The first in a series of major upgrades at Jackson Memorial Hospital officially opened June 3, 2013, creating a new home for the world-class spinal program operated in partnership with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.Comfort for patients and their loved ones was the defining principle for the 25 newly renovated rooms on the sixth floor of the West Wing tower. The upgrades, which will be replicated in other Jackson units in the coming months and years, feature new beds and furniture, including sleeper sofas for visitors, as well as upgraded bathrooms, flat-screen televisions, and hotel-style safes for patients’ valuables.
The facelift ensures that rooms on West Wing 6 have an appearance that lives up to the global reputation of Jackson’s spinal service, including patients of Dr. Barth Green, UM’s celebrated chairman of neurological surgery and founder of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
“Patients travel from across the country and around the world to receive care from UM/Jackson spinal surgeons,” Dr. Green said. “These upgrades help convey the excellence with which we treat every patient.”
Cutting-edge spinal services offered at Jackson range from minimally invasive procedures to the most complex open operations for spinal injuries, deformities and tumors. The hospital features the latest technology, such as computer-guided navigation, the O-arm intraoperative CT scanner, and spinal ultrasonography.
