From the Blog

Children aren’t just tiny adults. When a child has a medical issue, they need to be seen by a provider who specializes in the care of children. Pediatrix® Medical Group’s nationwide network of clinicians includes thousands of pediatric specialists, including pediatric otolaryngologists.

Nurses inspire patients each day with their compassion, resilience and knowledge. For Meagan Prehn, BSN, R.N., inspiring a certain patient is a “full-circle” moment she won’t soon forget.

We pause this week to mark National Suicide Prevention Week and, on Sept. 17, National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. According to the American Medical Association, physicians are at a higher risk of suicide and suicidal ideation than the general population, and physicians who experience suicidal ideation have been shown to be less likely to seek the help they need. 

For a time, neonatologist Ed Spitzmiller, D.O., FACOP, felt more at home on stage than in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

It is often presumed that an expectant mom will experience a routine pregnancy and delivery and take home a healthy baby. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case.

It’s often been said that there’s nothing more important than your family … unless your job involves caring for someone else’s family, and then the lines become blurred.