Lorraine Nelson

Jackson Health System

Jackson Health System is one of the nation's largest and most respected public health systems, with a mission of providing one standard of high quality care to all residents of Miami-Dade County. The nonprofit academic medical system is anchored by Jackson Memorial Hospital, which is home to Ryder Trauma Center and the Miami Transplant Institute. The system also includes Holtz Children's Hospital/The Women's Hospital at Jackson Memorial, Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital, Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at UHealth/Jackson Memorial, Jackson North Medical Center, Jackson South Medical Center, Jackson West Medical Center, multiple primary care and specialty care centers, a network of UHealth Jackson Urgent Care centers, physician practices, two long-term care nursing facilities, and a network of mental health facilities. Our size, our countywide footprint, and our role as the primary teaching hospital for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine gives us unparalleled resources – scientists, researchers, pioneering physicians, and surgeons keeping us at the forefront of innovative medical care.