Jackson South Community Hospital recently celebrated the start of its highly-anticipated expansion and renovation at a groundbreaking ceremony. In 2011, the community will find a facility 157,000-square-feet larger, which is double its size, better able to meet the expanding healthcare needs of South Miami-Dade residents. The project also includes the renovation of approximately 72,000 square feet of existing space. Hospital staff, community leaders and elected officials celebrated the start of the $102 million project, which was made possible by Miami-Dade County General Obligation Bonds (GOB) passed by voters in 2005.
“We are excited to finally be breaking ground on this hospital project,” said Stuart Podolnick, chief administrative officer of Jackson South. “By expanding and renovating our existing facilities, we will be better equipped and able to meet the growing health care needs of our neighbors and community.”
The expansion will be built on the 5.6 acres west of the existing hospital. The construction will expand the emergency room and surgical facilities and will add 57 new private patient rooms to the 199-bed facility. It will convert existing semi-private rooms to fully private rooms. Current departments will also be renovated including dining areas, the diagnostic imaging department and the critical care unit. The new facility will also become home to a new comprehensive Breast Health Center, a “one-stop shop” where women can receive test results the very same day and access levels of treatment in one convenient place. The expansion will be a multi-phase construction project so the hospital will remain operational at all times.
Jackson South Community Hospital recently celebrated the start of its highly-anticipated expansion and renovation at a groundbreaking ceremony. In 2011, the community will find a facility 157,000-square-feet larger, which is double its size, better able to meet the expanding healthcare needs of South Miami-Dade residents. The project also includes the renovation of approximately 72,000 square feet of existing space. Hospital staff, community leaders and elected officials celebrated the start of the $102 million project, which was made possible by Miami-Dade County General Obligation Bonds (GOB) passed by voters in 2005. 
