Jackson South Medical Center

What Jackson South Medical Center does

Jackson South Medical Center is a full-service hospital facility located at 9333 S.W. 152nd Street in Miami, Florida, operating as a core subsidiary of Jackson Health System, a nonprofit public academic medical system governed by the Public Health Trust on behalf of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. The center provides Level II trauma services, emergency care, and comprehensive medical and surgical services to residents of southern Miami-Dade County and has operated a 24/7 trauma center since 2016 with immediate access to the system's flagship Ryder Trauma Center (Level I). It is one of four hospitals within the Jackson Health System network, alongside Jackson Memorial, Jackson North, and Jackson West Medical Centers.

The broader system delivers the full continuum of care including primary care, specialty care, transplants (747 performed in 2019, the most by any U.S. hospital that year), cardiac, maternity, pediatrics (Holtz Children's Hospital), rehabilitation, burn treatment, behavioral health, and bariatrics. Its technology stack comprises electronic medical records, the myJacksonHealth patient portal, telemedicine, price transparency and cost estimation tools, smart room technology, and specialized clinical capabilities such as BE FAST stroke assessment. The system is academically integrated with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine since 1952 and runs clinical trials, while maintaining specialized designations including ABA Verified Burn Center, ACS Surgical Quality Partner (Jackson South, 2025), and the first Autism Friendly ED in Florida (2023).

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a nonprofit safety-net system: patient service fees, insurance and government reimbursements (Medicaid/Medicare), charity care under the Jackson Prime financial assistance program (up to 300% of Federal Poverty Guidelines for Miami-Dade residents), a voter-approved half-penny county sales tax, and an international patient concierge program (Jackson International). The system employs approximately 15,000 professionals, markets through a multi-channel approach including blog, podcast, community outreach, and foundation fundraising, and distributes services through a regional network of hospitals, urgent care centers, and outpatient clinics. Leadership transitioned in mid-2026 with David Zambrana assuming the CEO role on June 5, 2026.

Name

Jackson South Medical Center

Legal name

Jackson Health System

Website

https://jacksonhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Jackson South Medical Center is a full-service hospital in southern Miami-Dade County, operating as a core subsidiary of Jackson Health System, a nonprofit public academic medical system providing Level II trauma, emergency, and comprehensive medical services to county residents regardless of ability to pay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Jackson Health System generates revenue through providing medical services to patients. As a nonprofit academic medical system, it provides care to any person regardless of ability to pay, with revenue coming from patient fees, insurance reimbursements, and government programs including Medicaid and Medicare.
2. Jackson Prime Financial Assistance Program: Charity care and financial assistance programs based on Federal Poverty Guidelines up to 300 percent, providing discounted or free care to qualifying Miami-Dade County residents.
3. International Patient Services: Jackson International program provides medical concierge and hospitality services for international patients seeking complex medical and surgical care, including assistance with appointments, financial clearance, and translation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jackson South Medical Center is a 260-bed acute care hospital that provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services to South Miami-Dade residents, including Level II trauma, emergency, cardiac, maternity, pediatric, rehabilitation, transplant, burn, and bariatric care. As part of Jackson Health System, it operates under the Public Health Trust with a public mission to deliver high-quality, accessible care regardless of ability to pay.

Product overview

Jackson Health System is a nonprofit academic medical system consisting of multiple hospitals (Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson South Medical Center, Jackson North Medical Center, Jackson West Medical Center), specialty facilities (Holtz Children's Hospital, Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital, Ryder Trauma Center, Miami Transplant Institute, Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center), the Jackson Medical Group physician network, and a network of UHealth Jackson Urgent Care centers. The system provides comprehensive healthcare services including trauma care, transplant services, cardiac care, maternity services, pediatric care, rehabilitation, behavioral health, and general acute care. Jackson South Medical Center specifically serves southern Miami-Dade County with Level II trauma services and surgical care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UHealth Jackson: Brand for UHealth Jackson Urgent Care centers and UHealth Jackson Critical Care Pavilion
• On Call, Off Script
• Miami Transplant Institute
• Ryder Trauma Center
• Holtz Children's Hospital

Products and services

• Trauma and Emergency Care 24/7 Level II trauma center and emergency department services for South Miami-Dade residents, treating life-threatening injuries and acute medical emergencies.
• Cardiac Care Diagnostic and interventional cardiac services including cardiac catheterization for patients with cardiovascular disease.
• Maternity and Women's Services Labor and delivery, obstetric and newborn care for expectant mothers and their babies.
• Pediatrics Inpatient and outpatient pediatric care for infants, children, and adolescents.
• Rehabilitation Services Inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational, and rehabilitative therapy services for patients recovering from injury or illness.
• Transplant Services Organ transplant evaluation, surgery, and follow-up care delivered as part of Jackson Health System's transplant program.
• Burn Care Specialized treatment for burn injuries including acute and ongoing care for adult and pediatric burn patients.
• Bariatric Services Surgical and medical weight-loss treatment programs for patients with obesity and related conditions.
• Patient Portal Online portal that allows patients to view medical records, manage appointments, and pay hospital bills.
• Online Cost Estimator Digital tool that provides prospective pricing information for hospital services to support patient price transparency.
• Financial Assistance Program Charity care and financial assistance program that supports uninsured and underinsured patients accessing care at the hospital.

