Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children with more than 650 attending physicians and over 130 pediatric sub-specialists. The 289-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine and is routinely ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation. Nicklaus Children's Hospital was one of the largest employers in Miami-Dade County in 2014 with over 3,500 employees.
History
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital - A World Leader in Pediatric Healthcare - Founded in 1950, Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children. More information: https://www.nicklauschildrens.org/home The 289-bed...
In the 1940s, the Miami chapter #33 of Variety, the Children's Charity was founded. Its goal was to help indigent children. Variety soon joined forces with a new hospital that was being built outside Coral Gables that was in need of financial assistance. Thanks to the vision of founder Dr. Arthur H. Weiland, Variety Children’s Hospital opened its doors on March 20, 1950 just as the polio epidemic was encompassing the United States. Variety Children’s Hospital was soon deemed the southern center for persons suffering from polio. Throughout the years, the hospital continued to grow and offer new services to meet the needs of the community. Their facility is a non-profit, freestanding hospital that is internationally recognized for its outstanding medical care, research and innovation. In 1982, Ambassador David M. Walters founded Miami Children’s Health Foundation to support the hospital. Following the tragic loss of his six-year-old granddaughter Shannon from leukemia, Ambassador Walters vowed that no child ever need leave South Florida to receive the highest caliber medical care. In March, 2015 Miami Children's Hospital was renamed Nicklaus Children's Hospital.
Specialty
Nicklaus Children's is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional honor. At Nicklaus Children's the focus is always on advancements in pediatric medicine. Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is Florida's only freestanding pediatric trauma center.
Branches
Main hospital: 3100 SW 62nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33155
Nicklaus Children's Dan Marino Outpatient Center in Weston: 2900 S. Commerce Parkway, Weston, FL 33331
Nicklaus Children's Miami Lakes Rehabilitation Center: 14505 Commerce Way, Suite 450, Miami Lakes, FL 33016
Nicklaus Children's Hospital Doral Outpatient Center: 3601 NW 107th Avenue, Doral, Florida 33178
Nicklaus Children's Hospital West Kendall Outpatient Center: 13400 SW 120th Street, Suites 100 & 200, Miami, FL 33186
Nicklaus Children's Palmetto Bay Outpatient Center: 17615 SW 97 Avenue (Franjo Road), Palmetto Bay, Florida 33157
Nicklaus Children's Hospital Palm Beach Gardens Oupatient Center" 11310 Legacy Ave Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410
Nicklaus Children's Miramar Outpatient Center: 12246 Miramar Parkway Miramar, Florida 33025
Graduate medical education
Nicklaus Children's Hospital operates a medical residency program that trains newly graduated physicians (MD and DO) in the specialty of pediatrics. The program is dually accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Osteopathic Association.
Miami Children’s Health Foundation
Miami Children’s Health Foundation(MCHF), (formally known as Miami Children's Hospital Foundation), is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization with the sole purpose of supporting Nicklaus Children's Hospital. The mission of Miami Children’s Health Foundation is to create awareness and generate philanthropic support for Nicklaus Children's Hospital, a licensed specialty hospital in South Florida exclusively for children.
Following the death of his six-year-old granddaughter Shannon from leukemia, Ambassador David M. Walters vowed that no child ever need leave South Florida to receive the quality medical care. In 1982, Ambassador Walters founded Miami Children’s Health Foundation. Walters’ commitment to children’s health and pediatric care for all children, led to the Foundation becoming one of the largest single donors to Miami Children’s Hospital. It has also helped fund more than 100 clinical studies at Miami Children’s Hospital Research Institute.
Miami Children’s Health Foundation hosts various events each year to raise money, including its Diamond Ball. Throughout the year, Foundation volunteers create positive grassroots fundraising events to benefit the Foundation and the Hospital, such as toy drives, flower sales, carnivals, bike races, walkathons, paper icon sales, wiffleball tournaments, chess tournaments, restaurant openings, penny jars and fountain coins. The Miami Children’s Hospital Corporate Golf Invitational is held annually at the Biltmore Golf Courseto benefit Miami Children’s Health Foundation.
References
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- US News & World Report
External links
- Official Website for the Nicklaus Children's Hospital
