Larkin Community Hospital (LCH) is a
for-profit 146-bed general medical, surgical and psychiatric
teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...
. In the last year with available data, LCH had about 7,523
emergency department visits and 5,792 admissions.
Physician
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s at the hospital performed 794 inpatient and 739 outpatient surgeries.
LCH is the only hospital in Miami-Dade County with an Area of Critical Need designation by the Florida Board of Medicine. The hospital is accredited by the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. The international branch accredits medical services from around the world. A majori ...
(JCAHO).
The hospital is part of Larkin Health System, an integrated healthcare delivery system accredited by the Joint Commission with locations in South Miami, Hialeah and Hollywood, Florida. This network of acute care hospitals provide a complete continuum of healthcare services, including a full range of inpatient and outpatient services, and home health agencies in Miami-Dade and Broward County.
History
In 2013 LCH was named Top Urban Hospital by The Leapfrog Group.
In March 2014, LCH began accepting applicants for its new Advance Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program.
In February 2016, Larkin Community Hospital acquired Palm Springs General Hospital now called
Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, located at 1475 W 49th Pl, Hialeah, FL 33012.
Services
The Miami Neuroscience Center at Larkin offers
Gamma Knife® therapy. Gamma Knife is a non-invasive neurological procedure used to treat brain tumors, head and neck cancer, and neurological conditions such as
trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN or TGN), also called Fothergill disease, tic douloureux, or trifacial neuralgia is a long-term pain disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve, the nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as ...
and
arteriovenous malformations
Arteriovenous malformation is an abnormal connection between arteries and veins, bypassing the capillary system. This vascular anomaly is widely known because of its occurrence in the central nervous system (usually cerebral AVM), but can app ...
.
The Dermatology Center at Larkin provides care for dermatological conditions, such as immunobullous disorders, collagen vascular diseases and papulosquamous disorders. The center also treats cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and chronic graft vs host disease. This center is equipped with photopheresis, hydrotherapy and phototherapy units.
The Larkin Outpatient Multi Specialty Center offers services in a variety of specialities, including:
neuromusculoskeletal medicine,
sports medicine
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,
orthopedics
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,
cardiology
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,
hematology, and
oncology
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.
Graduate medical education
Larkin Community Hospital operates a number of
residency training
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and
fellowship
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In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements.
Within the context of higher education ...
programs for newly graduated physicians. The residencies train physicians specializing in: dermatology, internal medicine, neurology, ophthalmology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, radiology, family medicine, gastroenterology, rheumatology, hematology & oncology, and surgery. All programs are accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is the body responsible for accrediting all graduate medical training programs (i.e., internships, residencies, and fellowships, a.k.a. subspecialty programs) for physicians in the ...
(ACGME). LCH also operates
podiatry
Podiatry () or podiatric medicine () is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and leg.
A Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), or a podiatrist, is a healthcare ...
and
dentistry residency programs. As of 2019, the hospital had 350 medical residents in 30 different programs.
The resident physicians at the Larkin Community Hospital obtain training and experience working at affiliated training sites such as:
*
Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL
*
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nationwide Children's Hospital (formerly Columbus Children's Hospital) is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care teaching hospital located in the Southern Orchards neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The hospital has 673 pediatric beds and is affil ...
, Columbus, Ohio
* Borinquen Health Care Center, Miami, FL
* Miami Beach Community Health Center, Miami, FL
* Community Health of South Florida (CHI), Miami, FL
* Jessie Trice Health Community Health Center, Miami, FL
Campus
Larkin Community Hospital is located at 7031 Southwest 62nd Avenue South Miami, Florida 33143. Larkin Community Hospital acquired
Palm Springs General Hospital in 2016, which is now the Palm Springs Campus of Larkin Community Hospital.
In April 2013, LCH purchased a parcel of land that the hospital intends to use for a new
osteopathic medical school campus.
LCH also plans to move its current nursing school to that new campus, and open future programs in pharmacy and dentistry.
See also
*
Larkin University Larkin University is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution of higher education founded in 2013 and located in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The College of Biomedical Sciences offers three post-Baccalaureate Master's degree
A master's degree (from La ...
, whose startup was initiated by Larkin Community Hospital but which is a separate, non-profit organization
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