The Northwest Florida region has a new lifesaving tool to transport sick and injured newborns and children throughout the Panhandle and beyond—a state-of-the-art, neonatal/pediatric critical...

WILMINGTON, Del. (May 7, 2019) – Researchers with Nemours Children’s Health System have shown the effectiveness of an adult tourniquet for use in children, according to a study published...

WILMINGTON, Del. (March 22, 2019) – Researchers at Nemours Children’s Health System have developed a new low-cost genetic test that accurately identified more than 200 known disease-causing...

[WILMINGTON, DE] [April 22, 2019] — Nemours Children’s Health System (Nemours) is using its $100,000 grant from Kohl’s Cares to help meet the mental health needs of children in the Delaware...

Jacksonville, Fla. – Robert G. Riney, Chairman of the Board of The Nemours Foundation, and Hugh Durden, Chairman of the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust, today announced the election of...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Families in Indian River County will now have even easier access to Nemours Children’s Health System as the result of a merger of two Nemours primary care practices in Vero Beach.

Wilmington, DE – Nemours Children’s Health System recently launched the Just Dance! adaptive dance and movement program, in partnership with the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in...

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 15, 2019) – An historic day as Nemours Children’s Hospital takes part in its first-ever Match Day and builds a brand-new national caliber residency program to prepare new...

Each year, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children observes Rare Disease Day, February 28, by promoting awareness, advocacy and learning about rare diseases. Nemours has long been a...

Pensacola, Fla. (February 15, 2019) – Tamyah Wilson’s 16-year journey with Nemours ends as the Panhandle teen completes her limb-lengthening treatment. To mark the occasion, Tamyah’s care...

Jacksonville, Fla., February 12, 2019 –The Nemours Children’s Health System Board of Directors today announced the election of Robert G. Riney as its chair, effective immediately. Riney has...

ORLANDO, Fla. (January 24, 2019) – The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism has awarded Nemours Children’s Hospital over $19 thousand to expand the REACH Program. REACH (Respecting Each...

Wilmington, DE -- The Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation has announced grant awards to two Nemours research scientists in the amount of $2 million over five years. Both awards will support pediatric...

Wilmington, DE – December 17, 2018-- Med-Tex Services, Inc. helped pediatric patients get in the holiday spirit by taking a trip to Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, where both...

Orlando, FL - Santa and his Elves hung out at Nemours Children's Hospital, cleaning the windows and keeping the kids company while they waited for their appointments. The kids were excited to see...

WILMINGTON, DE - This week, Nemours Children’s Health System is utilizing their telemedicine service, CareConnect, to allow hospitalized children to have a face-to-face conversation with Santa who will be speaking to them from the “North Pole.”

Wilmington, DE -- The story began in 1998 when 3-year-old Natalia Ferrara of Middletown, DE, was diagnosed with leukemia and treated successfully at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children....

ORLANDO, Fla. (December 11, 2018) – An innovative care model developed by Nemours Children’s Hospital for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the emergency department (ED) reduces...

Jacksonville, FL (December 5, 2018) – Nemours Children’s Health System announced today the appointment of Mary M. Lee, MD, as Enterprise Chief Scientific Officer for the multi-state pediatric...

ORLANDO (November 26, 2018) – Ten percent of pediatric asthma cases could be avoided if childhood obesity were eliminated, according to research led by Nemours Children’s Health System. The...

Wilmington, Del. – A team from Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children won the Best Quality Improvement Abstract Award at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) conference, held...

ORLANDO, Nov. 13 –Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando and UCF today announced the launch of PedsAcademy (PEEDS-Academy), a first-of-its kind program that provides highly specialized...

PENSACOLA, FL (November 12, 2018) – Children in Florida’s Panhandle with complex radiology needs will benefit from a new collaboration between Nemours Children’s Health System and Acumen...

WILMINGTON, Del. (November 8, 2018) – Four-year-old Blakleigh Grace Lipe was out of options. Her Stage 3 hepatoblastoma was proving resistant to chemotherapy, threatening her life, when her...

