South Miami Hospital
Renovation and expansion works for South Miami Hospital and its surrounding area included more than 33,712 m² of improvements, of which 7,440 m² correspond to the Clinical Expansion Project. The project encompassed key areas such as the neonatal intensive care unit, the prenatal clinic, and the delivery rooms, among others.
In addition, the existing surgical area was renovated to incorporate new auxiliary services, including post-operative recovery and central sterilisation, a new emergency department, and a surgical unit with 15 operating theatres.
Following the renovation, the hospital’s capacity increased by 285 beds.
Benefits to society
The increase in capacity brought the total number of hospital beds to 452, supporting the growing population in the area. Furthermore, the expansion enabled the hospital to develop innovative programmes focused on disease prevention, early diagnosis and enhanced patient care, including the Center for Robotic Surgery, the Center for Women & Infants, the South Miami Heart Center, and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
The South Miami Hospital Clinical Expansion Project achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) programme, a globally recognised benchmark for assessing the sustainability and environmental performance of buildings and their surrounding areas.