Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida is a not-for-profit acute care teaching hospital providing a comprehensive range of health services to residents of South Florida. The medical center, which boasts some 950 beds, provides general medical and surgical care, as well as specialty care in cardiology (Miami Heart Institute), radiology, oncology, orthopedics, neuroscience, and other fields. It also performs clinical research to find better treatments for ailments including cancer, heart and lung conditions, and Alzheimer's disease, and it offers medical education programs through an affiliation with Columbia University.