News at USA Health

Daniel P. Suarez, M.D., brings extensive experience in trauma surgery, acute care surgery and surgical critical care to University Hospital and Providence Hospital. 

His research focuses on antimicrobial stewardship, particularly optimizing perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis.  

Besides building more awareness, the events serve as a reminder of the importance of continued research, treatment advances, and family-centered care.

Community members laced up for a great cause and continued a nearly two-decade tradition of supporting life-changing research for women across the Gulf Coast.  

Since the read-a-thon started, parents and caregivers have been encouraged to read to their premature and sick infants since reading to babies is an important part of early development.

Research on school-based health centers shows significant health benefits for students, including fewer emergency room visits and hospitalizations and improved health outcomes, which can in turn lead to improved attendance and greater academic success.

The Becker’s Spine Review list includes neurosurgeons across the nation who “are advancing the field through clinical innovation, research, leadership and education.” 

“She serves as a role model for our trainees and remains steadfast in her mission to advance pediatric care. We are deeply grateful for her longstanding commitment to the values and purpose of our department and for the enduring impact she has made on the children, families, and communities we serve,” said Benjamin Estrada, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine.  

USA Health recognizes the benefits advanced practice providers bring to the health system. 

“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.