Nicklaus Children’s Named as One of America’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces®

October 22, 2025 –

For the fourth consecutive year, Nicklaus Children’s Health System is listed in America’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces^® list. Rising to #34 on this year’s list, the ranking highlights 100 organizations across industries that are transforming employee experience and redefining retention strategies in today’s economy.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Heart Institute Launches Bedside Transcatheter PDA Closure Offering for Newborns

October 16, 2025 –

Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Heart Institute, a world-recognized leader in heart innovation, is now offering bedside transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closures for medically fragile newborns. This new offering brings advanced therapy directly to the neonatal intensive care unit, allowing procedures to be performed within the baby's own isolette or crib.

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Nicklaus Children's Among Nation's Top 50 Hospitals

October 07, 2025 –

Ranked among the nation's top 50 best by U.S. News & World Report, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is listed in its 2025-26 “Best Children’s Hospitals” survey results with seven specialty ranked programs, making the hospital the children’s hospital with the most ranked programs in South Florida.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital is Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Cardiovascular Care

September 17, 2025 –

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has received six American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines^® achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.

Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute First to Offer Innovative Heart Stent Designed for Babies

August 28, 2025 –

Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Heart Institute is ushering in a new era of cardiac treatment for children across South Florida. Nicklaus Children's is the first hospital in South Florida to offer the latest innovative Minima Stent from Renata Medical, the first FDA-approved heart stent that expands as the child grows. This innovation gives new hope to babies and young children with congenital heart disease, helping them avoid repeated open-heart surgeries.

Global leader in pediatric congenital cardiac surgery joins Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, faculty of FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

August 11, 2025 –

Dr. David M. Kalfa, a pioneer in developing minimally invasive surgical approaches to treating congenital heart defects, will join Nicklaus Children’s Hospital (Nicklaus Children's) as chief of the Section of Cardiovascular Surgery and co-director of the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital's Heart Institute on Sept. 1.

Shannon Odell of Nicklaus Children's Health System Recognized by Women We Admire as Top 50 Women Chief Nursing Officer

August 08, 2025 –

Women We Admire has recognized Shannon Odell, system vice president and chief nursing officer of Nicklaus Children's Health System, for her second consecutive year on the Top 50 Women Chief Nursing Officers list, highlighting her significant role in patient care.

Safer, Innovative 3D Imaging for South Florida Children Available Only at Nicklaus Children's Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute

July 28, 2025 –

Providing a safer, innovative approach to digital imaging for children in Florida is a guiding principle to Nicklaus Children's Hospital’s approach to enhancing care for families. The opening of the new state-of-the-art Nicklaus Children's Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute marks a huge milestone in enhancing diagnostic imaging for children.

Lead Pediatric Spine Surgeon and Researcher, Dr. Jaime A. Gomez, Joins Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

July 17, 2025 –

Board-certified pediatric spine surgeon and researcher, Dr. Jaime A. Gomez, has joined the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital's Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute.

Miami’s Top Healthcare and Research Institutions & Sunshine Genetics Act Power Florida’s Genomic Medicine Revolution

July 10, 2025 –

State leaders and Miami’s top medical and research institutions unite to propel Florida to the forefront of genomic medicine and rare disease innovation.

Nicklaus Children's Health System's Outpatient Centers Designated as ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence

May 30, 2025 –

All Nicklaus Children’s Health System's Outpatient Centers have been designated a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence^® (DICOE) by the American College of Radiology^® (ACR^®).

Naples Children & Education Foundation and Nicklaus Children’s Health System Pediatric Behavioral Health Program Now Delivering Care in Collier County

May 29, 2025 – In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, Nicklaus Children's Health System is proud to highlight the successful launch and ongoing expansion of its pediatric behavioral health services in Collier County.

Nicklaus Children’s Health System and Florida International University Seal the Deal with New Partnership

May 20, 2025 –

Nicklaus Children’s Health System and Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine have officially launched an academic partnership that will expand pediatric training opportunities, enhance patient care, and strengthen research in South Florida and beyond.

World-Renowned Cardiologist Dr. Shyam Sathanandam Joins Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Heart Institute as Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine

May 01, 2025 –

Globally recognized pediatric interventional cardiologist Dr. Shyam Sathanandam has joined Nicklaus Children’s Hospital as chief of cardiovascular medicine and co-director of the renowned Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute.

Dr. Thomas Utset-Ward, Pediatric Orthopedic Oncology Specialist, Joins Nicklaus Children’s

April 11, 2025 –

Thomas J. Utset-Ward, MD, has joined the Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedic, Sports Medicine & Spine Institute as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon specializing in pediatric orthopedic oncology.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Provides Life-saving Training to the School District of Palm Beach County Through Project ADAM

April 08, 2025 –

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) launch Project ADAM training in Palm Beach County public schools to prepare employees to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Provides Life-saving Training to the School District of Palm Beach County Through Project ADAM

April 08, 2025 –

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) launch Project ADAM training in Palm Beach County public schools to prepare employees to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

Nicklaus Children's Brain Institute's Rett Syndrome Clinic Recognized as Center of Excellence

April 02, 2025 –

'Nicklaus Children’s Hospitals Rett Syndrome Clinic has been recognized as a Center of Excellence by the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF), making it one of 21 centers of excellence in the nation and the only treatment center in Florida for children with these complex care needs.

Nicklaus Children’s Health System Recognized by Forbes as One of Florida’s Top Midsize Employers

March 24, 2025 – Nicklaus Children’s Health System has been named by Forbes as one of the Best Midsize Employers in the U.S. Among the 498 organizations recognized, Nicklaus Children’s ranks 116. 

Nicklaus Children’s is First in Florida to Offer Carpediem Device to Enhance Dialysis Treatment of Infants

February 19, 2025 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has acquired Mozarc Medical’s Carpediem™ Cardio Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine designed to support dialysis treatment of newborns with acute kidney injury and fluid overload. The hospital is the first in Florida to offer this new system designed to optimize care for the smallest patients.