Health District (Miami) Explained

Health District
Other Name:Civic Center
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Florida
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Miami-Dade County
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Miami
Leader Title:City of Miami Commissioner
Leader Name:Richard Dunn
Leader Title1:Miami-Dade Commissioners
Leader Name1:Audrey Edmonson
Leader Title2:House of Representatives
Leader Name2:Cynthia Stafford (D)
Leader Title3:State Senate
Leader Name3:Larcenia Bullard (D)
Leader Title4:U.S. House
Leader Name4:Frederica Wilson (D)
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:2,705
Population Density Sq Mi:5565
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-05
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:33136
Area Code:305, 786

The Health District, also known as the Civic Center, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami, Florida. The Health District is bound roughly by Northwest 20th Street and 14th Avenue to the northwest, the Dolphin Expressway and the Miami River to the south and west, and the Midtown Interchange and I-95 to the east.

The Health District has the country's largest concentration of medical and research facilities after Houston.[1] The neighborhood is composed primarily of hospitals, research institutes, clinics and government offices, and is the center of Miami's growing biotechnology and medical research industry. It is the home of the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami's Life Science and Technology Park.[2] [3] The Health District is approximately five minutes north of downtown Miami via rapid transit on the Miami Metrorail.

History

The neighborhood has its roots as a health district with the opening of Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1915, with some of the original buildings, such as The Alamo still standing. Today, the Alamo serves an era museum of Jackson's history throughout the years. Jackson Memorial Hospital is the major public hospital of Miami, and Jackson's hospital in the Health District is the health system's primary hospital.[4]

Hospitals and research institutes

The Health District is the center of Miami's medical, research and biotechnology industries, and as such is home to many of the city's largest hospital systems. The largest is the public hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital, which also has two branch hospitals in northern and southern Miami-Dade County. Jackson has affiliations as teaching hospitals with the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine since 1952 and more recently with Florida International University's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Other hospitals include: Miami VA Medical Center, University of Miami Hospital (formerly Cedars Medical Center), and Holtz Children's Hospital.[5]

Some of the research institutes in the Health District are:[6]

Transportation

Civic Center is served by Metrobus throughout the area, and by the Miami Metrorail at:

The Health District is served by Civic Center station, a station of the Metrorail rapid transit system. It connects directly to all the major hospitals and research centers, and connects the district to Downtown Miami, Dadeland, and Hialeah, as well as to Miami's commuter rail system, Tri-Rail. In March 2012, the new Miami Trolley system inaugurated its first route which passes through Civic Center on its way to Marlins Park.

Education

Colleges and universities

Historic Civic Center

See main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A new University of Miami research park hopes to jumpstart Miami's science industry - Business Monday - MiamiHerald.com . . 2011-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111103032008/http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/28/v-fullstory/2379490/a-new-university-of-miami-research.html# . 2011-11-03 . dead .
  2. Web site: Miller School of Medicine - University of Miami. www.med.miami.edu.
  3. Web site: University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park. www.umlsp.com.
  4. Web site: 404. www.jhsmiami.org. 2011-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20110324191918/http://www.jhsmiami.org/body.cfm?id=9180#. 2011-03-24. dead.
  5. Web site: University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park. www.umlsp.com.
  6. Web site: University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park. www.umlsp.com.
  7. Web site: Medical Campus - Miami Dade College. www.mdc.edu.