Larkin Community Hospital (LCH) is a

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146-bed general medical, surgical and psychiatric

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. In the last year with available data, LCH had about 7,523

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visits and 5,792 admissions.

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s at the hospital performed 794 inpatient and 739 outpatient surgeries. LCH is the only hospital in

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with an Area of Critical Need designation by the Florida Board of Medicine. The hospital is accredited by the

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(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

The hospital was known as Larkin General Hospital and owned by Dr. John T. MacDonald Health Systems, Inc. until 1992 when

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purchased the hospital from the health system and renamed it HealthSouth Larkin Hospital. HealthSouth's purchase included Doctors' Hospital, Larkin's sister hospital in Coral Gables. HealthSouth sold Larkin to a group of private investors in 1997 and the hospital was renamed Larkin Community Hospital. 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, trifacial neuralgia, is a chronic pain, long-term pain disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve, the nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor funct ...

and

arteriovenous malformations An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an abnormal connection between arteries and veins, bypassing the capillary system. Usually congenital, this vascular anomaly is widely known because of its occurrence in the central nervous system (usually ...

. 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,

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cardiology Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...

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, and

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Graduate medical education

Larkin Community Hospital operates a number of

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and

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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

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(ACGME). LCH also operates

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and

dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the Human tooth, teeth, gums, and Human mouth, mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, dis ...

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, including: * Nicklaus Children's Hospital,

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, Florida *

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* Borinquen Health Care Center, Miami, Florida * Miami Beach Community Health Center, Miami, Florida * Community Health of South Florida (CHI), Miami, Florida * Jessie Trice Health Community Health Center, Miami, Florida

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.

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History

Services

Graduate medical education

Campus

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