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Did you know that America spends more than triple what our peer countries do on medical care, yet we have among the worst health indices of any country in the developed world?
We can change that.

America’s health care system evolved to provide one thing: medical care. And though we’re a global leader in cutting-edge medicine for complex conditions, America pays less attention to the many other things that are essential to creating and maintaining health — like nutrition, safety, housing and transportation.
The good news is that together, by supporting programs and policies that combine these factors with medical care, we can make America’s health care system more effective and less expensive.
The key is to start with children.
More than any other population, improvements in childhood health result in immediate and long-term benefits that ripple across communities and generations, helping more Americans enjoy a strong economy and a bright future.
Armed with the facts, you can help create more health for yourself, your family and your community.
I hope you’ll help me and Nemours Children's spread the word about what really creates health, how investing early is the key to securing America’s future, and why your voice matters.
R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nemours Children’s Health
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Improving Children's Health Improves Us All
A History of Nemours Children’s Health Through Archives
The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns and cities across the country. Using archival photographs collected, preserved and archived by staff of Nemours this book shares the history and distinct story of Alfred I. duPont and how he shaped children’s health care in the communities we serve today.

The State of Equity in America: Health Equity Starts With Our Children
Dr. Moss joins U.S. News & World Report Editor Dafna Linzer for a Fireside Chat on Building a Foundation for Health Equity in Childhood and Beyond by going well beyond medicine to create the healthiest generations of children.
A Prescription for Fixing Health Care
Dr. Moss explains how we're looking beyond and improving children’s health where it starts — at home, in the community and anywhere you find children.
Fireside Chat: Health Care Transformation to Advance Health Equity
Dr. Moss provides the keynote address in this video interview on how Nemours Children's unique perspective on how we can advance health equity.
A Conversation on Transformation and the Possibilities for Change
Watch as Dr. Moss leads this 2023 Hlth.com panel discussion, including some of the country's top children's health care experts, on the topic of Elevating Kids' Health Well Beyond Medicine.
Recent Articles
Read Dr. Moss' contributions to some prominent articles on children's health.
“Nemours CEO: Shepherding of Resources Fueling Infrastructure Investments”
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | January 21, 2025
"Nemours and Delaware Agree on New Payment Model to Address Children’s Health”
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | January 13, 2025
“Nemours Children’s and Delaware Agree to Groundbreaking Payment Model”
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | January 13, 2025
“Nemours, State of Delaware Enter Into New Payment Model”
By Jennifer Antonik, Delaware Business Times | January 10, 2025
“Nemours Children’s Health Agrees to New Medicaid Payment Model in Delaware”
By John George, Philadelphia Business Journal | January 9, 2025
“Revolutionary Payment Model for Children’s Health”
By Addison Perry, Investors Hangout | January 6, 2025
“Nemours Children’s Hospital Plans $300 Million Expansion in Florida”
By Gus Iversen, HealthCare Business News | January 2, 2025
Previous Articles
“Nemours Announces $130 Million in Renovations, Expansions in Delaware”
By Sarah Gantz, Philadelphia Inquirer | December 27, 2024
“Nemours Children’s Health Announces $430 Million in Projects”
By Fay Harvey, HC&O News | December 26, 2024
“Nemours Children’s Health Announces $300 Million Expansion to Transform Pediatric Care in Central Florida”
Lake Nona Social | December 20, 2024
“Nemours Children’s Health Invests $430M in Projects in Florida and Delaware”
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | December 19, 2024
“Expanded Care, New Institutes, Renovations: What 2025 Has in Store for Nemours in Delaware”
By Hannah Edelman, Delaware News Journal | December 19, 2024
“Nemours Children’s Hospital to Get $300 Million Expansion on its Lake Nona Campus”
By James Wilkins, Orlando Sentinel | December 18, 2024
“Nemours Children’s Health to Invest $130M Into DE Facilities”
Peter Osborne, Delaware Live | December 17, 2024
“Nemours Children’s Health Reveals $300M Expansion for Lake Nona Hospital Campus”
By Ryan Lynch, Orlando Business Journal | December 17, 2024
“50 Most Influential Clinical Executives 2024”
Modern Healthcare | June 10, 2024
“Our $7.7-Trillion Burning Platform: A Stark Moment for U.S. Healthcare”
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | June 14, 2024
“Thought Leaders and Experts Push for Equity-Focused Solutions at U.S. News Forum”
By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton, U.S. News & World Report | June 6, 2024
“Wendell’s Story, and Dr. Moss’s Vision of Children’s Health”
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | May 31, 2024
“Focusing on Children’s Health”
Letter to the Editor by R. Lawrence Moss, The Washington Post | April 22, 2024
“More Girls Visited Emergency Departments for Mental Health Needs in Pandemic”
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | April 10, 2024
“Jacksonville Kindergarteners Engage in Fun Reading Activities at The Players Literacy Event”
News4Jax | March 15, 2024
“’Not Accidental’: Children Fare Better in St. Johns Compared to Less Well-Off Counties”
By Beth Reese Cravey, The Florida Times-Union | January 22, 2024
“Building Trust, Examining Data, and Getting Started: Leaders Offer Guidance on Health Equity”
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | January 2, 2024
"Nemours Children’s Health CEO talks about improving the health of kids, and everyone else."
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | November 9, 2023.
"Elvating Kids' Health Well Beyond Medicine"
By R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP, hlth.com | September 25, 2023
"Finding Health by Looking in the Right Place: How Understanding What Actually Creates Health Can Fix U.S. Healthcare"
Becker’s Healthcare Podcast | 2023
"Healthcare 2030: Health vs. Care"
By Lisa Eramo, hfma.org | 2023
"Nemours Children’s CEO Releases New eBook on Essentials of Health Beyond the Doctor’s Office"
reachmd.com | May 17, 2023
"It's Simple: Nemours CEO Shares 3 Ways To Fix Healthcare"
By Melanie Blackman, healthleadersmedia.com | June 29, 2023
"86% of Kids Report Worrying"
By Sara Moniuszko and Bradley Blackburn, cbsnews.com | May 8, 2023
"Nemours Children’s Health CEO Dr. R. Lawrence Moss on Innovation"
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | April 6, 2023
"Nemours Children’s Health to Advance Health Equity in Pediatric Care"
By Sarai Rodriguez, Patient Engagement HIT | March 2, 2022
"Dear President Biden: We Need a White House Office on Children and Youth"
By Bruce Lesley & R. Lawrence Moss MD, Morning Consult | January 25, 2021
"How Nemours Children’s Health Is Reconceptualizing the Whole Concept of Care"
By Matt Humphrey, Strategic Health Care Marketing | November 4, 2021
"Nemours Survey: Parents Like Telehealth, But More Need to Be Convinced to Use It"
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | August 20, 2021
Dr. Moss contributed to articles on the state of children's health and how it all was affected by COVID-19.
"Caring For Kids In The COVID-19 Era: Addressing Social Drivers and Paying for Health"
R. Lawrence Moss MD, Charlene A. Wong, Daniella Gratale, Mark B. McClellan, HealthAffairs | July 21, 2020
"What Leadership Looks Like Now in U.S. Healthcare"
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | November 23, 2020
"CEOs Want Partners but Increasingly Not a Merger"
By Tara Bannow, Modern Healthcare | February 22, 2020
"Millions of Families Are Struggling to Meet Children's Basic Health Needs. Here's What We Can Do"
By R. Lawrence Moss MD, HealthLeaders Media | March 10, 2020
"Nemours Children's CEO: Kids' Health 'Is Everyone's Business'"
By Morgan Haefner, Becker’s | March 2, 2020
"COVID as a Catalyst to Move Toward Health Equity for Children"
By R. Lawrence Moss MD, Modern Healthcare | November 25, 2020
"Honoring Lives Lost to Covid-19"
NEJM Catalyst | July 29, 2020
"COVID-19 and Telehealth Revolution Policy Barriers Are Standing in the Way of Transforming Care"
By R. Lawrence Moss MD, The HILL | May 18, 2020
"Nemours' CEO Makes Economic Case for Investment in Pediatrics"
By Tina Reed, Fierce Healthcare | August 21, 2020
"Lessons From CEOs: COVID-19"
NEJM Catalyst | July 29, 2020
"Q&A With Modern Health Care"
Modern Healthcare | October 26, 2019
"Let’s Invest More in Kids’ Health"
By Steven Porter, HealthLeaders | October 17, 2019
"Integrating Pediatric Care and Taking on Risk to Improve Health"
By Rebecca Gale, HealthAffairs | November 2019
"How Hospitals Can Impact the Social Determinants of Health"
By Joseph P. Williams, U.S. News & World Report | November 18, 2019
"Achieving Value-Based Care Results"
By Jacqueline LaPointe, RevCycle Intelligence | November 1, 2019
"Improving the Health of Populations"
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | October 8, 2019
"Leaping Forward Into the Future of Population Health"
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | November 27, 2019
"Fee-for-Service Limits Long-Term Work on Social Determinants"
By Maria Castelluci, Modern Healthcare | June 15, 2019
Appearances by Dr. Moss
LATEST BLOG POST
Healthy Children Become Healthy Adults
Investing in child health is the single most powerful lever to ensure a healthy population and a strong economy: If we want a healthier American population, we need to prioritize early childhood. Two newly published studies — one authored by a Nemours-led team — offer striking examples of how important childhood habits are for lifelong health.