PENSACOLA, FL (October 29,2018) – Magic was in the air at Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Pensacola’s second annual costume fundraising ball on Friday, October 26,, 2018, at Court of De...

Orlando, Fla. (October 5, 2018) – A 3D modeling program being used in preoperative interventional radiology, cancer surgery and cardiac surgery cases at Nemours Children’s Hospital (NCH) in...

Cherry Hill, NJ – Advocare Pediatric Urgent Care, in affiliation with Nemours duPont Pediatrics, has opened at Nemours’ Cherry Hill location, 325 Marlton Pike East. To commemorate the opening,...

Wilmington, DE - Nemours Behavioral Health and Developmental Medicine and the Swank Autism Center have moved into newly renovated space in Rockland Center II on Rockland Road, directly across from...

Willington, DE (October 5, 2018) - A surgical team from Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children performed the very first liver transplant on the island of Jamaica, at Bustamante Children's...

Jacksonville, FL – Today marks the first day at work for Nemours Children’s Health System’s new President and CEO, Dr. R. Lawrence Moss. Succeeding previous leader Dr. David Bailey, Dr. Moss...

33 Nemours Doctors Make Delaware Today Magazine’s List of Top Doctors for 2018 We are pleased to share with you that 33 Nemours doctors were named among Delaware’s best in Delaware Today...

Jacksonville, Fla. (September 26, 2018) – The National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit association of more than 420 large U.S. employers, today honored Nemours Children's Health System for...

Wilmington, DE – On September 5 and 6, 2018, the Help Our Kids Radiothon was held at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. For 24 hours (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day), six Delmarva...

Wilmington, DE – A team led by Shunji Tomatsu, MD, PhD, principal research scientist with Nemours Biomedical Research, has been conducting early stage investigation on a gene therapy for Morquio...

Wilmington, DE – On August 23, 2018, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children celebrated the grand opening of the clubhouse, a space for patients and their families to escape, if just for...

Nemours Children's Specialty Care in Jacksonville, FL, is performing cutting age research in diabetes and is one of four research centers in the U.S. testing a novel closed-loop insulin delivery...

Jacksonville, FL (August 2, 2018) – Health care industry leaders will gather with elected officials, academics and nonprofit leaders in Washington, D.C., this October for a day-long discussion...

STUART, Fla. July 31,2018 – Martin Health System and Nemours Children’s Health System have affiliated to improve pediatric specialty care for Treasure Coast residents. The affiliation will...

ORLANDO (July 25, 2018) – Zika virus, long feared for its severe effects on pregnant mothers and unborn babies, may hold potential as a cancer treatment for neuroblastoma, a rare- but-deadly...

Jacksonville, FL (July 23, 2018) – Nemours Children’s Health System today announced Sarah C. Sanders has been named Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer. In this newly created role,...

June 28, 2018 Orlando, Fla – Families in West Orange County now have greater access to Nemours Children’s Specialty Care and Primary Care services in one location and closer to home. Nemours...

Pensacola, Fla. – Families in Pensacola will now see the Nemours pediatric specialists they have come to know and trust in a brand new location. Two very special patients helped to cut the...

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in seven pediatric specialties in the new 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online today....

Glen Mills, PA—Nemours duPont Pediatrics Urgent Care, Glen Mills, located in Glen Mills, PA, has received the Accredited Urgent Care designation, the highest level of distinction for urgent care...

June 21, 2018 Wilmington, DE -- A Delaware team including Erin Crowgey, PhD, associate director of Bioinformatics with Nemours Biomedical Research, has published a study in the peer-reviewed...

CHERRY HILL, NJ - Nemours Children’s Health System, consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s best health systems for specialty pediatric care, has announced that...

