As a representation of Nicklaus Children's Hospital's unwaivering commitment to prioritizing pediatric healthcare, a new five-story, 131,000-square-foot surgical tower has been built to replace the existing operating rooms. The Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower elevates the hospital's surgical care offerings in an environment that caters to the patient experience combined with leading-edge technology to ensure children and adolescents don’t have to leave South Florida for expert pediatric surgical care. The Griffin Surgical Tower is named for philanthropist Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel and Founder of Griffin Catalyst, who made a transformational $25 million gift to support the tower and the future of pediatric surgical care.
The new tower is located at the center of campus, away from the hospital perimeter and neighborhood, includes state-of-the-art operating suites to replace existing facilities that are now 35 years old and lack the size and ceiling height necessary to accommodate the latest equipment and surgical teams. Pediatric surgical offerings include trauma care, surgical cancer interventions, pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgeries including cleft lip-and-palate, orthopedic and spine, brain and heart surgeries.
The Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower by the Numbers
The addition of the Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower will also include innovative features to provide elevate the comfort of our patients and their families before and during their procedure. Some highlights include:
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Up-to-the-minute texting platform for surgical updates
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Virtual reality tools to keep patients calm and entertained pre- and post- surgery
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Immersive technology to display videos and reduce anxiety giving patients a theater-like experience
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The Griffin Surgical Tower has connecting walkways to the cardiac intensive care unit, the intraoperative MRI suite, and the patient observation unit (3 south).
Learn more about the surgical technology and patient family amenties offered.
Service Offerings by Floors
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Dedicated unit with 18 inpatient rooms for surgical patients.
*Due to the ceiling height necessary to accommodate the latest equipment, there is no fifth floor.
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Sterile processing and surgical administrative offices
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Pre-and post-operative suites, 2 anesthesia induction rooms, and 6 operating rooms dedicated to ENT, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pediatric general surgery, and urology.
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Pre-and post-operative suites, 2 anesthesia induction rooms, and 6 operating rooms dedicated to brain, heart, orthopedic spine, pediatric trauma, and plastic surgery.
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Lobby
Registration and access
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If you’d like to learn more on how you can contribute to this ongoing project, please visit this page or email our foundation at nchf@nicklaushealth.org. Our staff is available to explore custom naming opportunities inside the new tower, which includes the hospital’s four institutes focused on providing pediatric care related to the brain, heart, cancer and blood disorders, and orthopedics.