As Chief Home Officer, you’re in charge of family excellence. This means that everyone in your family gets the best of everything you can give them, and this includes healthcare. Yet, the conventional pediatric healthcare journey in Puerto Rico can often feel like a daunting maze. Long waits for a pediatrician or specialist, crowded emergency rooms, and the unease of sharing space with sick children during regular checkups are all too familiar. Maintaining communication with pediatricians for follow-up care or securing the necessary medical clearances for school adds to the challenge.

  Moving your family to Puerto Rico is a significant adventure filled with exciting possibilities and unique cultural experiences. However, alongside the excitement, moving means that expat moms and busy professionals will find a series of challenges. Language barriers, transportation issues, and healthcare system differences, especially when seeking quality medical care for their children. In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you navigate these challenges and find the pediatric care clinic in Puerto Rico who understands your family's needs in this new setting.

  There are little things more frustrating in Puerto Rico than trying to make a medical appointment. Primary care doctors, specialists, and more have become harder to find, and many are not accepting new patients. This panorama has also become a reality when it comes to pediatric care.    A study conducted in 2011 to analyze the pediatricians' profile in Puerto Rico revealed that the median age of pediatricians in Puerto Rico was 54 years old (compared with 42 and 43 years old in the mainland US). Ten years later, the Puerto Rico Pediatrics Society (SPP by its acronym in Spanish) showed that 49% of pediatricians on the island are over 60 years old, that the median age for retirement is 67, and that 28% of the 331 pediatricians who completed the survey have a general pediatric practice in two municipalities or more. In addition, health insurance companies have not increased their premiums in 25 years, affecting pediatricians and the number of medical students who decide to major in general pediatrics, favoring subspecialties and threatening the stability of pediatrics in Puerto Rico. The plot thickens when you add hospitals in the mix and the lack of urgent and around-the-clock care on the island.We’ve talked to a lot of parents, and these are their top five pediatric health challenges (and how Pravan Kids addresses them):

  In Puerto Rico, kids experience respiratory infections across the year. However, after school starts and cooler seasons approach, these infections can become prominent. This is why we developed a tailored guide for busy parents to identify and handle “sick kid season.”  

  At Pravan Clinic, we are continually evolving to serve you better, and it is with immense joy that we announce the newest addition to our family: the Pravan Kids Neonatal Program. Embarking on the journey of parenthood is a truly exciting time, filled with anticipation and joy, but it can also bring along mixed emotions, especially for first-time parents. To ensure a smooth transition into this new phase, we have curated the Pravan Kids Neonatal Program as an add-on to our existing Pravan Kids membership. This comprehensive program aims to provide you and your newborn with expert care and guidance from the start, all in a comfortable and supportive environment.