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eMerge Americas Partners With Jackson Health System And UHealth-University Of Miami Health System To Debut Healthtech Innovation Hub

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eMerge Americas, the premier technology conference and expo shaping the future of tech, announced its partnership with Jackson Health System and UHealth – University of Miami Health System on the launch of the Healthtech Innovation Hub.

The highly-anticipated Healthtech experience will make its debut at the eMerge Americas 2024 Conference and Expo, which takes place on April 18 + 19, 2024 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Jackson Health System and UHealth on the Healthtech Innovation Hub debuting at eMerge Americas 2024. Given the massive acceleration and growth that we have seen in the healthtech sector over the last several years coupled with Jackson and UHealth as innovative leaders in this space, we are certain that this new partnership and initiative will offer an important perspective on the future of healthcare and the important role technology plays in it,” said Melissa Medina, CEO and President of eMerge Americas. “To say we are excited to work together on something like this is an understatement!”

Powered by Jackson Health System and UHealth – University of Miami Health System, this expansive pavilion will highlight the extraordinary intersection of technology and medicine, bringing life to the Patient Experience. Interactive exhibits and thought-provoking content will connect healthcare providers, healthtech companies and investors fueling the advancement of health technology to deliver better patient outcomes. The program will feature an exclusive Executive Track for healthcare senior leaders and the Health Hub Theater dedicated to providing expert insights and revolutionary ideas aiming to improve the patient journey.

“Healthcare is one of the industries most impacted by rapidly evolving technology, with Jackson Health System and our partners at the University of Miami Health System leading the way in redefining how innovative health care is delivered to our patients,” said Carlos A. Migoya, president and CEO of Jackson Health System. “By collaborating with the tech industry giants at eMerge Americas to create the new Healthtech Innovation Hub, we will bring together healthcare leaders, innovators, and change makers to tackle some of the industry’s greatest challenges and opportunities to continue improving the patient experience.”

 

“We are excited to be collaborating with our long-time partners, Jackson Health System, in presenting the Healthtech Innovation Hub at eMerge Americas,” said Dipen J. Parekh, M.D., chief operating officer at UHealth and founding director of the Desai Sethi Urology Institute. “It’s a natural extension of our ongoing focus to lead the incorporation of technology that can benefit our patients. Healthcare is one of the sectors where high-tech and high touch can come together. We look forward to demonstrating that concept.”

The Patient Experience is at the center of the Healthtech Innovation Hub. It aims to examine and explore the intricate journey of a patient, breaking it down into seven core segments. This distinctive approach provides an inclusive platform for individuals across the healthcare spectrum. Participants will gain tangible takeaways and insights to make a lasting impact on the care and wellbeing of our communities. The Patient Experience at eMerge will explore at-home wellness, outpatient/ambulatory care, pharmacy, lab/diagnostic imaging, acute care, hospital at-home and inpatient/outpatient rehab using the latest advancements in technology like telehealth & remote monitoring; AI-driven patient engagement, personalized medicine, smart rooms and more.

 

Source:  South Florida Hospital News

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University Of Miami Buys Land For New Medical Education Hub

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Miami-Dade has agreed to a $6.2 million sale of county land to the University of Miami, which plans to build a multi-million-dollar medical education center on the site. The university confirmed the planned purchase Friday.

The university wants to launch “Project Ignite” on the site, creating “a nucleus for the core of the Miami Health District,” a report states, “creating a true campus downtown by bridging education, research, and innovation.”

In the report to Carlos Migoya, CEO of the Public Health Trust, the university’s Robert Warren, interim vice president of UHealth facilities, operations and planning, said Project Ignite would “enable the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to consolidate its teaching locations from 17 facilities into one facility and promote development of a first class medical care training site for the doctors of the future.”

Three resolutions involving the university were submitted by Keon Hardemon and approved last week by the county commission, but Project Ignite was the frosting on the cake.

