A World Renowned Children's Hospital

Founded in 1950, Miami Children's Hospital® is South Florida’s only licensed free-standing specialty hospital exclusively for children. The not-for profit 501 (C) (3) 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 the 2012-13 rankings by U.S.News & World Report.

The hospital has also been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional honor and is home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States.