Quantifiable outcome

• 747 organ transplants performed in 2019 (record-breaking)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Project MedisharemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Project Medishare was founded and led by University of Miami/Jackson physicians Dr. Barth Green and Dr. Arthur Fournier. Within 12 hours of the Haiti earthquake in January 2010, Project Medishare mobilized the first medical team on the ground. Jackson treated 205 earthquake survivors from Haiti, all of whom survived.
• University of Miami Miller School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1952The University of Miami School of Medicine (the first medical school in Florida) opened in 1952 with 26 students and immediately became an integral part of Jackson Memorial Hospital's program. This academic partnership provides Jackson with access to leading physicians, researchers, and academic medicine expertise, while Jackson serves as the primary teaching hospital for the medical school. The partnership also includes clinical trials facilitation through Jackson's Clinical Trials office.
• Florida Poison Information Center – MiamicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA cooperative effort of Jackson Memorial Hospital, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and the State of Florida, Children's Medical Services. The center provides 24/7 poison control services with specially trained doctors, nurses, and pharmacists available to offer treatment, preventive advice, and information regarding potential poison hazards.
• UM-NSU CardmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership that enabled UHealth Jackson Children's Care Emergency Departments to become the first in Florida to achieve autism-friendly designation, providing specialized care environments for autistic patients.
• Public Health TrustcoreOthersCreated in 1973 by the Board of County Commissioners as an independent governing body for Jackson Memorial Hospital. The Public Health Trust is a team of citizen volunteers acting on behalf of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners to ensure all residents receive high standard care regardless of ability to pay.
• Miami-Dade County Board of County CommissionerscoreOthersGoverning authority that created the Public Health Trust and approved the half-penny sales tax to support Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1991. Also approved helipad at Jackson South Medical Center in 2013.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AdventHealth: National faith-based health system with expanding Florida presence. Comparable as a large multi-state operator with strong clinical brand and ambulatory network, though not safety-net focused.
• Cleveland Clinic Florida: Major academic medical center in Weston, FL with a growing presence in the Miami market. Comparable as a tertiary/quaternary care provider with Cleveland Clinic's national brand, but operates as part of a broader multi-state health system rather than a regional safety net.
• HCA Florida Healthcare: Florida division of HCA Healthcare, operating numerous hospitals across Miami-Dade and statewide (Aventura Hospital, Kendall Regional, Mercy Hospital). A large for-profit incumbent competer competing on commercial volume and capital investment.

Emerging players

• Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Pediatric specialty hospital in Miami (formerly Miami Children's). Comparable as a Miami-area pediatric specialty provider that overlaps with Holtz Children's Hospital and Jackson Health System's pediatric service line.

Direct peers

• Baptist Health South Florida: The largest private not-for-profit hospital system in the Miami metro, operating multiple acute care hospitals (Baptist Hospital, South Miami Hospital, Doctors Hospital, Homestead Hospital). Directly competes with Jackson South for general acute care and specialty patients in Miami-Dade County.
• Broward Health: North Broward public safety-net hospital system comparable to Jackson Health System in mission, structure, and payor mix. Serves as the northern Broward counterpart to Jackson's Miami-Dade safety-net role.
• Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami Beach): Independent not-for-profit academic hospital in Miami Beach. Comparable as a community-based teaching hospital with similar tertiary service offerings (cardiac, oncology, neurosurgery) serving the Miami-Dade market.
• Memorial Healthcare System: A public safety-net hospital system serving southern Broward County (Memorial Regional, Memorial West, Memorial Miramar, etc.). Highly comparable as a South Florida public hospital system with similar mission, trauma services, and pediatric facilities (Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital).
• Tampa General Hospital: Florida-based academic medical center and Level I trauma center serving the Tampa Bay region. Comparable as a regional academic medical center with USF Health partnership and similar tertiary care mandate.

Regional players

• UF Health (University of Florida Health): University of Florida-affiliated academic health system based in Gainesville/Jacksonville. Comparable as a state-university affiliated academic medical center, though geographically distinct from Miami-Dade.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/JacksonHealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/jacksonhealthsystem
• Facebookfacebook.com/JacksonHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jackson-health-system
• Instagraminstagram.com/jacksonhealth

Compliance8 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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