Our Match Challenge Announcement
March 27, 2008 – 8:24 pmAs you all know, our happy and healthy 3-year old son Sebastian died last October during a routine outpatient test at Shands. After Sebastian’s death, we heard from many concerned pediatricians and parents in the community about improvements that could be made in patient safety and pediatric care.To honor our son and to turn our tragedy into something positive, we have established the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation to serve as a catalyst for profound change in patient safety and pediatric care.Since forming our Foundation, we have received widespread support and we are encouraged by the progress we have made in a very short time.The mission of the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation is to advocate and fundraise for a state-of-the-art, full service children's hospital in Gainesville while promoting excellence in patient safety and insuring that all families are treated with compassion, courtesy and dignity. Our ultimate goal is to build a state-of-the-art, full service ...