Homestead Hospital has been a part of the south Miami-Dade community since 1940, when local physician James Archer Smith opened it as a 10-bed hospital east of Krome Avenue.  Today, Homestead Hospital is a 120-bed, full-service facility.  Our new $135 million hospital opened May 6, 2007, at its new location just east of Florida’s Turnpike.  The new hospital was built to replace the aging facility that served residents for so many years.

The new hospital is triple the size of the former facility and has the latest technology and equipment.  Natural light, soothing colors, plenty of open spaces and all private rooms help to create a warm and healing environment.  Our hospital includes medical-surgical units, an intensive care unit with eICU LifeGuard, surgical services, and sophisticated outpatient diagnostic testing that includes digital mammography, MRI and CT scanners. The 24-hour Emergency Center has 44 private treatment rooms, including a trauma room and a Children’s Emergency Room. Our Birthing Suites welcomes more than 1,300 babies a year. A Medical Arts Building is located inside the main hospital and houses physicians’ offices.
 
The Physical Therapy Building, located on the hospital campus, contains the Physical and Speech Therapy Center and the Sleep Diagnostic Center.

Taking care of patients is an exceptional medical staff of nearly 300 whose specialties include internal and family medicine, dermatology, pediatrics, gynecology, cardiology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, radiology, surgery, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, podiatry, pulmonology and urology.

Resources for Hospital Data
Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) makes available data on hospital prices and performance on their Internet website at http://www.floridahealthstat.com. The data on hospital prices and performance are based on a compilation of charges for the average patient. A patient's bill may vary from the average shown, depending upon the severity of illness and individual care needs.

Baptist Health is committed to quality healthcare and patient safety, participating in a variety of state and national initiatives.