Nicklaus Children’s Hospital received two 2020 South Florida Family Life Magazine “Family Favorites Awards.” The hospital was recognized as the favorite Miami pediatric hospital and as home to the favorite pediatric emergency room in Miami.
Recipients of the Family Favorites Awards are chosen annually by the magazine’s readers. This year, the publication tallied votes for its readers’ favorite pediatric group, maternity hospital, pediatric dentist/orthodontist, pediatric emergency room, and pediatric hospital.
“It is an honor to be recognized as a family favorite by parents in Miami-Dade County,” said Perry Ann Reed, President, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Nicklaus Children’s Health System. “Receiving these two awards demonstrates our hospital’s commitment to providing life-saving care to children within the South Florida community and beyond.”
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.