“The addition of a state-of-the-art Project Ignite facility to support its contemporary NextGenMD curriculum will allow the [medical school] to continue to attract and retain world class students and faculty,” the report from Mr. Warren said.

The proposal to the county noted that “Miami-Dade County has the largest concentration of medical facilities in Florida.

“The largest institution is Jackson Memorial Medical Center, the second largest public hospital in the nation, which shares many teaching, treatment and research capacities with the University of Miami,” and private hospitals including Mount Sinai, the Baptist Health System and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, the report said.

The new medical campus would be along Northwest 14th Street, bounded by university-owned land on the east, Northwest 14th Street on the south, Miami-Dade County owned-land on the west (which the university wants to buy), and university-owned property on the north.

The estimated cost of the project “has not been finalized,” the report states, “but is anticipated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The project is anticipated to be funded through philanthropy and debt financing.”

Construction is expected to begin “mid to late-2024,” the report says, “and be completed late-2027.” Sale of the county-owned land, which was subsequently approved by the commission, is “critical to the success of the project,” the report said.

Project Ignite, the report said, is projected to have a “transformational impact for the university and the surrounding community.

“It will enhance the provision of preeminent health education services and the longstanding academic medical center partnership between the university and Jackson Health System, which in tum will benefit Miami-Dade County and the community at large,” the report said.

Project Ignite’s location would consist of 36,410 square feet of property (.836 acres).

The two other resolutions having to do with the university that the commission passed last week would terminate a lease of property at 1800 NW 10th Ave. and 1121 NW 14th St. (which includes the Project Ignite site the university wants to purchase); and demolish two outdated buildings on the Jackson Memorial Medical Center campus, where the county’s Public Health Trust intends to construct a new emergency department.

The structures to be demolished are the Highland Park Pavilion, 1660 NW Seventh Court, and the Ambulatory Care Center East at 1611 NW 12th Ave.
The Public Health Trust, an agency of the county, operates the Jackson Health System, including the Jackson Memorial Medical Center campus and facilities that provide health care services.

 

Source:  Miami Today

 

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A New Pediatric Center To Deal With Orthopedic Conditions And Injuries Is Coming To JMH

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On Friday, Jackson Health System announced plans for the Shriners Children’s Orthopedic Center at its health district campus. The center, a partnership with the University of Miami and Shriners Children’s Florida, which runs the Tampa hospital, will house all pediatric orthopedic care when it opens in 2025.

The partnership started a year and a half ago, said Daniel Armstrong, director of the UM Mailman Center for Child Development. The CEO of the Tampa Shriners hospital approached him about collaborating in Miami.

The orthopedic center will be located east of Northwest 12th Avenue at Northwest 16th Street, steps from Holtz Children’s Hospital and the new Ronald McDonald House.

“Just like the exceptional care I received from Shriners Children’s Florida, the Shriners Orthopedic Center at Jackson will offer hope and healing to children all around South Florida,” Solano said.

The center, Armstrong said, will allow Jackson to provide orthopedic care and rehabilitation while also addressing the developmental needs of kids with conditions like cerebral palsy. It will enhance physical and occupational therapy and fill in some of the services Jackson has difficulty providing.

“We’ll be able to provide comprehensive care to all children, but we’ll be able to do it in a highly integrated one-stop coordinated fashion,” he said. The grant from Shriners Children’s Florida will build a pediatric orthopedics program that can treat both conditions like muscular dystrophy and traumatic injuries, said Carlos Migoya, CEO of Jackson Health System. 

 

Source:  Miami Herald

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Doral Getting First Hospital As Population Continues To Rise

It is a $250 million project that brings Doral its first hospital.

Nestled right up next to the Palmetto Expressway and 25th Street, the Jackson West Medical Center is rising fast.

That’s not surprising considering that up 300 workers could be on the site at one time.

With an expected finish date of May 2020, the 100 bed hospital may look out of place in the midst of a warehouse industrial area.

“You have over 60,000 people who live here already full time, and approximately 50 to 70,000 people daytime that work here,” said Carlos Migoya, President of Jackson Health System.

