Pediatrix Specialty Care of Florida

About Our Practice

Our mission is to provide compassionate, world-class care to babies and children while supporting families throughout their child’s hospital stay. We strive to provide comprehensive, evidence-based care with an emphasis on open communication to ensure our patients and their families feel cared for and nurtured.

Neonatology

Having a newborn with urgent medical needs can be an overwhelming experience. Our neonatal specialists embrace collaboration to provide world-class, family-centered care and support for your baby.

When your baby is premature or critically ill, you want to know that he or she is receiving the best, most compassionate care possible. Our highly skilled neonatologists, neonatal hospitalists and advanced practice providers are dedicated to providing the specialized care your child needs. Our neonatal specialists are trained to handle complex and high-risk situations, including extreme prematurity, serious illness and congenital abnormalities.

Each family’s situation is unique, and every baby requires customized, compassionate, patient-centered neonatology care. Your baby will receive the attention and expertise necessary for the best possible outcome.

Neonatology Conditions

Through our partnerships with local hospitals, we collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of pediatric medical specialists, nurses, respiratory therapists and other rapid-response personnel to ensure your sick or critically ill newborn baby receives the precise care they need exactly when they need it.

Air Leak Syndrome
Apnea of Prematurity

A condition in which a baby temporarily stops breathing while sleeping or resting. Many newborns have short pauses in their breathing (less than 20 seconds), but a baby is said to have apnea if he or she stops breathing for at least 20 seconds, has a slowed heart rate (bradycardia) or has a bluish color to the skin with a shorter pause in breathing. Periods of apnea may be accompanied by bradycardia and these events are called "spells" or "alarms."
Babies Born with Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)

The amount of sugar in our blood, called blood sugar or blood glucose, is the fuel that keeps all of our body systems working. If this level dips too low, it is called hypoglycemia. Low blood sugar can happen in any newborn, but some babies have a higher risk for it. Because a baby's body requires so much energy (sugar) after birth, low blood sugar usually occurs within the first few hours after birth. In general, the risk for low blood sugar in a healthy, full-term newborn declines shortly after birth. Yet, if blood sugar stays too low for too long without treatment, it can affect the brain. The effects can range from mild to severe, and may result in learning problems, vision problems and impaired development of motor skills and speech.
Brain Injury
Chronic Lung Disease

Also known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), occurs if growth in parts of a baby's lungs are disrupted, altering the lung structure and function. CLD can lead to continued lung problems for some children. Because severe CLD can cause decreased oxygen to parts of the baby's body, it also can lead to problems with the baby's heart, and with hearing, motor skills, speech and learning.
Congenital Malformations
Jaundice
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)
Prematurity
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)

A problem with a baby's eyes. The retina is a thin layer of tissue that covers the back portion of the eyeball. In babies born early, blood vessels still need to grow in the retina. In some babies, these vessels grow too fast and in a corkscrew shape. This process can cause bleeding and scarring. Scarring sometimes pulls the retina off the back of the eye. This can cause loss of sight or decreased vision.

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Our team of pediatric intensivists provides pediatric critical care medicine in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) with compassion, dedication and knowledge.

Our pediatric intensivists are trained to provide critical care to young patients. They manage the complex and potentially life-threatening conditions of infants, children and adolescents. Our clinicians understand the unique needs of children and can administer the appropriate tests, treatments and medications they need to heal.

Common Conditions We Treat in the PICU Include:

Acute renal failure
Acute viral and bacterial infections, such as pneumonia and meningitis
Complications from cancer or blood disorders
Congenital cardiac disease
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Severe respiratory illnesses, such as asthma
Trauma caused by accidents or abuse

Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine

Our practice collaborates with local pediatricians and other physicians to provide around-the-clock care to hospitalized patients. Our pediatric hospitalists care for children during hospitalization, examine them daily and keep parents and referring physicians updated.

Our pediatric hospitalists don’t replace your child’s primary physician but instead partner with them to treat their patients while they are hospitalized. You can rest assured knowing that since our pediatric hospitalists only provide care in the hospital, they are always available.