Deltona, FL – (December 4, 2025) Halifax Health | UF Health - Medical Center of Deltona has donated nine pediatric emergency kits to Deltona Fire & Rescue, ensuring life-saving care for children during critical emergencies.
Unlike adults, children require specialized equipment because their bodies differ significantly in size and physiology. Each backpack-style kit is organized by age group and includes trauma supplies tailored for pediatric patients. Color-coded pouches allow EMS teams to respond quickly when every second counts.
“This is vitally important,” said Adam Clatterbuck, EMS Chief. “Children’s anatomy changes rapidly as they grow. These kits help us open airways, stabilize injuries, and save lives with the right tools.”
“When Deltona Fire & Rescue shared this need, we wanted to make sure no child would be at risk because equipment wasn’t available,” said Ben Eby, Vice President & Administrator of Halifax Health | UF Health - Medical Center of Deltona. “We’re proud to partner with them in making Deltona safer for all its residents.”
About Halifax Health
Halifax Health is the leading healthcare provider for Volusia and Flagler counties, offering a comprehensive range of services through a network that includes a tertiary hospital, two community hospitals, an urgent care network, psychiatric services, and a specialized cancer treatment center with multiple outreach locations. As the area’s only provider of a Level II Trauma Center, Center for Transplant Services, and a Pediatric Emergency Department staffed 24/7 by board-certified pediatricians, Halifax Health is also home to the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Child and Adolescent Behavioral Services. In addition, Halifax Health has collaborated with UF Health to bring over fourteen specialties to the area.
Recognized for excellence and innovation, Halifax Health consistently receives top ratings, multiple accreditations from CARF International for inpatient rehabilitation, and the prestigious Novalis Certification of Excellence for its cancer treatment center. The organization has also achieved a 3-Star Rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgery for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, is accredited by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Hospital with high performance in heart failure, knee and hip replacement, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, heart bypass surgery, and TAVR procedures. In addition to being the region's longest-standing Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center, Halifax Health Medical Center of Daytona Beach consistently earned AHA’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Honor Roll. With a legacy of excellence and community service since 1928, Halifax Health continues to set the standard for quality and compassionate care in the region.
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