Sending flowers to North Shore Medical Center

North Shore Medical Center stands on NW 95th Street in Miami and has treated patients from Dade and Broward counties for more than six decades. The state lists 337 licensed beds. It is best known locally for high-risk maternity care and its cancer center, two areas where the right gift needs a bit more thought.

If you are sending something, start with a phone call. The hospital's website covers visiting, but it is silent on flowers.

What North Shore Medical Center allows

We found no flower policy on North Shore's website. The visiting page talks about who may come in and when, but it doesn't say whether bouquets, plants or balloons are fine in rooms. We won't guess.

Two groups of patients deserve extra care. People getting cancer treatment can have weakened immune systems, and many US hospitals keep fresh flowers and soil away from them for that reason. High-risk pregnancies and newborns are another area where hospitals in general tend to be cautious. Neither point is a stated North Shore rule. Ask the unit. The main number is (305) 835-6000.

Based on the hospital's own website, checked November 1, 2026.

Where the delivery goes

Address deliveries to North Shore Medical Center, 1100 NW 95th St, Miami, FL 33150. The hospital asks inpatient visitors to register and pick up a visitor pass at the Main Lobby Entrance, so a driver arriving with flowers will most likely start there too. There is no named delivery desk in what we read.

Write on the order:

• the patient's complete name, spelled the way the hospital will have it,
• the room or unit if the family knows it,
• your phone number.

The posted visiting window is 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for adults 18 and over, one visitor at a time per inpatient, under a policy dated June 2022. Plan for a daytime arrival. Maternity stays are often short, so check the expected discharge date before ordering.

If flowers aren't an option

If the unit says no to fresh flowers, a card, a foil balloon where allowed, or flowers sent to the home after discharge are all good options. For a cancer patient, a soft blanket, a book or a note often lands better than anything that needs water.

What to send to a patient here

A new mother recovering from a complicated delivery may be tired and short on space, so think small and unscented, or wait and send to the house. For someone in cancer care, a heartfelt card is usually the safest gift until the care team says otherwise. If flowers are cleared, a modest arrangement in soft tones suits most rooms. Browse our get-well flowers guide and our tips on card messages. Other Miami hospitals on our site include Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Sending somewhere else in Miami? See flower delivery in Miami for cutoff times and other local hospitals.