Jamie Wiggins, M.S., R.N., CCRN, NEA-BC, FACHE, Administrative Director of Inpatient services at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, has been elected to serve on the board of directors for the Nursing Consortium of South Florida.
Mr. Wiggins will serve a two-year term along with two other newly elected members: Marcella M. Rutherford, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.N., R.N., dean of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Nursing, and Leslee Gross, R.N., MHCA, assistant vice president of operations, Telehealth Center, Baptist Health South Florida.
The Nursing Consortium of South Florida, founded in 1997, is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit corporation whose strength lies in being the nexus for collaboration by the nurse leaders of its member organizations, which include South Florida's leading hospitals, nursing schools, staffing agencies and other organizations that employ nurses in South Florida.
The Consortium’s mission is to identify and address factors causing a nursing shortage in South Florida. It unites nursing practice and education from across the region to address the area’s need for culturally and technically competent nurses, by cultivating interest in nursing careers, advocating for the interests of the profession, and improving the public's understanding of nursing concerns and the perception of the nursing profession.
Mr. Wiggins is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of San Francisco and master’s degree in Nursing & Health Systems Leadership from the University of California – San Francisco.
For more information on the Nursing Consortium of South Florida, Visit nursingconsortium.us.
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.