South Miami Hospital

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WHAT’S NEW

Critical Care Services at South Miami Hospital is undergoing an important renovation to their units. Composed of an eight-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a 12-bed Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) and an eight-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), these units accept adult patients (18 years and older) with present or potential life-threatening medical or surgical conditions or who require pre/post-procedure intensive care. The renovation is providing more space for new equipment and offering families a more comfortable setting when visiting patients. Updated, top-of-the-line equipment and technology will allow the critical care staff to continue providing the best quality care for our community, while a more comfortable setting for families will ensure that they feel taken care of as well.

FUNDRAISING AT GLANCE

With a physician burnout epidemic on the rise nation-wide, South Miami Hospital’s Medical Staff Well-Being Fund is dedicated to seeking opportunities to help establish a work-life balance and manage stress. The Medical Staff Well-Being Fund is important because it helps provide funding for programs related to the well-being of our medical staff members. Money raised for this fund provides our medical staff with education, special programs and training that otherwise would not be possible due to budget limitations. On September 13, 2019, South Miami Hospital hosted their Docs Rock the Runway Fashion Show Fundraiser in support of the Medical Staff Well-Being Fund.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Center for Excellence in Nursing at South Miami Hospital supports their nurses by providing continuing education opportunities to all nursing disciplines, allowing bedside nurses to attend conferences and bring back innovative best practices, which can be implemented throughout the hospital and ultimately, provide top-of-theline care for our patients. The creation of a Wound Boot Camp stemmed from allowing our nurse specialists to attend a five-day seminar, where best practices relating to preventing pressure injuries was presented. The information brought back from this symposium allowed South Miami Hospital to implement national standards of best practice as it relates to decreasing and eliminating hospital-acquired pressure injuries. This year we will be completing our second annual Boot Camp and will have bedside staff teaching their fellow nurses.