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Read the latest patient stories from HCA Florida Aventura Hospital to learn more about why families trust us with care.

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  • Dynamic duo of mother and son care for HCA patients like family
    Healthcare is a true family affair for a mother-and-son duo at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital. Yovana Valentin, RN, who works with trauma, step down and telemetry patients and her son, Ricky de Jesus, a patient care technician attending Galen College of Nursing to become an RN.
  • Luke Pousma
    Luke was airlifted from Jamaica for emergency care after having a bad fall.
  • Manny Estrada
    Discover the story of Manny Estrada's unfortunate basketball related ankle injury that was treated same day with Dr. Hiller and Tran at Aventura Hospital.
  • Robert Hayhurst
    Robert recently had total hip replacement performed by Dr. Eric Schiffman at the Orthopedic & Spine Institute, located in the brand new East Tower of Aventura Hospital.
  • Bernard Casey
    Retired firefighter recognizes early warning signs of a cardiac event and survives STEMI heart attack.
  • Kendra Rolle
    I had just dropped off my daughter at work and was driving in North Dade when all of a sudden I heard the sound of a car losing control.
  • Carla W Johnson
    Carla shares her experience after having Total Knee Replacement surgery...