Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Jackson Memorial Medical Center now Jackson Hospital Association

In 1999, I found myself at the JMH in Miami, FL.  A bright future I felt.  Well it was bright. But I left in 2000.  It was a treasured opportunity.  I lived in a ratty apartment building but one that was a 3 minute drive away.  Sadly I was under the airports air paths.  I was awakened about 3 times a night.   I just read today that people living under airports have elevations in their blood pressures when the airplanes fly over head.  No surprise.  That said, I was so tired that it only mildly aroused me from sleep.  Never was I up all night because a plane awoke me.
Jackson is a unique place.  In fact, there is a huge jail cell ward on the premises.  I've been there at least once to see patients to go to surgery. 
I must say that the air at Jackson has a special flavor that I never imagined I might find anywhere.  It is breezy with a taste of palm trees and the sea breeze.  Its a beautiful place to live.  I bet I might even enjoy being a patient there if I needed to be there.
There was a huge trauma center, the Ryder Trauma Center, new in the last 20 years.  A formidable place.  We had 6 trauma bays to treat people when they came in and indeed 6 operating rooms that all worked in sync.  I was in heaven as far as my medical intersts were concerned.  That was a great place.  I am stronger mentally and physically as I have served at Ryder. 

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