Broward Health, Nicklaus Children’s Affiliates: 5 Things to Know

Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Nicklaus Children’s Health System in Miami have impart plans to launch a strategic partnership to improve pediatric care in Broward County (Fla.), according to a Nov. 21 news release.

Here are five things to know:

1. The affiliation agreement between the two parties has been approved by the boards of the North Broward Hospital District. Beginning in 2025, Broward Health and Nicklaus Children’s will work to expand and enhance pediatric services, with a full integration of pediatric care offerings expected in the latter part of 2025.

2. About 16% of pediatric patients in the area were forced to seek specialist care elsewhere. Experts in neurology, oncology, orthopedics and cardiology will be brought to the county and surrounding communities as part of the affiliation, Nicklaus Children’s Health System board chairman Joe Nader said in the release.

3. Both sides have committed to seamless integration to ensure continuity of care, and a full transition is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.

4. Broward Health includes five hospitals, two trauma centers, a partnership with Florida Atlantic University, and more than 50 health centers and physician offices. It has more than 11,000 employees, the release states.

5. The Nicklaus Children’s Health System comprises Nicklaus Children’s Hospital of Miami, the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation, nonprofit outpatient and urgent care centers, a medical practice branch and an ambulatory surgery center, according to him. website.