About Us

The 13 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

President:

Cary D’Ortona, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Vice-President:

Sanjeev Tuli, MD, University of Florida Health/Pediatrics

Secretary/Treasurer:

Caitlin Stella, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Services

Member at Large:

Jimmy Baumgartner, St. Joseph’s Women’s and Children’s

FACH Medical Director:

William B. Blanchard, M.D., Pensacola