Migoya says that the 585,000 residents living in and around the Doral, Sweetwater and Miami Springs area have dealt with increasingly frustrating traffic.

“The fact is Doral has grown tremendously and if you look at the five year plan, you will have more than 100,000 people living here,” said Migoya.

Other hospital organizations went to court to try and halt the project, saying that Doral was already well served by existing hospitals.

“If you live in Doral, the closest hospital here is seven miles,” said Migoya. “Seven miles in Doral is like dog years because of the traffic.”

The hospital will include an adult and pediatric emergency room, diagnostic center, outpatient clinics, a children’s clinic, a separate office facility and the 100 bed inpatient hospital.

Construction costs are covered by a bond issue and funds from Jackson Health System, which Migoya says is now earning money.

“The demographics here, the growth in Doral, there has been a need for a complete medical center,” said Migoya.

Source: CBS Miami

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Jackson Health System Facing ‘Most Challenging’ Year

Coming off a successful year that saw many advances, and with Carlos Migoya set to continue as president and CEO of Jackson Health System, officials of Miami’s Public Health Trust are cautiously optimistic about the future. The trust administers Jackson Health System, which includes Jackson Memorial Hospital and a network of clinics.

“Every year we come here and every year it has improved,” Joe Arriola, trust chairman, told Miami-Dade’s County Commission. “Jackson is better than it has ever been. There have been some exceptional changes, and we’re here with some incredible news: I am happy to say that Carlos Migoya has agreed to stay on for another two years.”

But “we are heading into rough times politically, and the squabbling is just going to get worse. To survive this, we need your help,” Mr. Arriola told commissioners.

“This has been one of the proudest chapters of my life,” Mr. Migoya said. “We have new facilities and are renovating patient care facilities across the system.”

The $175 million Christine Lynn Rehabilitation Center, set to open in 2019 or 2020, is the first project in which Jackson, the University of Miami and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis have combined their resources in a single facility, he said.

“Research will be actively integrated into patient care, and it will be one of the most sought-after places in the country to recover from an injury,” Mr. Migoya said. “This positions Jackson and UM in a landmark treatment center.” Two old administration buildings will be torn down to accommodate the center, he added.

Jackson West, an inpatient hospital with outpatient and diagnostic clinics, is set to open in mid-2019, he said.

“This is in Doral, the fastest-growing area of the county, and we’ll be able to provide services to that population.” A separate walk-in care center will be six miles away, but also in Doral, he said.

Though he didn’t discuss the upcoming budget with commissioners, Mr. Migoya categorized it as break-even. The ever-rising cost of prescription drugs, salary costs to stay competitive, pressure from insurance companies to lower reimbursement rates, and the uncertainty of national health insurance are among the reasons, he said.

“I expect the coming year to be the most challenging since 2011,” Mr. Migoya said. “We’re getting ready to open new facilities, and doing it amidst storm clouds hanging over health care.

“We’re improving efficiencies and streamlining costs in non-clinical areas,” he said. “Labor and management are in partnership to identify ways to upgrade the patient experience.”

“What’s the plan” for survival? asked Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava. “The State Legislature came back with some dedicated funds, but not at the same level as before.”

“It depends on what the funding is,” Mr. Migoya said. “Every year for the past seven years, we’ve had cuts; last year it was $60 million.” Leaders in the Florida House of Representatives reduced the cut to $19 million.

“But the brand has changed,” he said. “Now, paying patients choose us, and we’re improving efficiencies to get patients home sooner, safely. The key to growth is to turn beds fast, and we want to do that so we can offer more access to everyone in the county.”

Assuming the US Senate passes a healthcare bill, “How much time will you need to know the economic hit?” asked Commissioner Sally Heyman.

“We could end up with some positives,” Mr. Migoya said. Florida turned down the expansion of Medicaid that was part of the Affordable Care Act. “The states that expanded Medicaid could take a worse hit. And some in government are looking for ways to help Florida.”

Source: Miami Today
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