Construction Begins on 127K-SF Miami-Area Children’s Hospital Tower

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital leaders and supporters joined together recently for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the launch of the next phase of the hospital’s master facility plan, construction of a 127,000-square-foot surgical tower slated for completion in 2024. The tower will rise four stories above the hospital’s emergency department, located at the center of the main campus near Coral Gables, Florida.

The surgical tower will enable the hospital to construct operating suites to replace existing operating rooms that are now 35 years old and lack the size and ceiling height necessary to fully accommodate the latest equipment, along with multidisciplinary surgical teams required for complex cases. Offerings will include augmented reality during surgery, virtual reality surgical planning and more. The new structure will also offer spacious and private pre- and post-surgical care spaces for the children and families the hospital serves.

The surgical tower at Nicklaus Children’s is a companion to its Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion, the hospital’s 217,000-square-foot, six-story bed tower that is home to the hospital’s three intensive care units (pediatric, neonatal and congenital heart), as well as the hematology-oncology/bone marrow transplant, and neurology units. The tower features spacious single patient rooms, an intraoperative MRI and the latest technology.

The contractor for the project is Brasfield & Gorrie and the architect is Perkins+Will. The owner’s representative is CBRE Project Management.