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  • Aug 11, 2016
    Nemours continues commitment to Pensacola by recruiting top pediatric specialists

    Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, a nationally ranked pediatric specialty care practice, is proud to welcome Jean-Claude Desmangles, MD, to the endocrinology department in Pensacola. With more...

  • Jul 15, 2016

    Nemours Children’s Health System, anchored by the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (N/AIDHC) and Nemours Children’s Hospital (NCH), has been named to the 18th annual Hospitals...

  • Jul 14, 2016
    American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) awarded Nemours PICU with the Gold-Level Beacon Award for Excellence.

    The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children was recently awarded the gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence, the highest achievable designation from...

  • Jul 13, 2016
    Debbie Platz Promoted from Chief of Legal Operations

    A new attorney will lead legal affairs for Nemours Children’s Health System including its two freestanding children’s hospitals. Debbie Platz will serve as Enterprise Vice President and...

  • Jul 12, 2016

    Recent negotiations between Nemours duPont Pediatrics of Pennsylvania and Highmark of Pennsylvania have thus far failed to produce a fair and equitable contract. As a result, Nemours duPont...

  • Jun 30, 2016

    The team at Nemours calls it an intensive care unit on wheels. This new, neonatal and pediatric critical care transport ambulance arrived in Orlando’s Lake Nona Medical City on Thursday morning...

  • Jun 28, 2016

    A registered nurse who cares for children with cancer and blood disorders at Nemours Children’s Hospital earned a national honor from the Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN). Julie Laybourne Swee...

  • Jun 23, 2016

    It was an evening of ball gowns and catering from the Four Seasons Resort Orlando for some patients of Nemours Children’s Hospital. The teens, who may have been in the hospital during their...

  • Jun 23, 2016

    Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has been recognized again by U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) for being among the Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation in the 2016-17 edition of...

  • Jun 2, 2016

    Osceola Regional Medical Center and Nemours Children’s Health System opened a state-of-the art Pediatric Department – expanding access to life-saving medical treatment for children in Osceola...

  • Jun 1, 2016

    Nemours today announces the appointment of André Hebra, MD, to the position of chief medical officer (CMO) and physician-in-chief of Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando’s Lake Nona Medical...

  • May 19, 2016

    Some of the nation’s top youth tennis players will optimize their performance through sports medicine programs designed by the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicineand Nemours...

  • May 5, 2016

    H. Stephen Jones and Associates recently presented the Nemours Fund for Children’s Health with a $25,000 check to serve as a Principal Partner for the Nemours Corporate Champions Program. This...

  • May 3, 2016

    We are pleased to share with you that 26 Nemours doctors were named to Philadelphia magazine’s list of “Top Doctors” for 2016. The list includes physicians nominated by their peers and by...

  • Apr 26, 2016
    Infant’s tumor regression shows promise for experimental treatment

    When a baby’s life was threatened by a rare pediatric cancer that would not respond to surgery or chemotherapy, doctors at Nemours Children’s Hospital rapidly, successfully shrank the tumor by...

  • Apr 18, 2016

    The Sturge-Weber Foundation (SWF), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, has named Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children their newest Center of Excellence (COE) for patients living with...

  • Apr 15, 2016

    Families in Southeast Orange County can now see a board-certified pediatrician at a time when most doctors’ offices are closed. Nemours Children’s Urgent Care in Lake Nona opened April 15,...

  • Apr 12, 2016

    Dr. David J. Bailey, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Jacksonville-based Nemours Children’s Health System has been named by Modern Healthcare Magazine as one of the 50 Most Influential Physician...

  • Apr 6, 2016

    The Nemours Children’s Health System associate who leads the effort to promote healthy eating and physical activity among Central Florida children was honored by the Florida Department of Health...

  • Mar 31, 2016

    We are pleased to share with you that 10 Nemours doctors were named to South Jersey Magazine’s list of ‘Best Children’s Doctors’ for 2016. Physicians on the list based on peer nominations...

  • Mar 31, 2016

    We are pleased to share with you that 12 Nemours doctors were named to SJ Magazine’s 2016 list of ‘Top Docs for Kids’. Physicians make the list based on peer nominations or recommendations...

  • Mar 31, 2016

    We are pleased to share with you that 38 Nemours doctors were named to Main Line Today magazine’s list of "Top Doctors" for 2016. The list includes physicians nominated by their peers and by the...

  • Mar 29, 2016

    The results of the first-of-its-kind national Reading Readiness Snapshot were recently released at the Library of Congress, Center for The Book symposium exploring the connections between literacy...

  • Mar 28, 2016

    Nemours/Alfred I. du Pont for Children has been recognized for the second year as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of...

  • Mar 2, 2016
    Nine Delaware high school teams present research on Rare Disease Day 2016

    Rare Disease Day 2016 was observed with an education event co-sponsored by Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and Delaware HOSA-Future Health Professionals. The event, designed to...