Heartfelt Gratitude: How BayCare Physicians Perform Daily Miracles for their Tiniest Patients
Learn how pediatric cardiologists at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital deliver support and offer lifelong congenital heart care to their tiniest patients.
Author: Anu Varma Panchal
Associate Editor Anu Varma Panchal has a master’s degrees in journalism and more than 15 years of experience writing and editing for newspapers and magazines in Illinois, Iowa and Florida. She has lived in Florida for more than 10 years, and enjoys raising her two daughters in Tampa Bay.When Anu isn’t writing or editing for area publications, she’s busy driving her kids to all their music and dance activities. She volunteers regularly in her daughters’ schools and Parent Teacher Associations, and spent a wonderful two years immersed in local history as a volunteer in the Tampa Bay History Museum’s Collections department. Although her idea of the ultimate good time is usually found between the pages of a book, Anu also enjoys yoga, her book club, travel, theater and area food and music festivals.
A Truly Golden Celebration
St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital is turning 50! Take a look back through time celebrating 50 years of the Hospital’s care and impact on the Tampa Bay community.
Rules of the Sidewalk: How to ensure that your little ones walk and bike safely
Anyone whose community participates in National/International Walk to School Day knows what a wholesome sight that morning presents, with little and big kids, parents and entire families strolling down neighborhood sidewalks like a scene from an old-fashioned movie. And it is a wonderful thing, until someone stops paying attention, and something bad happens. BayCare Kids…
Safety First: For Baby Safety Month, Check Out These Tips From a BayCare Kids Expert
The experts from BayCare Kids Wellness and Safety are sharing the best ways to keep your baby safe: while sleeping, on the road and at home.
A Bus with a Purpose: BayCare’s Mobile Medical Clinic celebrates 20 years of serving area children and families
In the early 2000s, there was a national push to increase immunization rates for children. In 2004 in Tampa, Florida, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital responded to the call by putting together the Mobile Medical Clinic (MMC)—a bus with a registered nurse, a nurse practitioner and a program coordinator that drove around to underserved areas. That…
The Power of Sleep: Why sleep is important and how to make sure your children get enough
Your children may fight bedtime as strenuously as they can, but here’s the real truth from the mouth of babes: Sixty percent of middle schoolers and 70 percent of high schoolers admit that they do not get adequate sleep. And that’s just awful, according to Dr. Luis Ortiz, a physician at the Sleep Center of…
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation Receives Historic $50 Million Gift from the Pagidipati Family of Tampa
From humble beginnings to a monumental $50 million donation, the Pagidipati family’s gift to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation is a heartwarming testament to their commitment to children’s health and the Tampa community’s future.
Care for the Whole Family: Child Life Specialists
When Ashlyn Strathman had surgery as a high schooler, it was a member of the hospital’s Child Life team who eased her nerves by giving the teen a hospital tour and teaching her relaxation techniques. Today, with a master’s degree in Child Life Studies, Strathman works at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in a role that…
Fire Drill: How to Prep Your Family to Prevent and Escape Home Fires
As we welcome 2024, many of us are filled with exciting new resolutions: To eat healthy, to save money, to exercise. BayCare Kids Wellness and Safety Specialist Michelle Sterling has one other resolution that each one of us can make. The good news is that it’s quick, inexpensive, and can potentially save your life: to change the…
The Most Important Conversations: BayCare Kids introduces a game-changing resource to battle mental health disorders
Here’s a sobering statistic: During the past three years since the pandemic, the number of kids visiting the Emergency Room at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital for children’s mental health disorders has increased by 300 percent. That’s a three-fold increase. Here’s another number: When it comes to available mental health resources, Florida (one of the most…
Safe September: BayCare Kids safety expert shares tips to prevent injury
September is all about back-to-school, but it’s also the month set aside for a more sobering “b” word—boo boos. National Childhood Injury Prevention Month is underway No one sees more injuries than the people who work at hospitals. BayCare Kids Wellness and Safety Specialist Michelle Sterling shares the four top injuries health care workers see…
Four Paws and a Heart of Gold: St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital launches new facility dog program with its first four-legged employee
No one wants to find themselves in a situation where their child has to be admitted to a hospital. But if your family does have to do so, at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, you can rest easy knowing that your child is in the hands of some of the country’s most sought-after, highly trained professionals….
What to Know About Florida’s VPK Program and the Benefits of Early Learning
Lindsay Carson, Chief Executive Officer of the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County, shares details about optimal start times for learning, and how every parent can find the right Early Learning Center (ELC) for their budget.
Drowning Only takes 20 Seconds: Water Safety Tips Every Caregiver Needs to Know
Michelle Sterling, Senior Wellness and Safety Specialist at BayCare Kids Wellness and Safety Center, shares important tips every caregiver needs to know to keep kids safe around water this summer.
AngelEye Camera System: How Cutting-Edge Technology Helps Parents Bond with their Preemies
In December, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital rolled out the AngelEye camera system to help parent-preemie bonding in the NICU.
New Device is Narrowing the Gap in Heart Valve Repair at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
Learn how a cardiologist at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital helped a local teen avoid another open-heart surgery using brand new technology!
May Your Holidays be Merry and Safe!
The holidays can be chaotic. Check out these tips to stay safe and healthy this season, when ordinary rules can fall through the cracks.
The Elixir of Life: St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital administers miracle drug that saves babies from progressive neuromuscular degeneration
Thanks to a recently approved gene therapy named Zolgensma, the outlook for babies born with SMA has suddenly brightened.
October is Fire Safety Month: A Tampa Bay mom shares her escape from fire story; and fire safety tips we can all follow
A fluke accident on Gasparilla eve caused a fire under the Sanchez family home, which they evacuated with the help of their 7 year old son.
Program Profiles: Tampa Bay Education Guide Special Feature
From total French immersion to Montessori learning, and Amazonian exploration, take your child’s learning beyond the ordinary with these exciting programs!
Staying Home Alone Safely: Tips from BayCare’s Wellness and Safety Specialists
Many parents will have children staying home alone this fall. Here are our tips to ensure that you’ve set them up safely for success.
Ask the Experts: Pro tips for a safe and FUN summer in Tampa Bay!
Sunshine and pool time; beach days and barbecues: BayCare talks summer safety tips to prevent injury and illness.
Taming Tumors at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital creates customized treatment plans using a collaborative and innovative approach to battling brain tumors.
Cyberbullying: A game teaches families how to stay safe online
Now, says the foundation’s program development manager, Laura Marolf, the C.E. Mendez Foundation is taking on a new challenge: cyberbullying.
Ask the Experts: How to prepare your child for surgery
Thanks to the Child Life specialists at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, surgery prep as a family can be manageable and even educational.
Grayson Shuff is All Heart – You Would Never Know He Has a Congenital Heart Defect
Unless he takes his shirt off to reveal his scars, you’d never know that he was born with the congenital heart defect tetralogy of Fallot.
Class Act: BayCare welcomes its first batch of pediatric residents
Starting July 2022, BayCare will begin training the next generation of pediatricians when it launches the 3-year BayCare Pediatrics Residency