The first ever Walters Legacy Society Appreciation Event was held to thank those donors who have supported Nicklaus Children’s Hospital through their estate plans. The event included a private tour of the Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion followed by a luncheon in the Majorca Room of The Biltmore Hotel. The Walter’s Legacy Society was established by the late Ambassador David M. Walters and is currently represented by 30 living members who have included Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in their estate plans, many of whom have not visited the hospital in years. During the event, guests heard from Michael Harrington, the president and COO of
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, who updated donors on exciting future advancements they can expect from the hospital. This event aims to bring this unique group of donors together as a way to thank them for their loyalty, and to also honor the invaluable legacy Planned Giving provides.
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Your Child Matters Most ™ (2025)
For 75 years, Nicklaus Children's has stood as a beacon of hope for children and families across the state of Florida and beyond. Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children serving close to 70 percent of children in the Miami metropolitan community. In addition, Nicklaus Children's offers care within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center's De George Pediatric Unit and select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units. The hospital and its network of more of nearly 35 outpatient care locations offer lifesaving care in in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin, and Palm Beach counties. These outpatient locations include an array of urgent care, pediatric primary care, and subspecialty care centers and are either hospital-based or outpatient locations under Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists, LLC (NCPS). Providing a pipeline of future physicians and groundbreaking research, Nicklaus Children's is an academic and clinical affiliate of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Nicklaus Children's is home to centers of excellence including the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children's Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children's Neuroscience Institute and Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute. The 325-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many programs routinely ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's also includes a nonprofit physician practice subsidiary with over 40 specialties, and an ambulatory surgery center.