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How to transition your child with a chronic illness into adulthood

The process of transitioning from a pediatric to an adult healthcare provider is often daunting, especially for children with chronic needs. As a result, parents taking care of children with lifelong illnesses often care for that child into adulthood. Children with asthma, diabetes, or cystic fibrosis, to name of few, require strict medication adherence and consistent follow-up. It is natural for parents to assume full responsibility in managing their child's illness. However, caretakers are encouraged to learn how to empower children to eventually take charge of their own medical care.

Fireworks injuries skyrocket: what you need to know to keep your kids safe

Pediatricians have always been concerned about kids and fireworks, but now we have even more reason to be alarmed. New data shows a dramatic increase in the number of children seriously injured by these holiday festivities. Since 2006, the number of children injured by fireworks who were treated in the emergency room and released increased modestly, but the number of children who were treated in the emergency room then admitted to the hospital for further care increased a whopping 50% from previous years. These figures demonstrate that not only are more children getting hurt, but they are receiving serious and sometimes life-threatening injuries.

Get your kids off to a healthy start this new school year

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Should I be concerned about my children getting the Zika virus?

Does the Zika virus have you concerned? If so, you aren’t alone. And even though there are nearly constant news updates and online chatter

Sending a child with epilepsy to school: what every parent should know

Do You Know What to do if Your Child is Choking?

It is the nightmare scenario that can send any parent into a cold sweat: what if my child is choking and I don’t know how to help him?

Samer K. Elbabaa, MD

Dr. Samer Elbabaa is a board-certified pediatric neurosurgeon, chief of pediatric neurosurgery and president of the Orlando Health Children’s Neuroscience Institute, supported by the Leon Pediatric Neuroscience Fund. He also serves as co-director of fetal surgery at the Orlando Health Women’s Institute Fetal Care Center, which is committed to advancing the care of unborn babies through expanded treatment options. His expertise includes:

Are our kids influenced by the bad behavior of others?

There’s a question that’s been rolling around in my head the last couple of weeks. You know the kind- one of those nagging thoughts you try to put out of your mind but it keeps coming back without any answer on the horizon. If I’m being totally honest, though, it hasn’t only been the last couple of weeks. I’ve been struggling with some version of this question since my oldest started kindergarten, when she emerged from the cocoon of preschool into the big world of elementary school.

Follow up on Emma: A few years later

You might remember Emma from a few years ago when we of courageously battling congenital heart disease from the moment she was born. Yet, despite the many challenges that Emma’s family had faced in her early childhood years, they remained strong, and a true inspiration to the many other families in similar situations. Their goal was to touch as many families as they could, and to give back to Arnold Palmer Hospital, largely through their involvement with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. These are both goals that they continue to exceed, even now as Emma is a thriving and healthy young lady.

Orlando Health — Health Central Hospital ER

Welcome to Health Central Hospital's Emergency Department.