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Great Place to Work® and Fortune Name Miami Children’s Health System One of the Best Workplaces in Health Care

April 13, 2017 – Great Place to Work® and Fortune named Miami Children’s Health System as one of the country’s Best Workplaces in Health Care.

Miami Children's Health System Named 403b Plan Sponsor of the Year

April 12, 2017 – Miami Children’s Health System (MCHS) has been named Plan Sponsor of the Year by PLANSPONSOR magazine for offering comprehensive, competitive benefits and retirement plan options.  

Miami Children's Health System and Tyto Care to Expand Telehealth Services for Home Consumers

April 12, 2017 – Miami Children's Health System Bringing Remote Telehealth Services to Patients’ Homes, Schools and Global Locations, Expanding Current Offerings and Improving Patient Care.

Miami Children’s Health System to Participate in ABMS Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program

April 11, 2017 – Physicians to obtain maintenance of certification credit for participation in system-wide initiatives to improve children’s health 

Time Inc.'s People and Great Place to Work Name Miami Children's Health System One of 2017's "50 Companies That Care"

April 03, 2017 – Miami Children's Health System recognized for its committment to employees through generous benefits packages and services.

Marcia Diaz De Villegas Named a South Florida Business Journal Power Leader

March 15, 2017 – The nominations recognize top marketing executives who have led organizations through ever changing media convergence and executed marketing campaigns that are supported by all media platforms.

All three intensive care units recognized with gold-level Beacon Award of Excellence from the AACN.

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Recognizes Nicklaus Children's Hospital's 3 East Unit with a Gold Beacon Award for Excellence

March 10, 2017 – The gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence signifies excellent and sustained unit performance and patient outcomes. 3 East earned a gold award by meeting the following evidence-based Beacon Award for Excellence criteria

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Welcomes Esteemed Researcher and Academic, Diego Jaramillo, MD, to its Department of Radiology

March 07, 2017 – Dr. Jaramillo is the Current President of the Society for Pediatric Radiology.

Sanford Health and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Collaborate to Sequence Genes

March 02, 2017 – Sanford Health and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital will sequence the genes of nearly 1,000 Latino and Hispanic people in an effort to better understand the health needs of those populations.

Miami Children’s Health System Listed in Becker’s Hospital Review’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare

March 01, 2017 – Becker's Hospital Review list of 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare recognizes organizations that are committed to fulfilling missions, creating outstanding cultures and offering competitive benefits to their employees.

Miami Children's Health System Receives National Recognition for Excellence in Financial Interactions with Patients

February 24, 2017 –

MCHS has aceived Best Practices adopter from Healthcare Financial Management Association's Patient Financial Communications Best Practices®.  

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Photo Selected for National Children's Hospitals Photo Exhibit

February 07, 2017 – A photo depicting the Nicklaus Children's LifeFlight Critical Care Transport team preparing Andrew for transport was selected for the 2017 National Children's Hospital's Photo Exhibit. 

Marie Osmond Joins Jack and Barbara Nicklaus for a Meet-and-Greet with Patients at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

January 30, 2017 – Staff and patients of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital welcomed legendary golf icon Jack Nicklaus, his wife, Barbara Nicklaus, and singer/actress Marie Osmond, co-founder of the Children’s Miracle Network, on a tour of the hospital’s new Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion. Patients, families and special guests gathered for an interactive musical drum circle session to end the visit.

Miami Children's Health System Once Again Named a Top 125 Training Organization

January 23, 2017 – Miami Children's Health System has been named to Training magazine's list of Top 125 training organizations in North America for 11 years. The ranking is based on myriad benchmarking statistics such as total training budget; percentage of payroll; number of training hours per employee; program goals, evaluation, and measurement; workplace surveys; hours of training per employee annually; and detailed formal programs.

Nicklaus Children's Becomes First Pediatric Facility in Southeast- and Second in the World- To Use GPS-Like Technology During Cardiac Procedures

January 16, 2017 – The MediGuide technology may be used to aid a physician in navigating delivery tools and catheters in the cardiac anatomy during implantable device procedures, such as cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) cases, which helps restore a patient’s heart rhythm back to normal and protects against sudden cardiac death for CRT device patients

Renowned Heart Surgeon Kristine J. Guleserian, MD, Joins The Heart Program at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

January 04, 2017 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital welcomes world-renowned congenital heart surgeon, Kristine J. Guleserian, MD, to The Heart Program. Dr. Guleserian supports The Heart Program’s robust congenital heart surgery offerings.

Nicklaus Children’s Launches State-of-the-Art Mobile Dental Unit to Provide Pediatric Dental Care in Underserved Communities

December 12, 2016 – This mobile dental unit is equipped with two dental operatory suites as well as state-of-the-art telehealth equipment that enables communication between the unit-based providers and dental colleagues at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to support patient care.

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Receives 2016 eHealthcare Leadership Award

November 22, 2016 – Nicklaus Children’s recognizes the importance of utilizing technology to support all aspects of the care environment in today’s digitally driven society. 

Miami Children’s Health System Partnership with Startupbootcamp Kicks off With Mediconecta - Latin America’s Largest Telehealth Provider

November 17, 2016 – Miami Children’s Health System, through its partnership with Startupbootcamp, has entered into an agreement with Mediconecta, the leader in telehealth for the Spanish-speaking world.

Nicklaus Children's Moves Patients into its New Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion

October 26, 2016 – The Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion, a six-story, state-of-the-art bed tower now houses the hospital's three intensive care units, the neurology-neurosurgery unit and a cardiac intensive care unit, among other enhancements.