Health District (Miami)

Health District
Civic Center
Miami's Health District with the Midtown Interchange (foreground) and Miami International Airport (background) in June 2010
Miami's Health District with the Midtown Interchange (foreground) and Miami International Airport (background) in June 2010
Health District ("Civic Center") within the City of Miami
Health District ("Civic Center") within the City of Miami
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade County
CityMiami
Government
 • City of Miami CommissionerRichard Dunn
 • Miami-Dade CommissionersAudrey Edmonson
 • House of RepresentativesCynthia Stafford (D)
 • State SenateLarcenia Bullard (D)
 • U.S. HouseFrederica Wilson (D)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,705
 • Density5,565/sq mi (2,149/km2)
Time zoneUTC-05 (EST)
ZIP Code
33136
Area code(s)305, 786

The Health District, also known as the Civic Center, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami, Florida. The Health District is bound roughly by Northwest 20th Street and 14th Avenue to the northwest, the Dolphin Expressway and the Miami River to the south and west, and the Midtown Interchange and I-95 to the east.

The Health District has the country's largest concentration of medical and research facilities after Houston.[1] The neighborhood is composed primarily of hospitals, research institutes, clinics and government offices, and is the center of Miami's growing biotechnology and medical research industry. It is the home of the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami's Life Science and Technology Park.[2][3] The Health District is approximately five minutes north of downtown Miami via rapid transit on the Miami Metrorail.

  1. ^ "A new University of Miami research park hopes to jumpstart Miami's science industry - Business Monday - MiamiHerald.com". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  2. ^ "Miller School of Medicine - University of Miami". www.med.miami.edu.
  3. ^ "University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park". www.umlsp.com.