{"id":425991,"date":"2026-10-12T23:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/425991\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T23:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T23:00:11","slug":"hca-florida-mercy-hospital-welcomes-orthopedic-surgeon-jeffrey-rich-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/425991\/","title":{"rendered":"HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL WELCOMES ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON JEFFREY RICH, DO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 7, 2026 \u2013 HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is pleased to welcome Jeffrey Rich, DO, to its medical staff. Dr. Rich is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with HCA Florida Biscayne Bay Orthopaedics, specializing in the treatment of hip and knee conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rich earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University of Health Sciences. He completed his internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, followed by fellowship training in adult reconstructive surgery at Grant Medical Center in Columbus.<\/p>\n<p>His clinical services include total knee and hip replacement, revision total knee and hip replacement, knee arthroscopy, partial knee replacement, tendon and ligament repairs and joint preservation surgery. He treats conditions including osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, tendon and ligament injuries, soft tissue disorders, hip and knee fractures and hip and knee dislocations.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rich previously served as chief of orthopedic clinical service at South Miami Hospital and as president of the Miami Orthopedic Society. He sees patients at HCA Florida Biscayne Bay Orthopaedics, located at 351 NW 42nd Ave., Suite 205, Miami, FL 33126.<\/p>\n<p>About HCA Florida Mercy Hospital<\/p>\n<p>HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, a comprehensive medical facility serving the healthcare needs of South Florida for 75 years, is a part of HCA Florida Healthcare. The 488-bed, acute care hospital is an award-winning facility that specializes in emergency services that are kid and senior friendly, maternity with level III NICU, general and robotic surgery, hyperbaric and wound care center, cardiology, cancer care, orthopedic and spine, primary stroke center, weight loss programs and more. HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is Miami-Dade\u2019s only catholic hospital and provides patients with the best quality care in a compassionate and caring environment. HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is located in the heart of Coconut Grove, FL with a bayfront property that makes it the only hospital in Miami to be accessible by land, air and sea.<\/p>\n<p>About HCA Florida Healthcare<\/p>\n<p>HCA Florida Healthcare, a part of HCA Healthcare, is one of Florida\u2019s leading healthcare networks.\u00a0Its\u00a011,200 physicians and 80,000 colleagues work together to deliver evidence-based,\u00a0collaborative care through\u00a0nearly 12.8\u00a0million patient encounters annually.\u00a0With more than 670 connected care sites\u2014including hospitals, physician practices, urgent care\u00a0centers\u00a0and freestanding emergency rooms\u2014across the state,\u00a0HCA Florida Healthcare helps expand\u00a0access to the specialized care\u00a0patients\u00a0need. HCA Florida Healthcare\u00a0hospitals are annually recognized for excellence in patient experience and clinical outcomes, including three facilities\u00a0ranked\u00a0in the top 2% nationally for overall clinical excellence. A leader in\u00a0healthcare\u00a0education, HCA Florida Healthcare\u00a0supports the next generation of\u00a0healthcare workers through its 153 graduate medical education programs across 29 hospitals.\u00a0In 2025, the network provided more than\u00a0$1.1\u00a0billion\u00a0in uncompensated care and contributed\u00a0more than\u00a0$3.5 million to community organizations across the state.\u00a0Visit\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcafloridahealthcare.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HCAFloridaHealthcare.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 7, 2026 \u2013 HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is pleased to welcome Jeffrey Rich, DO, to its medical&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-425991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}