Hialeah Hospital recently hosted the leaders of six local charities to which it, along with the Tenet Healthcare Foundation, donated $5,000 each, totaling $30,000, to support their ongoing services to the community. 

The charities include:

• Boy Scouts of America, the donation will benefit programs in low-income area communities that focus on character development and values-based leadership training.
• Drug Free Youth In Town (DFYIT), a program dedicated to recognizing children who choose to live a healthy, drug-free lifestyle and supporting a healthy, drug-free youth.
• Economic Opportunity Family Health Center, an organization that provides primary and obstetric medical care to the underserved.
• Hialeah Fire & Rescue, a foundation that provides emergency medical services to the community of Hialeah.
• League Against Cancer, a not-for-profit organization that provides free medical care to low-income uninsured cancer patients.
• YMCA of Hialeah, the donation will subsidize economically disadvantaged children in the community who attend YMCA Day Camp and participate in the organization's sports programs that promote a healthy lifestyle.

"At Hialeah Hospital, we feel a certain obligation and commitment to the community we serve," said Ralph A. Aleman, CEO.  "We have identified six wonderful organizations and together with the Tenet Healthcare Foundation are proud to be able to assist them in achieving their goals of assisting our neighbors."

Tenet Healthcare Foundation is a charitable foundation sponsored by Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Endowed by Tenet, the Foundation, along with Tenet California, directs most of its grants to help unmet health care needs in the communities served by facilities owned by Tenet subsidiaries.  The Foundation also provides grants to various educational, social services, civic and humanities supporting organizations nationwide.

Hialeah Hospital, part of Tenet's Miami-Dade Health Network, is a 378-bed acute care hospital located at 651 East 25th Street in Hialeah. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of central to north Miami-Dade County since 1951.

Hialeah Hospital offers a broad range of health care services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, laboratory, a surgical weight loss program that has been designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, a sleep disorders program, and a complement of imaging services.

Hialeah Hospital has earned a five-star rating and is ranked among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for maternity and bariatric services by HealthGrades, a health care quality ratings company.

Hialeah Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.