Medical Foster Care Children

Medical Foster Care Children

Medical Foster Care enables eligible children, from birth through age 20 with medically-complex conditions whose parents cannot care for them in their own homes, to live and receive care in foster homes rather than in hospitals or other institutional settings.

Medical foster care enhances the quality of life for medically complex foster children allowing them to develop to their fullest potential in a home based program.

In 2024, the number of Medical Foster Care Children in Alachua County was 19 compared to Florida at 303. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

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Alachua County
Medical Foster Care Children, Single Year
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Medical Foster Care Children, Single Year  
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountCount
202419303
20234360
20223363
20216400
202013443
201912606
201823596
201713656
201638691
201517690
201412635
20132318
Florida
Medical Foster Care Children, 2024
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Medical Foster Care Children, 2024  
CountyCount
Florida303
Alachua19
Baker0
Bay1
Bradford1
Brevard14
Broward8
Calhoun0
Charlotte2
Citrus0
Clay1
Collier3
Columbia0
Miami-Dade16
DeSoto0
Dixie0
Duval28
Escambia6
Flagler2
Franklin0
Gadsden0
Gilchrist0
Glades0
Gulf0
Hamilton0
Hardee0
Hendry0
Hernando0
Highlands0
Hillsborough17
Holmes0
Indian River0
Jackson0
Jefferson0
Lafayette0
Lake0
Lee9
Leon21
Levy0
Liberty0
Madison0
Manatee3
Marion0
Martin0
Monroe0
Nassau0
Okaloosa0
Okeechobee0
Orange38
Osceola8
Palm Beach14
Pasco5
Pinellas21
Polk29
Putnam0
St. Johns4
St. Lucie1
Santa Rosa1
Sarasota3
Seminole0
Sumter14
Suwannee0
Taylor0
Union0
Volusia14
Wakulla0
Walton0
Washington0
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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan

  • The sum of the counties may differ from the total if clients were served in multiple counties.
  • Starting in 2019, a new data system was implemented which may account for differences in reporting.
  • This is primary, quantitative data.
  • Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
  • Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
  • Quartiles are calculated when data are available for at least 51 counties.