. When the federal government approved the vaccination for children ages 12 and up, Jackson also opened sites throughout Miami-Dade County to vaccinate this population.
The work done to combat the virus has been extraordinary and Jackson is proud to have made a direct, life-saving impact on so many members of the South Florida community.