The University of Miami Health System (UHealth) and the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care in South Florida, US.
This partnership will see the integration of HSS’s expertise with UHealth’s orthopaedic services at the new UHealth SoLé Mia facility, which is slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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UHealth chief operating officer Dipen J. Parekh said: “We are pleased to announce this collaboration even before we open our doors at UHealth SoLé Mia.
“UHealth and HSS are both academic medical centres similarly focused on leading research and delivering excellence to patients in a clinical setting. This alliance will truly make UHealth SoLé Mia an unparalleled medical destination for our local community and beyond. Patients from across the nation already look to UHealth and HSS for world-class care. This collaboration brings the best of both worlds under one roof.”
UHealth’s Department of Orthopaedics, led by orthopaedic surgeon Francis J. Hornicek, is claimed to be the only full-service, multidisciplinary academic orthopaedics programme in South Florida.
It is used in research in fields such as stem cell use, microsurgery for amputations, back pain treatment, and musculoskeletal oncology.
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By GlobalDataThe department includes the University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute, which provides medical services to various sports teams.
HSS Florida chief medical officer Dr Sheeraz Qureshi said: “HSS is committed to making the world’s highest-quality musculoskeletal care accessible to more people.
“This goal relies on strategic collaborations with like-minded organisations and leveraging these relationships to enhance care models from routine to complex musculoskeletal conditions. We are proud to partner with the University of Miami Health System and look forward to advancing the field of orthopaedics together for South Florida residents.”
The collaboration will establish a comprehensive musculoskeletal programme at the North Miami facility, encompassing imaging, physician services, ambulatory surgeries, and rehabilitation.
Lee Kaplan, medical director for the Integrated UM/HSS Orthopedics Musculoskeletal Program, and Monica Calcines, senior administrative officer, will work closely with Dr. Qureshi to ensure consistent and unified care is delivered.
Additionally, to further improve the orthopaedic services at SoLé Mia, UHealth and HSS aim to recruit surgeons.
Led by chief strategy and transformation officer Aaron Snyder and executive director Ina Hoxha, the University of Miami Strategy team will help expand the impact of this strategic alliance beyond the North Miami facility, improving the quality, patient experience, and outcomes of the UHealth orthopaedics department.
