(Left to Right) Brandon Meriweather, Kyle Wright and Anthony Wollschlager stop by and say "hi" to Brian Panton, 10 years old. Photographer: Edgar Estrada
MIAMI, FL — On Friday, October 13, University of Miami Hurricanes Head Coach Larry Coker and several of his UM football players, Anthony Wollschlager, Brandon Meriweather and Kyle Wright, took a break from football practice to pay the children of Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) a very special visit.
(Left to Right) Larry Coker, Head Coach; Brandon Meriweather, Kyle Wright, and Craan Joseph, 14 years old Photographer: Edgar Estrada
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Children Matter Most ™ (2024)
Founded in 1950 as Variety Children's Hospital, Nicklaus
Children's is South Florida's only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with
approximately 850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The hospital is
also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since
2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing
profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit
www.nicklauschildrens.org.