KIDZ Medical Services

🏆And the Award Goes to... At KIDZ, we believe in recognizing the exceptional work our team members do every day. And one of our favorite ways to celebrate is through our Founders' Award, which recognizes KIDZ employees who exhibit excellence, extraordinary dedication, and teamwork. Best of all, recipients are nominated by their peers. 🙌🏾 Please join us in applauding our new Founders' Award recipients for their outstanding contributions! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 ⭐ Venus Highsmith, APRN ⭐ Donnie Jennings ⭐ Allison Rodriguez ⭐ Debbie Vazquez ⭐ Ossama Maher, MD #EmployeeRecognition #EmployeeoftheQuarter

🩺Helping Other NICU Babies👶🏼 At KIDZ, we love to see NICU babies thrive. And that's why we're especially excited to welcome physician assistant, Sofia Sosa, PA-C, to our family! Sofia "graduated" from the NICU back in 1998, and now she's helping other NICU babies do the same. 💚 👉🏽 Swipe to read the sweet letter Sofia and her twin brother sent to the KIDZ NICU team after they went home. 😊 #NICUBaby #NeonatalIntensiveCare #physicianassistant

🎗️ A Champion for Survivorship Though #childhoodcancerawarenessmonth concludes today, our work never stops! Meet Dr. Matthew Ramirez, KIDZ pediatric hematologist oncologist and champion for cancer survivorship. Having survived childhood cancer himself, Dr. Ramirez brings a powerful combination of empathy and expertise to help ensure that children and families facing a cancer diagnosis can have a supportive plan for the road ahead. 💚 #cancersurvivorship #survivorship #pediatriccancer

🏥 👶🏾 Why Newborn Screenings Matter Newborn screenings check for certain serious conditions before symptoms begin. Early detection makes sure that newborns can receive care, treatment, or intervention as early as possible — when it can work best. 💚 KIDZ has always taken the initiative to provide the most advanced neonatal and newborn care, often identifying new ways to help babies thrive. For instance, we started the First Sounds Newborn Hearing Screening Program in 1996, before it became mandated by law. We were one of five centers in the state of Florida involved in its pilot study. 👨🏼⚕️ Our very own co-founder, Jorge E. Perez, MD, was a change champion in helping legislators understand that hearing loss was more common than other conditions that had mandatory testing for newborns. Last year, our team of 25 newborn hearing screening technicians screened more than 18,000 newborns across all our partner hospitals. 👏🏾 #newbornscreening #newbornhearingscreening #newbornscreeningawarenessmonth

🩺 🔬 Pediatric cancer research involves physicians and scientists working collaboratively to advance pediatric cancer treatment through options like clinical trials. And when a child is diagnosed with cancer, our KIDZ hematology/oncology team can have more options for care because of our direct involvement with research. 🎗️ Our team sees firsthand how cancer impacts not only the child, but their entire family as well. And we believe research can make a big difference in their care. Through key partnerships with some of the nation's leading institutions, we're helping to make medical advancements that are life-changing and lifesaving. For example, when 8-year-old Logan Jenner (pictured), who had relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), ran out of standard treatment options, his physician, KIDZ hematologist/oncologist Dr. Maggie E. Fader, recommended the use of a precision medicine clinical trial. Today, two years after treatment, Logan is cancer-free. We currently have more than 50 active clinical studies in pediatric cancer research. From lifesaving, last-option treatments like Logan’s, to minimizing side effects or long-term effects on kids with a cancer diagnosis, we will continue to work to expand their options for care. 📸 Logan is pictured with (L to R) Diana Azzam, PhD, Diana Jenner (mom), Michael Jenner (dad) and Dr. Maggie E. Fader. 💛 Dr. Fader co-led the clinical trial alongside Florida International University cancer researcher, Diana Azzam, PhD. #PediatricCancer #PediatricCancerResearch #ClinicalTrials #childhoodcancerawarenessmonth #KIDZSupportsGold

We are thrilled to announce that, in partnership with KIDZ Medical Services, the Orange Bowl Tag-A-Teacher program is returning this fall! Throughout the season, we will randomly select South Florida teachers to receive $500 gift cards as a token of appreciation for their hard work and dedication. To participate: 1. Connect with us on LinkedIn. 2. Repost this announcement. 3. Tag a South Florida teacher in the comments for a chance to win! Let’s celebrate and support our educators! #OrangeBowlCares🍊

🏆 Elevating the Standard of Care Many of our highly skilled pediatric specialists are trusted by our hospital partners to lead efforts to elevate patient care. These premier South Florida hospitals trust us to bring the expertise, services, programs, and other quality pieces together to deliver the best care for children and moms — close to home. 🏅 Every day, we strive to provide a higher level of care — alongside our hospital partners — not found everywhere. For example, the pediatric blood & marrow transplant (BMT) program at the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, once again met the most rigorous standards in BMT care, achieving the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapies (FACT) re-accreditation. And though achieving these highest standards is very important to us, it matters most to the children and families navigating serious health conditions. We work together for them. 💙 💚 🧡 ❤️ #pediatrics #pediatricspecialtycare #pediatrichospitals

🎗️ 5-star Pediatric Cancer Care As we continue shining a light on #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, we're proud to share some of our recent patient reviews that recognize our expert and compassionate pediatric oncology physicians. As an integral part of the team at the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute at Nicklaus Children's Health System, we continue to work towards a future where every child can be cancer free. 💛 #KIDZSupportsGold #pediatriccancer

🎗️ The expert pediatric hematology/oncology team at KIDZ is proud to be part of this village alongside our partners at Nicklaus Children's Health System. Every day we work together to ensure that children with cancer in South Florida and beyond can have the best, most comprehensive care close to home. 💛 #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth #PediatricCancer

💓 We're Nuts About Our Neonatal Nurses 💓 We're so proud and G-R-A-T-E-F-U-L for our neonatal nurses as we celebrate them during National Neonatal Nurses Week and NICU Awareness Month. Our exceptional, highly-qualified nursing team cares for the tiniest and most vulnerable newborns — babies who are born prematurely or with birth defects, surgical or genetic conditions or complex health conditions. Every day, they deliver the highest level of care across many of the top hospitals in South Florida and provide unwavering compassion to help babies survive and then thrive. 🎉 Join us in celebrating all our neonatal nurses by sharing your stories in the comments. 👇🏾 #NeonatalNursesWeek #Nurses #NICUNurses