Investing in America’s Children
We have a big vision at Nemours Children’s: to create the healthiest generations of children across America. We know it is ambitious. We got into children’s health in Wilmington, Delaware, due to the philanthropy and generosity of Alfred I. duPont, and his aspiration to make a transformative difference in children’s lives.

Our Community Investment in Children
Last week — before the hurricane that swept across Florida — I attended the second annual Child Health Equity Symposium in Orlando, hosted by Nemours Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity. More than 90 community organizations came together — groups that advocate for access to mental health services, good nutrition, mentorship for at-risk youth, safe housing and more. We all have a stake in keeping kids healthy.

To Solve Childhood Obesity, We Must Go Well Beyond Medicine
Years ago, I had two patients, Fletcher and Billy. They were not related, but happened to be born at the hospital where I worked, on the same day, with the same serious intestinal birth defect. These two boys underscored for me an important lesson: medical care and health care are not the same thing.

We Must Do Better for Children of Military Members
Nothing gives life meaning more than the honor of being part of something bigger than oneself. I feel that way when I put on my Nemours Children’s badge in the morning, and I know our 9,500 Nemours associates do as well.

Sleep On It: Solving Challenges by Getting More Shut-Eye
I’ve done the math. I have gone all night without sleep for over 1,400 nights. I have had interrupted sleep for over 2,500 nights. I’m not proud of this. Such is life as a surgical resident and practicing pediatric surgeon.

Heart Health
May is Women’s Health Month, and it’s also the month we celebrate mothers. I lost my mother to cancer in 2017 and there has not been a day since when I have not thought about her and felt her presence. There are so many things I love about my wife, but none is more important to me than being the best possible mother to our children...