MIAMI- Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, part of Miami Children's Health System, announces the opening of the Nicklaus Children's West Bird Outpatient Center located at 11449 SW 40 Street (Bird Road), Miami, FL 33165. The center offers walk-in pediatric urgent care and X-ray services for babies, children, teens and young adults up to 21 years old provided by board-certified pediatric physicians for minor injuries and illnesses daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
We are delighted to open our newest center to serve children and families in the West Bird region of Miami," said Nancy Humbert, Executive Vice President of Ambulatory Services and External Affiliations for Miami Children’s Health System. "The Nicklaus Children's West Bird Outpatient Center is part of our commitment to be where the children are in South Florida, enhancing urgent care and X-ray imaging access for the residents of this lovely family-oriented community," she said.
The Nicklaus Children's West Bird Outpatient Center is one of nine outpatient centers located in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Services vary per location and include diagnostics (EKG, MRI, X-ray and Ultrasound) rehabilitation (occupational, physical and speech and language therapies), pediatric urgent care and appointments with pediatric sub-specialists.
For more information about the Nicklaus Children's West Bird Outpatient Center, parents and caregivers are invited to call 786-624-4200 or visit www.nicklauschildrens.org/westbird.
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.