Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. The hospital and its network of outpatient centers 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 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 & 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. Nicklaus Children's is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the SE United States and has been designated an American Nursing Credentialing Center Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor.