Jacksonville, FL – The Board of Directors of the Nemours Foundation today announced Dr. R. Lawrence Moss has been selected to succeed Dr. David Bailey as the President and CEO of Nemours Children’

WILMINGTON, DE (May 24, 2018) – Abusive head trauma (AHT), a medical diagnosis of infants and young children who suffer from inflicted intracranial and associated spinal injuries, is often...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 21, 2018) – Videos and creative uses of other visuals provide a novel way to obtain informed consent during clinical trials to improve participants’ understanding and...

May 21, 2018 New Report Highlights Stress on Families of Babies with Congenital Heart Disease Mothers and fathers experience stress differently Wilmington, DE -- A study published recently in...

ORLANDO, Fla. (May 2, 2018) – Nemours Children’s Hospital in Lake Nona has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and will launch its...

WHAT: Delaware’s two United States Senators and Member of Congress will tour the new Nemours Biomedical Research labs in the DuPont Experimental Station. The visit will include demonstrations...

We are pleased to share with you that 75 Nemours doctors were named among the region’s best in Philadelphia Magazine’s list of “Top Doctors” for 2018. The doctors on their list were...

After quietly raising $5.1 million, Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville announces the public phase of its first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign to support Northeast Florida...

Wilmington, DE – In 2016, Nemours Children’s Health System, which owns and operates Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, entered into a 3-year value-based care arrangement with...

Pediatric and adult cancers with one of three fusion genes responds well to a new drug, larotrectinib, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The drug is...

Nemours Children’s Specialty Care has named Gary Josephson, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, Jacksonville. Dr. Josephson joined the Nemours Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology in...

Children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) were more likely to show gains in motor function when treated with a new medication compared to children receiving a sham procedure,...

Families who want care from a Nemours board-certified pediatrician for their child’s flu symptoms will now find it even easier to be seen at a Nemours Children’s Urgent Care thanks to expanded...

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is pleased to announce our new Division Chief for Cerebral Palsy, Michael W. Shrader, MD (Wade). Dr. Shrader is a graduate of the University of...

The Toy Foundation (TTF) has awarded a second grant of $425,000 to the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS), a part of Nemours Children’s Health System. TTF, the philanthropic arm of...

New practice joins Nemours Children’s Specialty Care at 1717 S. Orange Ave. in Downtown Orlando Since long before Nemours Children’s Hospital opened in Orlando in 2012 there have been Nemours...

After 40 years as a pediatrician, 21 with Nemours and 13 as president and CEO of the Nemours Foundation, also known as Nemours Children’s Health System, Dr. David Bailey has announced his plans...

The Nemours Fund for Children’s Health is proud to honor Michael and Ericka Hynansky, the Leukemia Research Foundation of Delaware (LRFDE) and the Peter Powerhouse Foundation with Inspiration...

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is very happy to announce that we will be adding the Newborn Screening Program to our long list of services for Delaware’s youngest population. For...

Hugs for Hunter 3 was created by the parents of Matthew, Michael, and Hunter Hodges, three boys who shared the same rare disease – dyskeratosis, a genetic form of bone marrow failure –...

When parents lose a child, no matter at what age, the loss is always heartbreakingly present. Judy Govatos and George Govatos of Wilmington grieve every day for their daughter Laura, who died at...

Construction Underway for Specialty and Primary Care site in Winter Garden Families will now have access to Nemours Specialty and Primary Care services in one location and closer to home. Nemours...

We are pleased to share with you that 28 Nemours doctors were named to Main Line Today magazine’s list of "Top Doctors" for 2017-2018. The list includes physicians nominated by their peers and...

To better meet the growing needs of families in Polk County, Nemours Children’s Primary Care has relocated its Kinder Clinic practice to a new, more convenient location in Winter Haven, FL and...

Diane Treadwell-Deering, MD Nemours is pleased to welcome Diane Treadwell-Deering, MD, as Director of the Swank Autism Center at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. In this role, Dr....

Brian Anderson, Chairman of the Board of The Nemours Foundation, and Hugh Durden, Chairman of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust, today announced the election of Jane Cavalier, CEO and...

