Nicklaus Children's Achieves Patient Financial Communications Best Practices® Recognition

febrero 07, 2022 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has achieved recognition as an Adopter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s PATIENT FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS BEST PRACTICES®. As a Best Practices Adopter, Nicklaus Children’s follows nearly 100 best practices covering all aspects of financial interactions that take place in a variety of care settings.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital to Double Inpatient Psychiatry Unit in Honor of $5 Million Gift From Michelle and Michael Hagerty

febrero 01, 2022 –

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital today announced a $5 million gift from local philanthropists Michelle and Michael Hagerty that will establish a new unit to support the growing need for pediatric mental healthcare. In recognition of the generous gift, Nicklaus Children’s will name the Hagerty Family Behavioral Health Unit.

Nicklaus Children's Achieves HIMSS Digital Imaging Adoption Model (DIAM) Stage 6 Recognition

enero 25, 2022 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has achieved HIMSS Digital Imaging Adoption Model (DIAM) Stage 6 recognition, becoming the first hospital in the world to receive this accolade since the model was updated in 2019 to have a focus on enterprise imaging. 
 

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Receives Asthma-Friendly Hospital Award From the Florida Asthma Coalition

enero 07, 2022 – The Florida Asthma Coalition is honoring Nicklaus Children’s Hospital for being recognized as an Asthma-Friendly Hospital to create a safe and healthy environment for their patients with asthma.

Nicklaus Children's Sponsors 'GENEuary 2022' to Raise Awareness of Genomic Medicine

diciembre 27, 2021 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is collaborating with other organizations in January to offer “GENEuary 2022,” a month-long program to promote understanding of the role of genetics and genetic testing in diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Hazel Health and Nicklaus Children's Hospital Collaborate To Provide Specialty Pediatric Care to Students

diciembre 07, 2021 – Hazel Health, the national leader in school-based telehealth, and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, South Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, announced a new collaboration today to provide streamlined pediatric specialty care to more than 500,000 K-12 students in Florida. 

Dr. Robert Flood Joins Nicklaus Children's Health System As Chief of Emergency Medicine

diciembre 02, 2021 –

Dr. Robert Flood has been appointed chief of emergency medicine at Nicklaus Children’s Health System. He is responsible for overseeing the Emergency Department on the Nicklaus Children’s main campus and Nicklaus Children’s physician teams providing emergency services at collaborating hospitals in South Florida.


 

Nicklaus Children's Included Among Newsweek's Ranking of World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2022

octubre 27, 2021 – Nicklaus Children's Hospital is included on Newsweek's list of World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2022. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a world-leading statistics portal and industry-ranking provider. 

Nicklaus Children's Health System Receives Improved Ratings From Two Rating Agencies

octubre 19, 2021 – Nicklaus Children's Health System has received  an A+ bond rating from Fitch Ratings and an A rating from Standard and Poor’s. The health system was also recognized by the agencies as having a positive and stable outlook for the future.
 

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Biobank Celebrates 500th Enrollment Milestone

octubre 14, 2021 – The Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Biobank this summer enrolled its 500th participant, a significant milestone for the biorepository, founded in 2019 to address imbalances in genomic research, with the goal of enhancing individualized care for children in South Florida and beyond. The Biobank is part of the hospital’s Personalized Medicine Initiative, committed to harnessing the latest developments in genomic science.

 

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Earns 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Recognition

octubre 08, 2021 – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce that Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has earned 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition as a certified acute level 7 hospital. The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how healthcare organizations apply core and advanced technologies into their clinical and business programs.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation Among First in South Florida to Accept Cryptocurrency Donations

octubre 05, 2021 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation is among the first nonprofits, and believed to be the first healthcare foundation in South Florida, to begin accepting cryptocurrency donations. This addition comes ahead of #BitCoinTuesday, a major giving day for the digital currency community.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Announces Transformational Gift to Advance Pediatric Surgery

octubre 04, 2021 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital today announced a $5 million gift from VoLo Foundation – a private family foundation - to support advancements in pediatric surgical care and treatment. The gift made by VoLo Foundation co-founders David S. Vogel and Thais Lopez Vogel will build upon Nicklaus Children’s 70-year legacy of pediatric clinical excellence.
 

Dr. Jordan P. Steinberg Joins Nicklaus Children's Hospital as Surgical Director of the Craniofacial Program

octubre 01, 2021 – Dr. Jordan P. Steinberg, pediatric plastic, craniomaxillofacial and orthognathic surgeon, has been appointed surgical director of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Craniofacial Center, where he will oversee the surgical management of children with craniofacial anomalies.

 

South Florida Healthcare Entrepreneur Donates Helicopter to Nicklaus Children's Hospital

septiembre 28, 2021 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has a new addition to its critical care transport fleet, thanks to the generosity of Miguel “Mike” B. Fernandez, a Coral Gables-based healthcare entrepreneur and chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners, LP.  Fernandez donated his personal helicopter to the hospital this week to help support the care of children from the region and beyond.

 

YMCA of South Florida and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Collaborate to Advance Water Safety and Drowning Prevention

septiembre 07, 2021 – The YMCA of South Florida and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital have announced a partnership aimed at addressing one of the region’s most pressing child safety concerns. The collaboration will promote greater community awareness of water safety and drowning prevention measures. 

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Earns National Recognition for Efforts to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival in Neonates and Infants

agosto 31, 2021 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Resuscitation Quality Gold Achievement Award in the neonate and infant category for a second year in a row, due to its commitment to treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, and ultimately helping to improve patient survival rates.

Nan O'Leary Joins Nicklaus Children's Health System Board of Directors

julio 01, 2021 – Nicklaus Children’s Health System has appointed Nan O’Leary to its board of directors. Ms. O’Leary has long dedicated herself to community service through leadership roles in entities that benefit the region’s children and families.

Nicklaus Children's Health System to Offer $15 Plus Minimum Wage Starting in September

junio 29, 2021 – Nicklaus Children’s Health System has made the decision to increase its minimum wage starting in September of 2021 to the new standard required by Florida constitutional mandate a full five years ahead of the timeline for full adoption. 

$1 Million Gift Supports State-of-the-Art Surgical Technology

junio 29, 2021 –

A generous $1 million donation is supporting a new, state-of-the-art piece of medical equipment for cardiac patients at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. The technology was possible because of the generosity of South Florida residents Howard and Debbie Belford, whose granddaughter had once received live-saving surgery at the hospital.