About Us
The 15 members of the Florida Association of Children’s Hospitals (FACH) provide the most specialized level of care to children, research cures for diseases that affect children, and train Florida’s pediatricians, pediatric specialists, and pediatric nurses. Since 1999, they have been the voice for children’s health care issues in Florida through advocacy, education, research, and patient care initiatives. By sharing and disseminating knowledge, information, experiences, and research, the FACH encourages the development of the most effective means of delivering comprehensive health care to the children of Florida.
FACH Executive Committee
Chairman:
Daniel Armstrong, Ph.D., University of Miami
Vice-Chair:
Cary D’Ortona, M.D., Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Secretary/Treasurer:
Daniel Plasencia, M.D., Sabal Palm Sub-Acute Pediatric Unit
Member at Large:
Fleury Yelvington, MBA, MHSA, Shriner’s Healthcare for Children – Florida
FACH Medical Director:
William B. Blanchard, M.D., Pensacola