Larkin Community Hospital is a general surgical-psychiatric and teaching hospital. This 146-acute-care-bed hospital is located in South Miami, Florida. It is a physician-owned hospital and it is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Larkin Community Hospital is a participating member of the American Hospital Associations of Hospital Quality Alliance. The hospital has over 700 employees since January, 2012. On October 15, 2010, Larkin Community Hospital was designated as Area of Critical Need Facility & Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and National Professional Services Corp Site (HRSA) by the Health Resources & Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Larkin Community Hospital provides high-quality comprehensive care in a wide array of medical specialties such as: Bariatric Services, Cardiology, Dental Care, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Memory Disorders, Occupational Health, Outpatient Services, Podiatry and Foot, Pulmonary Disease, Psychiatric, Surgery, Wound Healing