Shannon Odell, MSN, BSN, RNC-OB, NE-BC, has joined Nicklaus Children’s Hospital as Chief Nursing Officer. In this role, she will be responsible for the leadership and management of the nursing department and for the clinical practice of nursing throughout the hospital and its network of outpatient centers. Odell is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 20 years of progressive leadership and management experience. Most recently, she served as executive director of nursing for women’s and children’s services at WakeMed Health and Hospital Systems in Raleigh, NC, managing the clinical, operational and financial outcomes for all associated inpatient units and clinical support services.
“We are pleased to welcome Shannon Odell to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and our health system family,” said Perry Ann Reed, President of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. “Shannon brings a breadth of experience combined with a passion for ensuring evidence-based, high-quality patient care. She is joining Jackie Gonzalez, senior vice president and chief nursing officer for the health system, and our esteemed nursing team to strengthen our priority of providing amazing patient care and clinical excellence in the safest environment.”
Odell is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE), the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and an affiliate member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). She holds a master’s degree in nursing from Liberty University and bachelor’s degree from Bemidji State University.
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Your Child Matters Most ™ (2025)
For 75 years, Nicklaus Children's 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 serving close to 70 percent of children in the Miami metropolitan community. In addition, Nicklaus Children's offers care within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center's De George Pediatric Unit and select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units. The hospital and its network of more of nearly 35 outpatient care locations offer lifesaving care in in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin, and Palm Beach counties. These 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 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 Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children's Neuroscience Institute and Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute. The 325-bed hospital 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 over 40 specialties, and an ambulatory surgery center.