[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 172 (Friday, October 17, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E973]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ON ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                       HON. MARIA ELVIRA SALAZAR

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 17, 2025

  Ms. SALAZAR. Mr. Speaker, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, formerly 
known as Miami Children's Hospital until 2015, was founded in 1950 and 
is South Florida's only free-standing pediatric hospital. Staffed by 
850 physicians and more than 500 pediatric subspecialists, Nicklaus is 
home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern 
United States. It is renowned for excellence in all aspects of 
pediatric medicine, and according to U.S. News & World Report, many of 
Nicklaus's specialty programs ranking among the best in the Nation 
since 2008.
  The tremendous impact Nicklaus has is not felt in District 27 alone. 
Nicklaus Children's Health System, the parent organization of Nicklaus 
Children's Hospital, maintains an extensive network of outpatient and 
urgent care centers in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin 
Counties, serving families throughout Florida, the United States, and 
more than 100 countries.
  Not only does Nicklaus maintain an extensive network but it also 
continues to ensure children and their families have access to the 
specialized care they need and deserve. Nicklaus offers more than 30 
pediatric specialties and operates leading institutes focused on 
pediatric care, including the Helen and Jacob Shaham Cancer and Blood 
Disorders Institute, the Brain Institute, the Heart Institute, and the 
Orthopedic, Sports Medicine, and Spine Institute. And just last year, 
the Hospital opened the Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower, one of the 
most innovative pediatric surgical facilities in the United States, 
ensuring that children and adolescents can receive expert surgical care 
without leaving Florida.
  Additionally, Nicklaus has a top-of-the-line emergency transportation 
fleet. The Hospital's LifeFlight Critical Care Transport Program, which 
includes six ambulances, two helicopters, and fixed-wing jets equipped 
for pediatric and neonatal patients, saves nearly 4,000 infants and 
children annually across Florida, the Caribbean, and Central and South 
America.
  From Miami to the Panhandle, from the Panhandle to Central and South 
America, from Central and South America to the Caribbean, Nicklaus is a 
world-class institution that has provided care to so many for decades. 
On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, I want to congratulate 
Nicklaus Children's Hospital and commend its continued commitment to 
advancing pediatric health care for children and families in Miami, 
throughout the country, and across the world.

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