Helping to Raise
Healthy and Happy Children

Holtz Children’s Hospital has served the community since 1918 and is one of the largest children’s hospitals in the southeast United States. Located at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, we are known worldwide for our team of pediatric specialists experienced in treating children with all types of needs — from routine care to life-saving procedures. Our goal is to provide all the support and services parents and families need to raise healthy and happy children. Click here to view a special television ad about Holtz.

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Holtz Children's Hospital Ranked among the Best Children's Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report 

Holtz Children’s Hospital is among the country’s elite when it comes to treating kidney disorders in children and providing intensive care to the tiniest babies according to U.S.News & World Report’s America's Best Children's Hospitals . Holtz was ranked on the specialties list for kidney disorders and neonatal care. Click on the image at the right to access the rankings online. The list will also be featured in the August issue of U.S.News & World Report. 

This is an important honor for the physicians, nurses and entire medical team at Holtz Children’s Hospital and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. “We are proud of the cutting-edge treatments and medical expertise we provide to children in South Florida and around the world.  Being named on this prestigious list is certainly a reaffirmation of the incredible care we deliver,” said John A. Brandecker, senior vice president and chief administrative officer at Holtz Children’s Hospital and Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Women’s Hospital Center.

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Three Jackson Units Recognized for Outstanding Patient Satisfaction Scores

Three Jackson Health System units received awards from Professional Research Consultants, Inc., also known as PRC, for receiving high patient satisfaction scores in 2008. South Wing 8 at Jackson Memorial and the Pediatric Emergency Room at Holtz Children's Hospital were awarded for having a score at or above 90 percent for the year. The Mental Health Unit at Jackson South Community Hospital received two awards: one for scoring at or above 90 percent for the year and a second for receiving the highest score of any mental health unit in the PRC database.

PRC is a marketing research organization that calls a random selection of patients from each unit and department after they are discharged or received services at Jackson. The consultants ask past patients a series of questions to objectively rate the quality of service they received.

Congratulations to all the winners!!

Holtz Children’s Hospital's Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program Awarded FACT Accreditation

Holtz Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program, in affiliation with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been awarded a three-year accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), a national accreditation program. This accreditation opens the door for those children whose insurance companies require them to undergo treatment at FACT accredited institutions. Before this development, many children who needed bone marrow transplants would have to go to All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg or out of state to be reimbursed for the highly specialized types of bone marrow transplants that can be conducted at Holtz Children’s Hospital. The Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Holtz is the only university-based program in South Florida. Thanks to our highly trained and specialized pediatric bone marrow transplant doctors, coordinators and nurses, we can provide a transplant for any condition that requires this treatment.

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Extremely Rare Surgery Saves Newborn’s Life at Holtz Children’s 

At just four months into her pregnancy, Kimberly Robinson was told by doctors that something was very wrong. A large mass was protruding from her unborn son’s mouth, which is extremely rare and occurs in only about one in 100,000 infants. When several physicians said her child wouldn’t survive, Robinson searched for other opinions. She found Dr. Elvire Jacques, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Jackson Memorial and Holtz Children’s Hospital, who took on her case.

Jordan Jamal Smith was born at 38 weeks. A mass larger than the baby’s head covered his face and was millimeters from his brain. Dr. Ramzi Younis, chief of pediatric otolaryngology at UM/Holtz, had the difficult task during the delivery of making sure Jordan was breathing. He had just minutes to intubate the baby before the umbilical cord could be cut. Nine days after Jordan was born, Dr. Younis successfully removed the entire growth.

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Toddler Receives Rare Liver Transplant

 Brenner was a normal, energetic toddler before he became sick in the last week of July. When his skin and eyes began turning yellow, his parents took him to a local hospital and were given devastating news: Brenner was suffering from fulminant hepatic failure, a severe form of acute liver failure, and might require a liver transplant in order to survive.

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