Miami Heart Inst & Med Ctr

Description

MISSION STATEMENT
To provide high quality health care to our diverse community enhanced through teaching research charity care and financial responsibility

Largest employer in Miami Beach More than 3000 employees

Largest private independent notforprofit teaching hospital in South
Florida

More than 700 physicians and 955 licensed beds

26 operating suites

Founded 1944 Miami Heart Institute 1949 Mount Sinai Medical Center

500 volunteers

Most active cardiac program in South Florida More than 550 open heart
surgeries and 3749 diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterizations
performed in 2007

Participate in more than 15 national and international cardiac research
clinical trials annually

Largest memory disorder center in Florida Wien Center for Alzheimers
Disease and Memory Disorders

Stateoftheart cancer center The Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center

Only NCIsponsored Community Clinical Oncology Program CCOP for adults in
Florida participates in approximately 60 National Cancer Institute NCI
clinical trials annually

Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation has assets of more than 104 million in
2007

History

Mount Sinai Medical Center was established in 1949 by a group of philanthropists and concerned citizens with two goals in mind to make healthcare services readily available to all people regardless of race color or creed or their ability to pay and to create a hospital where physicians would be allowed to practice medicine without fear of discrimination Fiftyseven years later we are proud to remain a notforprofit hospital that provides vital health care services to all citizens Through the years we have steadily gained the expertise resources and facilities necessary to serve an everexpanding population of people in need Our growth has been fueled by our mission to provide progressive medical education conduct cuttingedge research and give compassionate care to our communities

Today our medical center has 955 beds located on two campuses and a satellite diagnostic facility located in the City of Aventura With more than 700 physicians 3000 employees and 500 volunteers we are the largest private notforprofit teaching hospital in South Florida We continue to work hard to make a positive difference in our communities by offering vital services from obstetrics to emergency care providing uncompensated care to those in need through a multitude of outreach and support programs And as one of six teaching hospitals in the state Mount Sinai also is making an impact at the regional and national levels through our active medical training and research programs As Mount Sinai continues to grow so does our legacy of caring