Southwest Florida first responders joined together with Golisano Children’s Hospital to bring the Special Needs Tracking and Awareness Response System program, which accelerates emergency medical care for children with complex medical conditions, to Southwest Florida. STARS was recently implemented at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. When a child with complex medical needs is enrolled in STARS by a referral from their physician or via Golisano Children’s Hospital, they are assigned a number. When they need emergency medical care, the person who calls 911 will give dispatch the child’s STARS number. Dispatch then communicates the patient’s emergency care plan to first responders running the call. Once the team arrives to care for the child, they will already know the child’s baseline condition and be ready to administer care. Golisano Children’s Hospital will also be alerted that the child is on the way and ready to quickly provide treatment. Golisano Children’s Hospital is the first to bring the Lee Health Foundation-funded program outside of Illinois and Missouri, where it was founded at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. By using a referral number, the STARS program pairs personalized emergency care plans written specifically for EMS, fire departments and emergency department staff with the development of a centralized web-based system that integrates with 911 dispatch. The program is active throughout several jurisdictions in Charlotte, Collier and Lee counties, with about 160 pediatric patients enrolled.