Palm Springs General Hospital

Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus is a 247-bed acute care hospital located on a 15-acre campus in Hialeah, Florida. Services include orthopedic surgery (hips, knees, shoulders), cardiac implants, pacemakers, interventional radiological procedures such as endovascular aneurysm repair of abdominal aortic aneuryisms (AAA).

History

In 1965, the hospital opened in what was then the rural outskirts of Hialeah in northwest Miami-Dade County, Florida. Due to the rapid influx of Hispanic-Americans, the hospital became largely bilingual in both Spanish and English as well as Haitian Creole.^[4]

Palm Springs General Hospital has undergone several renovations and expansion. In 1995, a complete renovation was undertaken of the intensive care unit. In 2004, a 24-bed emergency department was built alongside the hospital. Over time, its outpatient services and GI departments were expanded, and a laparoscopic surgery center was opened. In 2013, a cardiac catheterization unit was opened.^[4]

Services

The hospital offers endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, which may lead to shorter hospital stays compared to the traditional open surgery.^[4]

Acquisition

In February 2016, the hospital was sold to another Miami health care provider, Larkin Community Hospital, for $40 million.^{[5][6] [7]}

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