Patient Testimonials

Noah has been fighting since the day he was born prematurely at 25 weeks. On his first birthday, his mother Michelle spotted a lump on his abdomen. It was at this point that Noah was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma, a tumor in the liver. Noah is currently on the liver transplant list at Holtz Children’s Hospital and continues to fight towards a future of good health with the support of his loving family and the world-class team of doctors and nurses at Holtz Children’s Hospital.

Sasha was diagnosed with a malformation in the brain called AVM after a series of serious migraines drove her mother to seek medical attention for her. After going to a couple of hospitals closer to their home in Key Largo, Florida they learned that the only hospital with the technology to save Sasha’s life was Jackson’s Holtz Children’s Hospital. It was at Holtz that the necessary procedure was performed that saved Sasha’s life. Thank God, just weeks after the procedure, Sasha showed positive signs of a speedy recovery and is now back home with her loving family in Key Largo.

The NICU unit is the last place in the world you want to have to send your baby, but if you have to, there’s no better NICU unit than the one at Holtz Children’s Hospital.

In August of 2019, our team told the story of the work that goes on in the NICU unit at Jackson Holtz Children’s Hospital. We had the pleasure of speaking to two incredibly brave women and hearing their stories and experiences of having their children as patients in the NICU at Jackson. We also interviewed Dr. Eduardo Bancalari, Head of Pediatrics at Holtz Children’s, who spoke about the work being done there as well as the need for additional funding to continue being able to take on the most difficult Neo-Natal and Pediatric Medical Cases.

The Guardian’s Luncheon is an annual event hosted by the Jackson Health Foundation to help raise money towards supporting the work done throughout the Jackson Health Systems. In 2019, the luncheon focused on raising funds for ventilators used in the NICU and PICU units at Jackson. The same ventilators that saved Victoria Bermudez’s life.

Her testimonial is a living miracle story. Watch this testimonial video to see the wonderful work taking place at Jackson Health Systems every day.