(Left to Right) Brandon Meriweather, Kyle Wright and Anthony Wollschlager stop by and say "hi" to Brian Panton, 10 years old. Photographer: Edgar Estrada
MIAMI, FL — On Friday, October 13, University of Miami Hurricanes Head Coach Larry Coker and several of his UM football players, Anthony Wollschlager, Brandon Meriweather and Kyle Wright, took a break from football practice to pay the children of Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) a very special visit.
(Left to Right) Larry Coker, Head Coach; Brandon Meriweather, Kyle Wright, and Craan Joseph, 14 years old Photographer: Edgar Estrada
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.