On Tuesday, a new medical suite at Nemours Children’s Health Jacksonville had its grand opening.
Nemours Children’s Health JacksonvilleThe new suite is geared toward helping children in Northeast and Central Florida with serious diseases and deadly illnesses. Action News Jax was there for the heartfelt ribbon cutting.The Eckstein Family Infusion Suite is one of many state-of-the-art facilities inside Nemours that is a part of THE PLAYERS Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
“We’re going to have a team room and an infusion center and the clinic space all on one floor,” Nemours’ Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Gary Josephson said.Before, sick children in Jacksonville would have to be tested at Nemours and treated for illnesses like leukemia up the street at Wolfson. But now, it’s all in one location.
The new Eckstein Family Infusion Suite is 12,000 square feet completed with a total of 8 beds, 5 infusion bays, 3 private isolation rooms for immunocompromised patients, a medication room, and a treatment room.There are also waiting rooms and play areas, a parental lounge, and specialized rooms for in-person consults, education, telehealth consultations, psychology testing, and therapy.
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