MIAMI -- Michael L. Harrington has joined Nicklaus Children’s Hospital as president and chief operating officer. In this role, he will oversee day-to-day operations of the 289-bed pediatric specialty hospital, the flagship of Miami Children’s Health System.
Mr. Harrington brings to the position more than 20 years of experience in healthcare leadership. Most recently he served as president of Christus Health Louisiana, where he provided operational leadership for a 284-bed medical center, 84-bed rehabilitation center and a 130-bed long-term-care facility. Previously, Mr. Harrington served as chief operating officer at Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville, Virginia and at Cape Fear Valley Health System in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Mr. Harrington’s experience includes developing and opening a pediatric emergency department, and general acute pediatric inpatient services in several facilities as well as a pediatric intensive care unit and perinatology services. His pediatric experience also includes overseeing mental health services for children and adolescents, as well as developing and managing physician practices and leading outpatient rehabilitation services.
Mr. Harrington received a master of business administration degree from Webster College in Sarasota, Florida, a master of arts in counseling psychology from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and has earned a Lean Six-Sigma yellow belt.
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Children Matter Most ™ (2024)
Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. With more than 850 physicians, including over 500 pediatric subspecialists, the hospital and its network of outpatient centers and offices serve close to 70% of children in the Miami market. The only hospital "where your child matters most™,” Nicklaus Children's is home to the region's most advanced Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower, and its centers of excellence Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children’s Brain Institute and Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute. The Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Transfer Center, Nick4Kids, and LifeFlight are responsible for transporting and saving close to 5,000 lives a year. Our 307-bed hospital, which is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, has many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.