Pediatric Health Care

The Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida unveiled a new sensory-friendly ambulance and introduced a groundbreaking program dedicated to families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder, called SEA STAR.

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, Dr. Pierre Loredo tells his wife Elizabeth Loredo about his childhood, daring to dream big, defying others’ expectations, and becoming a pediatrician.

A new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families finds that the rate of uninsured children nationally dropped from 5.7% to 5.4% between 2019 and 2021 and that the rate of uninsured kids in Florida fell from 7.6% to 7.3%. Health policy experts warn, these gains could be short-lived because when federal protections in the Families First Act expire, states will be reevaluating Medicaid eligibility requirements and that could happen as soon as April 2023. We take a closer look in a conversation with the lead author of the report, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families co-founder and Executive Director Joan Alker.

A new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families finds that the rate of uninsured children nationally dropped from 5.7% to 5.4% between 2019 and 2021 and that the rate of uninsured kids in Florida fell from 7.6% to 7.3%. Health policy experts warn, these gains could be short-lived because when federal protections in the Families First Act expire, states will be reevaluating Medicaid eligibility requirements. That could happen as soon as April 2023.

Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Mobile Pediatric Vaccination Clinic will be making stops around Southwest Florida next week to vaccinate children 5 years old and older for COVID-19.

On Dec. 23 2017, 14-year-old Fort Myers athlete Zachary Syska was running with friends when he went into sudden cardiac arrest and his heart stopped. A…

Last week, Georgetown University released two studies relating to children’s health insurance. One was to announce the nationwide rate of uninsured…

When a teenager harms himself or herself intentionally, it can leave a parent bewildered- sending them on a determined trajectory to find out why. There…

One in five young people suffers from a mental illness, struggling daily from anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder, or any number of other disorders.…

A report looking at health care for children in every Florida county finds the state ranks 47th in the nation when it comes to the quality of healthcare…