Founded in 1950, Miami Children's Hospital is the only licensed specialty hospital for children in South Florida. The 289-bed freestanding facility is ranked by Child magazine among the best children’s hospitals in the nation and is the only Florida pediatric hospital to be included in U.S.News & World Report’s 2007 listing of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.” It has also been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional honor. Miami Children's has expertise in all aspects of pediatric medicine and serves children from birth to age 21.