Nicklaus Children's Hospital Awarded on Newsweek's List of the World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 for Pediatrics

Published on: 09/21/2026

Nicklaus Children's Hospital has been awarded on Newsweek's list of the World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 for pediatrics. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced on September 17th, 2027, and can be viewed on Newsweek's website.

The World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 ranking awards the leading hospitals worldwide in 13 medical fields: Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Urology and Obstetrics & Gynecology. The underlying data analysis is based on three pillars: Reputation, Accreditation, and PROMs implementation.

Based on the study results, Nicklaus Children's is honored to be recognized on Newsweek's list of the World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027.

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“Being recognized among the world's leading specialized hospitals in pediatrics is a tremendous honor and a reflection of the commitment of our physicians, nurses, clinical teams and entire workforce,” said Matthew A, Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Children's Health System. “This recognition is a meaningful affirmation of our commitment to the children we serve and inspires us to continue raising the standard for pediatric care in our region.”

About Nicklaus Children's Health System Where Your Child Matters Most™ (2026)

For more than 75 years, Nicklaus Children's Health System has stood as a beacon of hope for children and families across the state of Florida and beyond. Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. Nicklaus Children's provides pediatric care across a growing network of hospital and community-based partnerships, including care within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center, select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units, and Nicklaus Children's Hospital Fort Lauderdale and Nicklaus Children's Hospital Coral Springs each located on the campuses of Broward Health. The hospitals and their network of more than 35 outpatient care locations offer lifesaving care in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin and Palm Beach counties. outpatient locations include an array of urgent care, pediatric primary care and subspecialty care centers and are either hospital-based or outpatient locations under Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists, LLC (NCPS).Providing a pipeline of future physicians and groundbreaking research, Nicklaus Children's is an academic and clinical affiliate of the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Nicklaus Children's is home to centers of excellence including the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children's Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children's Neuroscience Institute and Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute. The 474-bed system is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many programs routinely ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's also includes a nonprofit physician practice subsidiary with more than 40 pediatric specialties and an ambulatory surgery center. For more information, visit nicklauschildrens.org.