Jackson Health System's 2021 Report to the Community.
UHealth Jackson Urgent Care receives autism-friendly designation
In 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.
Miami Transplant Institute
#1 in transplants in the U.S.
During the 50th year of collaboration between Jackson Health System and the University of Miami Health System (UHealth), the Miami Transplant Institute (MTI) had a record-breaking year, claiming the nation's top position for performing more organ transplants than any other hospital, according to data released by Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS). In 2020, MTI did it again, performing 721 life-saving transplants. MTI's kidney program continues to be the largest in the nation, with 489 transplants done in 2020. Our intestine, liver, pancreas, and combined kidney/pancreas programs each ranked among the top ten in the nation.