University of Miami Hospital is the flagship hospital of UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida’s only academic medical center and the clinical enterprise of the University of Miami, an Association of American Universities institution. The hospital includes over 700 licensed beds and is a hub for advanced specialty care across South Florida. University of Miami Hospital is recognized for clinical excellence, ranking in the top two in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area and among the top five hospitals in Florida in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings. The hospital has five nationally ranked adult specialties and 17 “high-performing” procedures and conditions in the same rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute was named the nation’s No. 1 ophthalmology program for the 25th time, and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, South Florida’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, was named the No. 1 cancer program in Florida. The organization achieved Magnet with distinction in 2025, becoming the first health system in Florida to earn the nursing designation. Through its broader UHealth network, which includes 40 outpatient locations, more than 100 medical specialties and approximately 1.7 million patient visits annually, the organization advances patient care. The system is supported by the research and education mission of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, the No. 1 National Institutes of Health-funded medical school in Florida, with more than $178 million in NIH funding and over 1,700 active research projects. UHealth is also advancing innovation through more than 200 AI initiatives supporting clinical care, research and operations.
