Miami Children's Hospital (MCH), a world leader in pediatric healthcare. Founded as Variety Children's Hospital in 1950, today Miami Children's Hospital treats more than 185,000 pediatric patients each year. This not-for-profit hospital with a medical staff numbering over 650, is the largest freestanding pediatric teaching hospital in the Southeastern United States with a tele-education program reaching more than 40 sites in Latin America and the Caribbean. Miami Children's Hospital is also the only licensed specialty hospital in South Florida that's exclusively for children.
MCH is licensed for 268 inpatient beds, including 54 critical care/neonatal intensive care beds, 2 bone marrow transplant beds, and 20 psychiatric beds. In addition, the hospital operates 30 observation beds.