| Bascom Palmer Eye Institute | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 25°47′27.72″N 80°12′38.25″W / 25.7910333°N 80.2106250°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Private |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Beds | 56 |
| Speciality | Ophthalmology |
| History | |
| Opened | January 20, 1962 |
| Links | |
| Website | bascompalmer |
| Lists | Hospitals in U.S. |
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is the University of Miami School of Medicine's ophthalmic care, research, and education center. The institute is based in the Health District of Miami, Florida, and has been ranked consistently as the best eye hospital and vision research center in the nation.[1]
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute faculty and staff treat patients from around the world at the institute's multi-location facilities, including its flagship location in Miami and at satellite facilities elsewhere in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, and Collier County in South Florida.
The institute's clinical faculty treats more than 250,000 patients annually,[2] provides 24-hour emergency care, and is the only community-based ophthalmic care center for indigent and low-income patients of Miami-Dade County.
- ^ "U.S. News Best Hospitals: Ophthalmology". Health.usnews.com. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ "Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Ranked Nation's #1 in Ophthalmology for 8th Consecutive Year". Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Retrieved 24 May 2012.