Layoni was a vastly medically complex baby when she first arrived at La Rabida, unable to tolerate even being touched or having lights on in her room. Today she loves sitting in her chair, learning, and playing, and is getting stronger every single day. From her doctors and nurses to her therapists and infant development …read moreBlogNews
The mission of the La Rabida Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), a program of La Rabida Children’s Hospital, is to reduce trauma to children and families involved in investigations of child abuse and violent crime through a multidisciplinary team approach that combines efforts of law enforcement, child protection investigators, prosecutors, medical personnel, and mental health providers. …read moreBlogNews
Two year old Kairo first arrived at La Rabida’s Acute Care Clinic in December after his mother found him nearly unresponsive at daycare. After stabilizing him, Kairo was transferred by EMS for higher-level care for seizures and non-responsiveness. He was intubated, had a ventricular hemorrhage caused by a ruptured AVM with 8mm aneurysm, and eventually …read moreBlogNews