Jodi B. Laurence, Esq., has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Nicklaus Children’s Health System (NCHS). She brings to the role significant experience in all aspects of health law, including the formation and structuring of healthcare companies and providers; mergers and acquisitions; contracting, and corporate compliance. Ms. Laurence has served since 2016 as vice chair of the board of directors of the health system’s flagship facility, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.
Ms. Laurence, a Florida board-certified health law attorney, is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law and currently serves on the executive council of the Florida Bar Health Law Section. She has organized and lectured at the Florida Health Law certification review course for more than 15 years and is also an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law.
“We are delighted that Ms. Laurence has joined our leadership team,” said Matthew A. Love, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of NCHS. “We have benefitted from her legal guidance as a consultant to the hospital and most recently as vice chair of the hospital board. We are pleased that she will now oversee all health system legal initiatives.”
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.