Nicklaus Children's leaders and construction crew members celebrated the "topping out" of Nicklaus Children's Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower this spring, placing the final structural beam atop the 131,000-square-foot construction site.

As part of the celebration, employees, donors and patient families signed a construction beam displayed in the lobby. Hospital namesakes Jack and Barbara Nicklaus and donor Ken Griffin were among the hundreds who added their signatures to the beam. The completion of the construction milestone ensures the project is on track for the planned 2024 opening, when the tower will offer a state-of-the-art setting for the 15,000-plus pediatric surgeries performed annually at the hospital.

The Griffin Surgical Tower is named for philanthropist Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel and Founder of Griffin Catalyst, who made a transformational $25 million gift to support the tower and the future of pediatric surgical care.

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