About Homestead Hospital 

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 modern, full-service 142-bed facility.  Our new $135 million hospital opened in May 2007, replacing the original facility.

The new Homestead Hospital features: 
• Natural light, soothing colors, plenty of open spaces that create a warm and healing environment
• All private patient rooms
• The latest technology and equipment
• Medical-surgical units 
• Critical Care Unit with eICU LifeGuard
• Surgical services
• Sophisticated outpatient diagnostic testing that includes digital mammography, MRI and CT scanners.
• An Emergency Center with 44 private treatment rooms and a trauma room
• A separate Children’s Emergency Center, called Speediatrics
• Birthing Suites
• Physical and Speech Therapy, located in a separate building on the hospital campus
• Sleep Diagnostic Center

Specialties represented by our exceptional medical staff of nearly 300 physicians include:
• Internal and family medicine
• Cardiology
• Dermatology
• Gynecology
• Gastroenterology
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Orthopedics
• Pediatrics
• Podiatry
• Pulmonology
• Radiology
• Surgery
• Urology

Homestead Hospital is proud to be a tobacco-free campus.

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.floridahealthfinder.gov. 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.