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Nemours Children’s Clinic - Jacksonville
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- Anaesthesiology
- Daibetes, Endocrinology
- Gastro-enterology
- Hematologist
- Immunology
- Neurologist
- Oncologist
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Otolaryngologist
- Paediatrics
- Psychiatrist
- Pulmonology
- Urology
Description
In Jacksonville the Nemours Childrens Clinic is affiliated with Wolfson Childrens Hospital and offers primary care physicians and families a much needed resource for children with complicated health issues Serving children from northeast Florida and southeast Georgia the facility sits on the banks of the St Johns River
The promise of a healthy tomorrow
Vision screening can be one of the most costeffective clinical preventive services Yet many children do not have an eye exam until they are in school when it may be too late for early diagnosis that can alleviate serious eye problems Jacksonvilles Division of Ophthalmology and selected community partners developed an interactive CD designed to train pediatricians in vision screening techniques for children ages birth to five years old Thousands of these CDs have been sent to all general pediatricians and family practitioners in Florida Nationally their program is available via the American Academy of Pediatrics web site
Pioneering robotic surgery
Nemours urologists in Jacksonville are helping to pioneer robotic surgery for children who are often under two years of age The robot is the assistive device for a laparoscopic procedure that provides 3D imagery and views at 15times magnification The benefits of robotic surgery are smaller incisions smaller scars faster healing time and less pain
The Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences ENT
The ENT Division at the Nemours Childrens Clinic Jacksonville evaluates and treats diseases or disorders of the ear nose and throat including head neck and communication problems as well as pediatric facial plastic surgery The expertise of fellowshiptrained physicians audiologists and speech pathologists come together in a coordinated approach allowing for rapid diagnosis and use of the most advanced techniques in the management of these childhood diseases With all the experts under one roof the ENT Division serves as both a primary care and regional tertiary care referral source for infants children and adolescents in northeast Florida southeast Georgia and beyond
NC Womens Hospital is identified as BabyFriendly
The North Carolina Womens Hospital has received international recognition after being named a BabyFriendly birth facility BabyFriendly USA Inc is the US authority for the global program BabyFriendly Hospital Initiative UNICEF and the World Health Organization sponsor BFHI which recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that meet criteria for ... Read More
The Oppressed Women
Low literacy of women in the world Over 110 million of the worlds children two thirds of them girls are not in school Of the worlds 875 million illiterate adults two thirds are women Two thirds of the worlds children who receive less than four years of education are girls Worldwide more than half the population of women over age 15 years cannot re... Read More