HCA Florida Kendall Hospital

HCA Florida Kendall Hospital (formerly Kendall Regional Medical Center) is a for-profit, tertiary care, 424-bed teaching hospital located in the Miami neighborhood of Kendall.^[1] HCA Healthcare owns and operates the hospital.

HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
Hospital Corporation of America
Kendall Regional Medical Center (now known as HCA Florida Kendall Hospital) in 2015
Geography
Location	Miami, Florida, United States
Coordinates	25°43′52″N 80°23′12″W
Organization
Care system	Private hospital
Funding	For-profit hospital
Type	General hospital/Teaching hospital
Affiliated university	Florida International University University of South Florida College of Medicine
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	424[1]
Helipad	Aeronautical chart and airport information for 70FL at SkyVector
History
Former name(s)	Kendall Regional Medical Center
Opened	1973
Links
Website	www.hcafloridahealthcare.com/locations/kendall-hospital/
Lists	Hospitals in Florida

HCA Florida Kendall Hospital is a teaching hospital that serves as the primary training location for several residency and fellowship programs. It currently hosts accredited residencies in the fields of anesthesia, emergency medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, neurology and podiatry. It also hosts a fellowship in surgical critical care.^[2][3] HCA Florida Kendall Hospital is also involved in the training of medical students, and students training in other medical professions. It is affiliated with the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine^[4] and the University of South Florida College of Medicine,^[5] as well as accepting visiting medical students.^[2]

History

The hospital was originally founded in 1973. In May 2016, the hospital's trauma center designation was upgraded from a Level II trauma center to a Level I trauma center.^[6]

Services

HCA Florida Kendall Hospital is a Level I trauma center, a comprehensive stroke center, an accredited chest pain center with PCI, and a regional comprehensive burn center.^[7][8][9] The hospital also features a labor and delivery unit and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit.^[10]