Jackson Memorial Hospital

Of all the ironies COVID-19 has unabashedly thrust in our faces — such as food delivery workers being higher on the ladder of essential employees vis-a-vis corporate executives, or some elderly folks (a coronavirus-vulnerable group) being the least willing to stay home — few are as stark as that of a health care employee working in the respiratory unit of…

Rony Ponthieux, a registered nurse working in the COVID-19 unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital, says he cares for three patients per day who need continuous monitoring. He also faces the possibility of deportation.

Five people in the same family are battling coronavirus, with one of them in grave condition in the hospital. Miriam Vega and her family are living a nightmare — they say they’re leaning on God and each other to get through it. “We hope for the very best but we still have to prepare for the worst,” she said. “The…

An owner of several condos in Miami-Dade is letting healthcare workers stay in units indefinitely and free of charge. NBC 6’s Dan Grossman reports.

Throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, one of the small beacons of light that has kept spirits up has been the many frontline workers spending countless hours in hospitals and emergency rooms across South Florida keeping people safe. Now, one local politician and a prominent businesswoman are working to give residents a chance to give back – by giving those heroes…

Hospitals across South Florida have become a battleground against the coronavirus pandemic – and many are now preparing for the possibility they may become the new epicenter in a few weeks. One of the hospitals treating the most patients is UM Jackson Memorial Hospital, where emergency room doctors says they’re ready for now after seeing an increase of patients with…

What is it like to deal with a public health emergency? NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola talked to an ER doctor to find out.

Jackson Health confirmed Saturday that a nurse who worked at Jackson Memorial Hospital died from complications of COVID-19. “Our Jackson Health System family is mourning the death of longtime Jackson nurse Araceli Buendia Ilagan, who recently died from complications of COVID-19,” a statement from Jackson Health read. “Araceli dedicated nearly 33 years of her life treating some of our most…

Alyssa Hyman reports on a nurse who had recently died from COVID-19 as well as a few other local cases

Alyssa Hyman reports on the death of a Jackson Memorial ICU nurse who has passed due to COVID-19 complications.

Somewhere between the 16 hour shifts and four hours of sleep, Dr. David de la Zerda knows he is living through a time that will likely define his career and more “There is fear like in any pandemic, but people are working hard,” he said. It’s been two weeks since he’s had a day away from Jackson Memorial Hospital’s...

Doctors and medical experts are expecting an influx of COVID-19 patients next week – and they predict it won’t stop for several weeks thereafter. NBC 6’s Dan Grossman reports.

“There was so much smoke coming out,” one officer said. “We just happened to arrive at the right time and our rescue crews finished up the job.”

Miami-Dade firefighters said they were able to rescue a woman who had become trapped in a residence following a fire.

Miami Police Department officials tweeted that the officers were helping at a scene near Northwest 12th Street and 12th Avenue just after midnight when they were struck by a driver.

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City of Miami police say they have detained two people in connection with a shooting in a Northwest Miami neighborhood Sunday morning.