
“This is without question one of the most exciting advances to date in the management of symptomatic heart failure,” said W. Johnson Hardy III, M.D.

Children with medical complexity are a growing population, as more infants and children are surviving with congenital anomalies, genetic syndromes, and other medical conditions that previously would have been fatal in the first year of life. Early identification of disease, advancement in treatment modalities, and improvement in neonatal care have resulted in higher survival rates.
The USA Pediatrics Complex Care Clinic has received recognition as Alabama’s primary site for the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network to Advance Care for Children with Medical Complexity, a national quality improvement project with the purpose of improving the quality of life for children with medical complexity, the well-being of their families, and the cost-effectiveness of their care.
Our physicians are also educators in the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama. Visit the Department of Pediatrics to learn about its academic mission and residency program.
Meet the providers who treat patients at this location.
“This is without question one of the most exciting advances to date in the management of symptomatic heart failure,” said W. Johnson Hardy III, M.D.
The National Cancer Institute estimates that 14,690 children and adolescents up to age 19 were diagnosed with cancer in the United States in 2025, with an estimated 1,650 deaths. Cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children after infancy.
This year, the child life program purchased the hospital’s first full-time facility dog because of funding from Spirit of Children. This summer, Rainier joined the Mapp Child and Family Life team at Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
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