MIAMI—Dr. Narendra Kini, CEO of Miami Children’s Health System, is recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review in its 2017 list of Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems.
The list honors leaders who demonstrate outstanding leadership and clinical expertise throughout their careers.
Dr. Kini’s vision to extend Nicklaus Children’s quality pediatric care to children and families around the world came to fruition with the creation of the hospital’s Telehealth Center, which offers an array of telehealth programs that cater to the needs of families, from second opinion consultations, physician-to-physician consults, virtual diagnostics, and much more. Under his leadership, a network of pediatric outpatient centers and urgent care facilities, which span from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, were developed to provide top pediatric specialists and urgent care services to families close to home.
Dr. Kini is among 112 hospital and health system presidents and CEOs, all of whom hold medical degrees, recognized in this year’s list. For more information please visit www.beckershospitalreview.com
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Your Child Matters Most ™ (2025)
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 percent of children in the Miami market. The only "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 325-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.