UHealth welcomed hundreds of community members for a day of fun, discovery and celebration of the new UHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia Medical Center.<\/p>\n
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UHealth\u2014University of Miami Health System welcomed hundreds of community members on Saturday, November 15, for a day of fun, discovery and celebration of the new UHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia Medical Center<\/a> in North Miami.<\/p>\n The free, family-friendly community celebration marked the debut of the AI-enabled, state-of-the-art, seven-story, 363,000-square-foot ambulatory facility, UHealth\u2019s largest outpatient facility to date. Nestled in the SoL\u00e9 Mia community, the medical center offers world-class, university-based medicine<\/a> closer to home for South Florida residents, especially those in northern Miami-Dade and southern Broward counties.<\/p>\n The medical facility officially opened its doors to patients in late September and welcomed the first surgical patients on Oct. 28. Following the community celebration, an intimate evening unveiling on Monday, November 17 culminated the series of opening events for the facility.<\/p>\n \u201cUHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia represents our vision to bring world-class academic medicine closer to every community we serve,\u201d said Dipen J. Parekh, M.D.,<\/a> chief executive officer for UHealth and executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Miami. \u201cThis facility stands as a symbol of innovation, compassion and partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n The community celebration came alive with activities for all ages. Children and families enjoyed giveaways, food from area eateries, numerous UHealth-themed interactive games and prizes. Guests enjoyed the caricaturist station and custom drawings, while others personalized keepsakes at the hat patch station. The popular smoothie bike allowed users to learn about nutrition and exercise.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is really about the community. It\u2019s about bringing health care closer to home, and it\u2019s something that we don\u2019t take lightly as staff members,\u201d said Vandana Pathak, assistant vice president of ambulatory services at UHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia. \u201cWe have a lot of staff here. The celebration is for you, also.\u201d<\/p>\n Pathak also highlighted UHealth\u2019s pillar medical institutes, including Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,<\/a> part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,<\/a> Desai Sethi Urology Institute<\/a>, the UHealth Orthopaedics-Hospital for Special Surgery collaboration<\/a> and the UHealth Comprehensive Diabetes Center,<\/a> among other specialties, that have a presence at SoL\u00e9 Mia and offer patients increased access.<\/p>\n As festivities came to a close at Saturday\u2019s event, attendees left with a sense of excitement, transformation and belonging.<\/p>\n The momentum carried over to Monday, November 17, when UHealth leaders joined community leaders, medical innovators, physicians, key donors and elected officials from throughout Miami-Dade County for a grand unveiling of the facility.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we stood on this very ground in 2022, I said something that has stayed with me throughout this journey. \u2018UHealth at SoL\u00e9 Mia will set the standard for topflight health care in this country.\u2019 Tonight, I\u2019m proud to say we have delivered on that vision,\u201d said Dr. Parekh, also noting that Saturday\u2019s community celebration was an inspiration.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an important moment for all of us,\u201d said Stuart Miller, chair of the UHealth Board of Directors and member of the University of Miami Board of Trustees. \u201cWhen you see participants in our community band together, doing great things, imagine the number of people we\u2019re going to be taking care of in this community.\u201d<\/p>\n Distinguished guests were invited to tour the state-of-the-art facility, experiencing firsthand the cutting-edge design and advanced technologies that define this new chapter in health care.<\/p>\n The event featured inspiring remarks by an array of speakers, lively music and refreshments, all set against an atmosphere of anticipation for what UHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia will continue to bring to the North Miami community. A dynamic video presentation highlighted the center\u2019s mission to make world-class care more accessible while interactive displays invited guests to explore its innovations.<\/p>\n Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who participated in the groundbreaking for UHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia, spoke of the impact that it will have on the community.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a month, we are already seeing a transformation in this community, thanks to this incredible institution,\u201d said Levine Cava. \u201cThis is future-ready patient care, world-class patient care. Here we have something that is going to be transformational for all of us here in Miami-Dade County.\u201d<\/p>\n City of North Miami Mayor Mayor Alix Desulme said UHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia was a welcome and much-needed addition to the community. <\/p>\n \u201cTonight, we are here opening doors to a place that will transform lives for generations yet to come. For years my community has been advocating for greater access to high quality health care closer to home,\u201d said Desulme. \u201cThis facility made this vision a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center cancer patient Jackie Gonzalez was also part of the lineup of esteemed speakers.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m here as a mother, a wife, a nurse, a former senior vice president and chief nursing officer. But today I stand before you as a proud, loyal and grateful patient and a staunch advocate for the world-class team at this health care system,\u201d said Gonzalez, who spoke in-depth about her health care journey that began with a phone call about her diagnosis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n As a volunteer with UHealth\u2019s Patient and Family Advisory Council, Gonzalez was instrumental in helping shape the design and renovations of UHealth facilities, including UHealth SoL\u00e9 MIa. Since 2021, she has used her dual perspective as both a clinician and patient, offering practical input to make spaces more accessible, comfortable and patient-centered.<\/p>\n The new medical center has already begun transforming how care is delivered in the region. By combining innovation, accessibility and a patient-first approach, UHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia is bringing academic medicine\u2019s best resources<\/a> to North Miami and the surrounding cities of North Miami Beach, Aventura, Sunny Isles, Hallandale Beach and beyond. Miami sits at the gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean, and UHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia serves as a prime destination for international patients traveling to Miami for care.<\/p>\n For the developers behind SoL\u00e9 Mia, its arrival is a defining moment. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is the most modern and high-tech facility of its kind in Florida,\u201d said Jamie LeFrak, principal and vice chair of LeFrak. \u201cUHealth SoL\u00e9 Mia will not only set the standard for health care delivery but also become an anchor for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackie Soffer, chairman and CEO of Turnberry, added, \u201cBringing UHealth to SoL\u00e9 Mia was about more than building a medical facility. It was about building a healthier future for North Miami and beyond. We are proud to partner in creating a destination where world-class medicine meets community care.\u201d<\/p>\n Tags: ambulatory services<\/a>, Dr. Dipen Parekh<\/a>, Newsroom<\/a>, patient experience<\/a>, SoL\u00e9 Mia<\/a>, UHealth – University of Miami Health System<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By: Staff Writer | November 18, 2025 | 17 min. read\u00a0|\u00a0 Share UHealth welcomed hundreds of community members…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51625,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[32593,19160,123,125,124,19881,32594,32595,32596],"class_list":["post-51624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-ambulatory-services","tag-dr-dipen-parekh","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-newsroom","tag-patient-experience","tag-sole-mia","tag-uhealth-university-of-miami-health-system"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51624","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=51624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-sole-mia-community-bike-2.jpg\")
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava<\/p>\n