On Thursday, November 9, Nemours Children’s Specialty Care released plans for its new facility that will be located on the campus of West Florida Hospital. Construction began on November 1 with...

Nemours Children’s Health System today announced the launch of a new digital tool designed to help clinicians and families of children with asthma monitor their health remotely, adhere to care...

Clinical trial shows treatment is ‘transformative’ for babies with spinal muscular atrophy Infants with the most severe form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) were more likely to show gains in...

A scoring system that helps protect patients from developing shock and sepsis was honored by the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) Thursday night as was a unique program aimed at reducing sensory...

The largest trade organization for healthcare information technology just revalidated Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children as demonstrating the-most sophisticated use of electronic...

Brian Anderson, Chairman of the Board of The Nemours Foundation, and Hugh Durden, Chairman of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust, today announced the election of Claire DeMatteis to The...

A wide-variety of programs designed to help Nemours Associates achieve and sustain a healthy lifestyle helped Nemours Children’s Health System rank as the 66th healthiest employer in the nation,...

Families in Osceola County now have greater access to Nemours Children’s Health System through a new pediatric primary care practice in the area. Nemours Children’s Primary Care, Celebration...

A wide-variety of programs designed to help Nemours Associates achieve and sustain a healthy lifestyle helped Nemours Children’s Health System rank as the 66th healthiest employer in the nation,...

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Designates Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, a Certified Duchenne Care Center Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children (Nemours) in Wilmington,...

Jacksonville Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville (in San Marco on Children’s Way) will reopen for patient appointments on Monday, September 18, following Hurricane Irma. The...

Radiothon ambassador Parker Diskin celebrating the final Radiothon tally. On September 6 and 7, 2017, the Help Our Kids Radiothon was held at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. For 24...

One of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems is offering Texas families free access to its board certified pediatricians over a smartphone, tablet or the internet. Nemours CareConnect...

One of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems is offering Texas families free access to its board certified pediatricians over a smartphone, tablet or the internet. Nemours CareConnect...

The field of cancer research is moving rapidly toward three-dimensional (3D) laboratory cultures because 3D models can speed drug discovery and better predict the efficacy of using certain drug...

Nemours greatly appreciates Senator Rubio’s leadership in working with Senate colleagues to ensure inclusion of the RACE for Children Act in the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017, legislation that...

Families in Indian River County now have greater access to Nemours Children’s Health System through a new primary care practice in the area. Nemours Children’s Primary Care, Vero Beach opened...

Attaching curcumin, a component of the common spice turmeric, to nanoparticles can be used to target and destroy treatment-resistant neuroblastoma tumor cells, according to a new study recently...

Dyane Bunnell, MSN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (NCCBD), was named the Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse of the Year (CPON®). As recipient of this...

List Recognizes Hospitals that Use Technology to Partner with Patients on Health For the seventh consecutive year, Nemours has been recognized in Health Care’s Most Wired® survey, released by...

ED is Recognized as a Leader in Emergency Care For a second consecutive term, the Emergency Nurses Association has recognized Nemours Children’s Hospital Emergency Department with its...

For the seventh consecutive year, Nemours has been recognized in Health Care’s Most Wired® survey, released by the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Health Forum. Recipients of this...

Senators Christopher Coons (D-DE) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) will speak at a policy briefing today on Capitol Hill, hosted by Nemours Children’s Health System and the Children’s Hospital of...

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in nine pediatric specialties in the new 2017-18 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online today....

Dr. David Bailey, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Jacksonville-based Nemours has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2017 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders. The...

This week, a report issued by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) published outcome data for regional children’s hospitals that do pediatric heart surgery. This second...

Nemours Children’s Primary Care has completed a project to expand its practice in Lake Nona. The practice, located at 9145 Narcoossee Road in Orlando, now contains four additional exam rooms,...

In photo l to r: Dr. Ted Harcke, Diego Jaramillo, MD, MPh (SPR President) and Richard Markowitz, MD, presenter and author of tribute to Dr. Harcke At the recent Society for Pediatric Radiology...