Happy Island PPEC

Our services include Pediatric Nursing Care, Transportation, Nutritional Food Program, Physical, Respiratory, Occupational, and Speech Therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Special Education (provided by Miami Dade County Public Schools), Physician on Call, After School Program, Extracurricular Activities, and Social Services.

PPEC Services are covered 100% by Medicaid once recommended by the child’s pediatrician through a prescription or letter of medical necessity. Our staff is happy to assist you with the enrollment process.

Children who need nursing care every day and are unable to have their needs met by a typical school or day care and/or do not need to be in a hospital. It includes but not limited to the following: *Supplemental oxygen *Malignancy *Ventilator dependence *Severe asthma *Cystic fibrosis *Diabetes *Sleep Apnea *Wounds *Spinal cord injury *Seizure Disorders *Chronic lung disease *Cerebral palsy *Immune deficiency *Cystic fibrosis *Prematurity complications * *Heart disease *Muscular dystrophy *Spina bifida *Renal disease – Tracheomalaci

PPEC stands for Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) Center. Our organization is dedicated to the expert medical care of children from birth through age 21, with disabilities and complex medical conditions.