Mercy Hospital opens ER near Dadeland Mall, close to Baptist Hospital
.jpg "HCA Florida Mercy Hospital has opened a new emergency room at 9100 SW 87th Ave. The facility will be open 24/7 .")
Mercy Hospital has opened a new emergency room near Dadeland Mall, with plans to provide medical services to adult and pediatric patients.
The 10,000-square-foot facility, which has nine treatment rooms and an on-site laboratory, will be open 24/7 year-round and be staffed by emergency medicine physicians and nurses. The ER, at 9100 SW 87th Ave., will also have “telemedicine technology, with a specific focus for stroke care and behavioral health,” according to the hospital.
The ER is close to Baptist Hospital, a competing medical center. Mercy, a Catholic hospital in Coconut Grove that is now named HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, is part of HCA Healthcare, the private hospital chain based in Nashville. Baptist is part of Baptist Health South Florida, a non-profit organization based in Coral Gables.
Over the years, South Florida hospitals have been opening urgent care centers and stand-alone ERs across Miami-Dade and Broward, often in proximity to established hospitals to try to gain market share.
“With many families moving further south, we can now expand access and bring that quality of care closer to home for patients in the Kendall area with our HCA Florida Dadeland Emergency facility,” David Donaldson, chief executive officer of HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, said in a statement.
To learn more, visit hcafloridahealthcare.com/
