Opinion: Bringing healthcare to 'hospital desert'

For too long, the vibrant communities in fast-growing west Miami-Dade have been starved of proper emergency medicine — residents effectively live in a healthcare desert. That's doubly shameful in a community where one of the world's best providers of emergency medicine is owned by those same taxpayers. This month, Jackson Health System is poised to expand its footprint and continue fulfilling its mission with the creation of Jackson West, an innovative new outpatient medical campus in Doral. Jackson West would launch a free-standing emergency room for adults and children alongside a pediatric outpatient center featuring some of the world's most advanced care for young patients.