Heart conditions in children, particularly congenital heart defects (CHDs), are relatively common. Here are some key statistics:

• Congenital heart defects: CHDs are the most common type of birth defect. Approximately 1 in 100 to 1 in 200 babies are born with a congenital heart defect. This translates to about 40,000 babies per year in the United States alone.
• Acquired heart conditions: While less common than congenital defects, children can develop acquired heart conditions such as rheumatic heart disease, Kawasaki disease and myocarditis. These conditions can result from infections, inflammation or other diseases.
• Arrhythmias: Heart rhythm problems, or arrhythmias, can also occur in children, although they are less common than structural heart defects.
• Treatment: Some heart conditions in children are minor and may resolve on their own or require minimal treatment, while others can be severe and require ongoing medical care, medication or surgery.

Regular prenatal care, early detection through screening, and advances in pediatric cardiology have significantly improved the diagnosis and treatment outcomes for children with heart conditions.

Learn more in our blog about congenital heart disease.

At a pediatric cardiology appointment, you can expect to provide a detailed medical history, and discuss symptoms or concerns with the cardiologist. The doctor will perform a thorough physical examination and may conduct diagnostic tests such as an echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, pulse oximetry or blood tests. Based on the findings, the cardiologist will explain the diagnosis, discuss treatment options, and outline a follow-up plan.

This appointment is an opportunity to ask questions and receive educational materials about your child's heart health, conditions and health care plan. Coordination with your child's primary care doctor or other specialists may also be arranged for ongoing care and monitoring.

Hospitalists are physicians who only work in the hospital. They are your in-hospital doctor and are available throughout your stay to discuss your care and treatment with you and your family. They're dedicated to ensuring you receive the very best care.

Hospitalist medicine is the fastest-growing specialty in health care, and our hospitalists have grown to supervise the majority of our inpatients across the AdventHealth network of care.

We fill prescriptions for AdventHealth employees with generic versions, when possible. You cannot request a specific manufacturer. This process helps keep our costs down for you and the benefits packages we offer to our employees.

Yes. All maintenance drugs must be filled through AdventHealth's Rx Plus Pharmacy. This enables us to deliver significant cost savings to you, our employees, and also save money as a company. Additionally, it gives us the opportunity to invest those savings in other areas and keeping health insurance costs down.

After you fill the first 30-day supply of your medication, you will need to use AdventHealth's Rx Plus Pharmacy. Our team will help you transfer your prescription and contact your physician if needed.

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Rx Plus Pharmacy will deliver your medication with eight days (excluding weekends and shipping). To avoid delays, please ensure you have provided the correct method of payment on your profile (insert Update Information form).

The default shipping method is DHL, with the post office making final delivery of the medication.

All specialty and cold chain medications are sent via FedEx. You can request that your prescription is sent via FedEx for an additional fee ($15 for instate Florida and $30 for out-of-state overnight delivery).

To avoid any delays in shipping, please ensure that Rx Plus Pharmacy has your correct shipping address on file. FedEx is unable to deliver to a PO Box and requires a physical address.

You will receive an email notification the day your medication is shipped with tracking information. Please make sure Rx Plus Pharmacy has your preferred email address file. Check your junk files to ensure you receive our notifications.

Please notify us immediately with any new contact information, including shipping address or email information.

You can send your prescription to AdventHealth's Rx Plus Pharmacy in one of the following ways:

Through Your Doctor’s Office

Your doctor or nurse can send your prescription directly to AdventHealth Rx Plus Pharmacy by calling 866-943-4535 or faxing 407-805-8545. Your doctor’s office can also send an electronic prescription via Surescripts to AdventHealth Rx Plus Pharmacy. Sending your prescriptions electronically through Surescripts is our preferred method.

Send to AdventHealth Rx Plus Pharmacy

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Please note that, by law, we can only accept faxed prescriptions from your doctor with a cover sheet.

By Mail

You can mail the prescription to the pharmacy via the United States Postal Service (USPS). The AdventHealth Rx Plus Pharmacy address is:

AdventHealth Rx Plus Pharmacy
5050 Wesley Road, Suite 110
Apopka, FL 32712