• Year opened: 1971
• Number of beds: 360
• Number of employees: 1,500
• Number of affiliated physicians: 750
• Number of volunteers: 300
• Estimated number of patients served annually: 500,000
• 15 NICU Level II beds
• Strong market presence in a rapidly growing community
• Ideal physical location
• Diversity of services
• Teaching facility affiliated with Nova Southeastern University
• High ER volume - third busiest in Miami-Dade County
• Palmetto Heart Institute
. Top 100 Hospital recognition for six years
• Multi-million-dollar expansion of Emergency Department, Maternity Care Center, Critical Care Unit and Surgery Department
• Commitment to Quality initiative
Palmetto General Hospital-- Yesterday and Today
1971-1977: Added 180 beds
1979: Built 124,000-square- foot medical office building
1985: Added on-campus Same-Day Surgery Center
1990: Opened Maternity Labor & Delivery Unit
1991: Added medical mall and second medical office building
1993: Opened 30,000 sq. ft. Fitness-Rehab Center
1994: Built 48-bed Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
1996: Added 24/7 Pediatrics Emergency Room
2000: Opened “Just for Women” Outpatient Center
2004: Received approval for Open Heart Surgery Program
2004: Established Bariatric Surgery Program
2004: Established the South Florida Center for Advanced Gynecologic Care
2006: Named a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Goals, Affiliations
Palmetto General Hospital’s goal is to continue to lead the health care industry by rendering high-quality patient services and clinical care. To accomplish this, we will continue our commitment to a wide range of quality care services by retaining qualified physicians, staff members, advanced medical technology and facilities to provide responsive and compassionate patient care.
As an affiliate of Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the American Osteopathic Association-approved traditional internship and family practice residency training program, Palmetto General Hospital's Graduate Medical Education Program facilitates ongoing continuing medical education programs for the medical staff.
Palmetto General Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.