US News & World Report Ranks Nicklaus Children's Among Nation's Top 50 Hospitals

Miami-Based Hospital Has Most Ranked Programs in South Florida

MIAMI, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 was recognized as follows:

• Urology, #32 (#1 in Florida)
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery, #47 (#1 ranked program in South Florida)
• Neurology & Neurosurgery, #29 (#1 ranked program in South Florida)
• Orthopedics, #32
• Diabetes/Endocrine, #50
• Neonatology, #50
• Behavioral Health, Top 50

"We are honored Nicklaus Children's Hospital is ranked among the very best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospital ranking for the 17^th year in a row," said Matthew A. Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Children's Health System. "Receiving national recognition for having the most specialty programs ranked in the top is a testament of our continuous efforts to providing the best care to the children and families we serve, they are the real winners of these rankings who benefit from our daily commitment to improving the quality and safety we deliver to our patients."

Nicklaus Children's added Diabetes/Endocrine, Behavioral Health, and Urology to its growing list of specialty programs that are counted among the Top 50 in the nation.

With nearly 200 hospitals participating in the annual survey, the methodology is based on clinical outcomes including patient survival, infection rates, and complications. Other factors are considered, like the level and quality of hospital resources related to patient care such as staffing, technology, and special services; delivery of healthcare programs that prevent infections and adherence to best practices; and expert opinion among pediatric specialists and sub-specialists. U.S. News & World Report updates the survey every year to account for new treatments and evidence-based best practices, informed by leading experts in the field.

About Nicklaus Children's, Where Your Child Matters Most ^™
For 75 years, Nicklaus Children's has stood as a beacon of hope for children and families across the state of Florida and beyond. Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children serving close to 70 percent of children in the Miami metropolitan community. In addition, Nicklaus Children's offers care within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center's De George Pediatric Unit and select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units. The hospital and its network of nearly 35 outpatient care locations offer lifesaving care in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin, and Palm Beach counties. These outpatient locations include an array of urgent care, pediatric primary care, and subspecialty care centers and are either hospital-based or outpatient locations under Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists, LLC (NCPS). Providing a pipeline of future physicians and groundbreaking research, Nicklaus Children's is an academic and clinical affiliate of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Nicklaus Children's is home to centers of excellence including the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children's Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children's Neuroscience Institute and Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute. The 325-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many programs routinely ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's also includes a nonprofit physician practice subsidiary with over 40 specialties and an ambulatory surgery center. For more information visit nicklauschildrens.org.

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