MIAMI, FL — Miami Children’s Hospital’s Jackie Gonzalez, ARNP, MSN, CNAA, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Maria Fernandez, MSN, ARNP, LifeFlight® Program Director, and Natasha H. Melbourne, ARNP, MSN, Clinical Educator, received awards from the Florida Nursing Association District V.
Jackie Gonzalez received the Nursing Administration Award for her visionary leadership within the hospital and the community at large.
Maria Fernandez was honored with the Advanced Practice Nursing Award in recognition of the high level of advanced care she provides to critically ill children transported by LifeFlight® and for her state and regional leadership among flight nurses.
Natasha H. Melbourne was awarded the Nursing Student Liaison Award for her outstanding efforts to promote professionalism in nursing education. Natasha has been a role model and mentor to nursing students throughout the county as they participate in pediatric rotations at MCH.
About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.