Baptist Health (JAX) expands pediatric care network with acquisition of two Jacksonville-area practices

Addition of Jacksonville Beach and Southside Pediatric Care Centers locations strengthens access to coordinated pediatric care across the region.

Jacksonville, Fla., November 2, 2026 – Baptist Health is expanding its pediatric network by welcoming two Jacksonville-area pediatric practices into its health system, strengthening connections between care in the community and the specialized services available through Wolfson Children’s Hospital, the region’s only full-service hospital for children.

Effective Nov. 1, 2026, the Jacksonville Beach and Southside locations of Pediatric Care Centers are now part of Baptist Health, as Baptist Jacksonville Beach Pediatrics and Baptist Southside Pediatrics. The addition reflects Baptist Health’s continued focus on expanding access to high-quality pediatric care and creating a more seamless experience for children and families in Northeast Florida.

“Families should be able to access the care their children need as seamlessly as possible, whether that starts with their pediatrician close to home or requires the specialized resources of Wolfson Children’s Hospital,” said Eric Fletcher, MBA, FACHE, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Baptist Health. “Bringing these practices into Baptist Health is another step toward building an even more connected pediatric system that can support children and families throughout their care journey.”

Patients will continue to see their same care teams at the existing practice locations:

The acquisition is part of Baptist Health’s broader strategy to strengthen pediatric services across Northeast Florida by better connecting outpatient care in the community with Baptist Health’s broader system of care, including hospital-based pediatric services at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. This integrated approach is designed to support greater coordination, improve the patient and family experience and make it easier for families to navigate care as their child’s needs evolve.

The Fleming Island location of Pediatric Care Centers is not part of the acquisition and will continue to operate as a Pediatric Care Centers office.

To make an appointment with Baptist Jacksonville Beach Pediatrics, please call the office at 904.249.3373. To make an appointment with Baptist Southside Pediatrics, please call the office at 904.519.6555. For more information visit BaptistJax.com/Pediatrics.

About Baptist Health

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Baptist Health is a community-based health system focused on making health care easier to access while working to improve health and well-being. As the area’s only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system, Baptist Health delivers a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through its 200+ ambulatory locations, six acute care hospitals, home health and virtual care offerings. Through its comprehensive approach to whole-person health for children and adults, Baptist Health provides the area’s largest network of primary care, urgent care and behavioral health care, as well as many specialty services and several wellness centers. Destination centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute, and Wolfson Children’s Hospital, the only full-service children’s hospital serving the region. To help people get the care they need when and where they need it, the health system leverages digital technology to enhance the delivery of its high-quality, seamless, patient-centered care. Baptist Health is vital to the community, caring for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider. The health system has been consistently ranked as “most preferred” for more than 30 years and has been named one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care” by Newsweek magazine. To learn more, visit BaptistJax.com.