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5 unusual facts about Jackson Memorial Hospital


Dadeland Mall

The mod smooth colored concrete animals and geometric slides were donated to Miami-Dade County and can be seen in Dante Fascell Park in South Miami and at the Miami-Dade County children's day care center play yard to the east of Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Jackson Memorial Hospital

On 29 May 2011 the singer Sean Kingston was taken to the Jackson Memorial Hospital after being involved in a Jet Ski accident with a female passenger.

Leslie Meek

Mrs. Meek has served as a Board Member of the Jackson Memorial Hospital Foundation, one of the largest public hospitals in the country.

Martin Castle

His wife, M. Judith Donovan Post M.D., graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and is a prominent Neuroradiologist at Jackson Memorial Hospital and Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.

Paul Dana

Dana was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died due to complications from his injuries sustained in the crash.


M. Anthony Burns

While at Ryder, he oversaw donations for the construction of the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Ryder Center Arena (now the BankUnited Center) at the University of Miami, and he coordinated Ryder’s sponsorship of the Doral Ryder Open for 16 years.


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