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Annual Physical Exam 2026 + Complimentary EKG = #preventsuddencardiacarrest
North Florida Pediatrics is committed to helping our community’s student-athletes stay safe 🤍as they pursue their passion for sports.
This year, we are offering a complimentary Standard EKG Test 🤍 for all patients who schedule a sports physical exam with our practice. We encourage families to do so during Summer Break, as heart screening evaluations may take 7 days or more, and most school tryouts happen in summer break.
Additionally, starting this July 1st under the new Florida State Mandate, “Second Chance Act” (SB 10170), “…students-athletes in grades 9th to 12th, participating in school sports, will be required to have a recent ECG/EKG 🤍screening, to detect hidden heart conditions that could lead to a sudden cardiac arrest.” Because most children in our communities join sports from a very early age, we will offer this benefit to every patient aged 10 years or older. Students who are non-active athletes will receive this benefit as well🤍.
This new state mandate will not only safeguard the well-being of your child enrolled in sports practice 🤍but also legally shield your family’s Athletic pursuits efforts from the legal hazards associated with this type of fatal, unexpected tragedy of a sudden cardiac arrest.
Through our partnership with “WhoWePlayFor.org” we also partner with the amazing cardiology professionals of Cardiac Insight🤍. We can now provide this life-saving EKG Standard Test at no cost to their parents, helping ensure that every young athlete in our community can participate in sports with greater peace of mind for the entire family.
As a pediatric primary care provider, the only legal requirement is that every student-athlete receiving this Annual Sport-Physical Exam and Complimentary EKG Testing must be a current patient, or establish care with our practice (due to the private nature of the exam and our high commitment to complying with the HIPAA standards in the protection of the patient’s personal data).
Please feel free to share this opportunity 🤍with your student-athletes and families in your area.
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Dear #HungerFightHeroes
Let’s Keep Going The Extra Mile — Together, We Can!
Thanks for proving once again that at North Florida Pediatrics, our strength lies not only in how we care for our patients, but also in how we care for our community. Each act of service, every hour volunteered, becomes part of the greater story we write together — one of compassion, unity, and purpose.
When we give our time and hearts to others, we discover that the reward isn’t just in the results we see — it’s in the lives we touch and the bonds we build. As Mahatma Gandhi once said:
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
We continue to go that extra mile — not because we have to, but because we can. Together, we make North Florida Pediatrics more than a workplace — we make it a force for good, spreading kindness and hope wherever we go. We believe in empowering the children in our communities. We know that if we put food in their bellies and books in their brains. Their future will be brighter!
Very Grateful To You
Pamela & Samuel Santelices
