Coverage, physician commentary, and verified facts for reporters writing about our Surfside practice.
Joint Commission AccreditedTrufaMED is accredited by The Joint Commission, the body that accredits most American hospitals. We are the only Joint Commission-accredited urgent care in Florida, and one of only eight in the United States.
Most urgent care centers in the United States are not held to that standard. State licensure sets a floor for facilities and staffing. Accreditation reaches further, into medication safety, infection control, laboratory and imaging oversight, review of sentinel events, and named leadership accountability for clinical quality.
The practice opened on September 3, 2025 at 9445 Harding Ave in Surfside, and now runs walk-in urgent care alongside IV therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, telehealth, and concierge medicine under one roof.
Reporters who want the accreditation record can verify it directly on The Joint Commission’s Quality Check directory.
TrufaMED announced Joint Commission accreditation alongside the addition of concierge medicine, IV therapy, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy at the Surfside clinic. The announcement was carried by the outlets below.
Interview requests go through the media contact below. We will route your request to the physician best placed to answer it.
A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons with more than 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Gedalia also serves as Regional Chief Medical Officer for Advantage Surgical and Wound Care. He oversees clinical protocols across all TrufaMED services and can speak to accreditation standards, surgical care, and how the practice was built.
Dr. Naidoo has frontline experience in adult and pediatric emergency, trauma, and critical care, and has practiced with TeamHealth Emergency Medicine across New Jersey. He can speak to urgent care standards, emergency readiness, and what accreditation changes at the bedside.
Dr. Rodriguez Hernandez brings a clinical background spanning hospital medicine, geriatrics, and global health, with field experience across the United States, Cuba, and West Africa. He can speak to preventive care and care of older adults.
Dr. Morales supports preventive care, chronic disease management, and the everyday primary care that keeps patients well between urgent visits. She can speak to primary care access and continuity of care.
Dr. Ramirez cares for patients at every stage of life, with clinical experience spanning urgent care, primary care, pediatrics, newborn and neonatal medicine, women’s health, and geriatrics. He can speak to family medicine across generations, sleep medicine, and metabolic health. He gives interviews in English and Spanish.
Verified details for fact-checking. Please use these rather than third-party directory listings, which are often out of date.
Email or call the clinic and we will route your request. Photography, physician headshots, the TrufaMED logo, and the Joint Commission Gold Seal are available to press on request.
9445 Harding Ave, Surfside, FL 33154
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