Press Releases

Nicklaus Children’s Health System Recognized by Forbes as One of Florida’s Top Midsize Employers

March 24, 2025 – Nicklaus Children’s Health System has been named by Forbes as one of the Best Midsize Employers in the U.S. Among the 498 organizations recognized, Nicklaus Children’s ranks 116. 

Nicklaus Children’s is First in Florida to Offer Carpediem Device to Enhance Dialysis Treatment of Infants

February 19, 2025 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has acquired Mozarc Medical’s Carpediem™ Cardio Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine designed to support dialysis treatment of newborns with acute kidney injury and fluid overload. The hospital is the first in Florida to offer this new system designed to optimize care for the smallest patients.

Nicklaus Children's Health System, Florida International University Announce Pediatric Academic Affiliation

February 13, 2025 – Nicklaus Children's Health System and Florida International University, through its Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, announced a strategic affiliation to create the region's only pediatric academic hospital that will enhance expert pediatric medicine in South Florida and beyond.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Earns 2024 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety

January 28, 2025 – Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Nicklaus Children's Hospital was named a Top Children's Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. Announced December 17, 2024, the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive.

Nicklaus Children’s Health System Recognized by Forbes as One of Florida’s Top Employers

January 23, 2025 – Nicklaus Children’s Health System is one of the best places to work in Florida, according to the list of America’s top employers released by Forbes. Among the 100 organizations on the list, Nicklaus Children’s ranks 46.

Nicklaus Children’s Horizon Nurse Residency Program Achieves Prestigious Accreditation with Distinction by ANCC

January 10, 2025 – Nicklaus Children’s Horizon Nurse Residency Program is proud to announce that it has received Accreditation with Distinction through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP).

State-of-the-Art Intraoperative 3D Imaging Now Offered at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

January 08, 2025 – The Medtronic O-arm^® StealthStation^® S8^® Surgical System for Neurosurgery, an intraoperative 2D/3D imaging device, is among the many innovative surgical technologies that are enhancing the patient care experience within the newly opened Nicklaus Children’s Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower.

70 Physicians on the Medical Staff of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Recognized on Castle Connolly’s 2024 Top Doctors List

December 24, 2024 – Representing the top 7% of physicians in the U.S., physician directory organization, Castle Connolly has named 70 Nicklaus Children’s Physicians in its 2024 Top Doctors list.

Ryan Seacrest Foundation Selects Nicklaus Children’s Hospital for its Newest Seacrest Studio

December 05, 2024 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has been selected by the Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF) as the home of its newest Seacrest Studio, a state-of-the-art studio for pediatric patients to explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media.

Broward Health and Nicklaus Children’s Health System Announce Transformational Affiliation to Enhance Pediatric Care for Broward County Families

November 22, 2024 – The boards of the North Broward Hospital District, doing business as Broward Health, and Nicklaus Children’s Health System, have officially approved an affiliation agreement to collaborate in delivering world-class pediatric care.

Annie Stamps Appointed to Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation Board of Directors

November 14, 2024 – Philanthropist Annie Stamps has joined the Board of Directors of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation, bringing her extensive nonprofit experience to support the Foundation's mission to improve pediatric healthcare access in South Florida.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital is Honored for Digital Excellence as a 2024 Digital Health Most Wired Survey Recipient

November 11, 2024 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is proud to announce that the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has recognized the hospital with a Level 9 achievement for the Acute survey selection, and for the second year in a row, Ambulatory survey selection.

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Celebrates Historic Milestone at the Grand Opening of Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower

October 23, 2024 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital celebrated the official opening of Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower. As one of the most innovative pediatric surgical facilities in the United States, Griffin Surgical Tower combines leading-edge technology with a focus on delivering a compassionate patient experience to ensure that children and adolescents don’t have to leave Florida for expert pediatric surgical care.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Ranked Amongst Best Children's Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

October 08, 2024 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital once again ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report in its 2024-25 “Best Children’s Hospitals” survey results.

Nicklaus Children's Health System Appoints Debbie Hill-Rodriguez as Assistant Chief Nursing Officer

October 07, 2024 – A 30-Year Pediatric Nurse Leader, Debbie Hill-Rodriguez, has been tapped to help lead the award-winning nursing team within the Nicklaus Children's Health System.

Shannon Odell of Nicklaus Children's Recognized by Women We Admire as Top 50 Women Chief Nursing Officers of 2024

October 02, 2024 – Professional women’s organization, Women We Admire recently recognized Shannon Odell, vice president and chief nursing officer of Nicklaus Children's Health System on the Top 50 Women Chief Nursing Officers of 2024.

Nicklaus Children's Health System Named to Newsweek’s List of the Top 200 America’s Most Loved Workplaces for 2024

October 02, 2024 – Nicklaus Children’s Health System has ranked #59 in Newsweek Magazine’s annual list of America’s Top Most Loved Workplaces®, developed by Most Loved Workplace®, a division of Best Practice Institute (BPI).

Nicklaus Children's Hospital and iHeartRadio Kick off Annual ‘Play Healthy Athlete of the Week’

September 24, 2024 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with Miami Dolphins Radio Network, is recognizing exceptional high school athletes from Miami-Dade and Broward counties this football season.

Nicklaus Children’s Expands Offering of Approved Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Following FDA Decision

September 18, 2024 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is offering FDA-approved Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), the first gene therapy developed for patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) who have a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute Awarded FACT Accreditation

September 16, 2024 – Nicklaus Children's Hospital has once again received internationally recognized accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). FACT is an accrediting body for hospitals and medical institutions offering stem cell transplants and indicates the accredited institution has met the most rigorous standards in every aspect of stem cell therapy.