MIAMI -- Miami Children's Hospital (MCH) has welcomed a new member to its Senior Leadership Team. Vivian Menge Gallo, Esquire, joined Miami Children's as Senior Vice President and General Counsel last month. Ms. Gallo is responsible for management and oversight of MCH legal affairs, heads the Risk Management team and provides legal counsel to the hospital’s Senior Leadership and the MCH Board of Directors.
 
Ms. Gallo graduated from the University of Florida College of Law and is licensed to practice Law in Florida and Pennsylvania. She was formerly Associate General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel at The Nemours Foundation, a non-profit organization that manages pediatric hospitals and subspecialty outpatient clinics in Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Prior to Nemours, Ms. Gallo served as Associate General Counsel at the University of Pennsylvania for five years. Ms. Gallo is board certified in health law and is a member of the Florida Bar Board Certification Committee.
 
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Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Miami Children's Hospital® is South Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with more than 650 attending physicians and over 130 pediatric sub-specialists. The 289-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with several specialty programs ranked among the best in the nation in 2008, 2009 and 2010 by U.S.News & World Report. The hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional honor.