Hospitals are changing in South Florida

Hospitals in South Florida are facing significant changes that include expansions, collaborations and closures.

Nicklaus Children’s Health System is partnering with Broward Health to expand pediatric care. The University of Miami Health System is expanding into Doral. Jackson South has closed its maternity ward to focus on cardiology and urology.

Take a look at the recent coverage below.

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NO. 1: NICKLAUS CHILDREN’S AND BROWARD HEALTH TEAM UP FOR CARE. WHAT IT MEANS FOR PATIENTS

The initiative will give Broward Health pediatric patients access to certain Nicklaus specialists. | Published November 30, 2024 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

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An external view of the new UHealth Doral Medical Center during its grand opening event on Thursday, November 21, 2024. By Alexia Fodere

NO. 2: A GROWING MEDICAL HUB IS CHANGING HEALTHCARE IN MIAMI. WHAT’S DRIVING THE NEW PUSH?

“Every major system is expanding. The whole area is hot now.” | Published March 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

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A view of Jackson South Medical Center located at 9333 SW 152nd St on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Miami. By DAVID SANTIAGO

NO. 3: THIS MIAMI-AREA HOSPITAL IS CLOSING ITS MATERNITY WARD. WHAT IT MEANS FOR PATIENTS

The closure of the labor and delivery unit is the latest in South Florida, with administrators often citing costs and staffing issues. | Published July 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

Jackson South Medical Center, 9333 SW 152nd St, in south Miami-Dade has recently renovated its catherization lab as part of a plan to provide new and expanded cardiac care. By Michelle Marchante

NO. 4: HEART DISEASE FORECAST TO RISE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. HERE’S WHAT ONE HOSPITAL IS DOING

Inside the new lab, doctors will use tech that will let them reconstruct 3D models of a patient’s cardiovascular system. | Published July 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

Doctor Christ-Ann Magloire, consults with patient Dominique Gray, who is nine months pregnant at Serenity Holistic OB/GYN Reseach & Wellness Spa in North Miami Beach, Florida on Friday, July 11, 2025. The Haitian-American OB-GYN has helped hundreds of mothers give birth, many at North Shore Medical Center, a North Miami-Dade hospital that for decades provided medical care to the surrounding communities of Little Haiti, North Miami, Miami Shores and El Portal. But North Shore’s labor and delivery unit closed last year, part of its cost-cutting efforts shortly before its owners Steward Health Care System filed for bankruptcy. Now, a year later, Magloire is still running her private practice, but now must send her patients to other hospitals and is no longer able to deliver their babies. By PHOTO BY AL DIAZ

NO. 5: WHY ARE MATERNITY WARDS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA CLOSING? THERE’S MORE THAN ONE REASON

Many South Floridians are feeling financially squeezed as costs continue to rise. | Published July 31, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

Florida legislators considering making it harder for teachers, healthcare professionals to organize.

NO. 6: HOW DOES YOUR HOSPITAL RANK FOR SPECIALTY CARE? SEE THE SOUTH FLORIDA LIST

Several South Florida hospitals ranked high in the nation for eye care, rehabilitation, neurology and other specialties in a new report by U.S. | Published August 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.