Judge Federico A. Moreno Joins Board of Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Published on: 4/25/2017

Judge Federico A. Moreno, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, has been appointed to the board directors of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, flagship of Miami Children’s Health System. Judge Moreno joins the 18-member panel, which provides oversight and guidance to the 289-bed freestanding pediatric specialty hospital and its network of 10 outpatient centers extending from southern Miami-Dade County to Palm Beach Gardens.

Judge Moreno received his juris doctor degree from the University of Miami. He has served in his present role as U.S. District judge since 1990 and as Chief Judge for the Southern District from 2007 to 2014. 

In addition, the hospital reappointed five board members to serve for additional three-year terms. Those reappointed include:

  • Board Chair Alex Soto, former CEO of Insource, Inc., now retired
  • Jay Massirman, founder and managing director of Rivergate Companies 
  • Steven McKean, founder and CEO of Acceller, Inc. 
  • Joseph Nader. Regional director, senior wealth advisor, Calamos Wealth Management
  • Phillip Newcomm, MD, pediatrician with Physicians to Children

Michael Harrington, President and Chief Operating Officer, said, “Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is most fortunate to benefit from the time and expertise of so many outstanding community leaders. Their contributions to our success are immeasurable.”

About Nicklaus Children's Health System Where Your Child Matters Most™ (2026)

For more than 75 years, Nicklaus Children's Health System has stood as a beacon of hope for children and families across the state of Florida and beyond. Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. Nicklaus Children's provides pediatric care across a growing network of hospital and community-based partnerships, including care within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center, select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units, and Nicklaus Children's Hospital Fort Lauderdale and Nicklaus Children's Hospital Coral Springs each located on the campuses of Broward Health. The hospitals and their network of more than 35 outpatient care locations offer lifesaving care in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin and Palm Beach counties. outpatient locations include an array of urgent care, pediatric primary care and subspecialty care centers and are either hospital-based or outpatient locations under Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists, LLC (NCPS).Providing a pipeline of future physicians and groundbreaking research, Nicklaus Children's is an academic and clinical affiliate of the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Nicklaus Children's is home to centers of excellence including the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children's Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children's Neuroscience Institute and Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute. The 474-bed system is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many programs routinely ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's also includes a nonprofit physician practice subsidiary with more than 40 pediatric specialties and an ambulatory surgery center. For more information, visit nicklauschildrens.org.

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