Aileen Longoria recently joined the Wave Healthcare team in the summer of 2020. She graduated from the University of Texas at Brownsville in 2007 with an Associates in Respiratory Care and 2014 with a Bachelors in Applied Science. Aileen also served in the United States Texas Army National Guard in the Finance Corps. Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, she dedicated her first 8 years at McAllen Medical Center where she provided critical care to neonatal, pediatric, and adult as a lead therapist and assisted in the Pulmonary Function Lab. She relocated to San Antonio and continued her career working in the neonatal/pediatric critical care unit and cardiac unit at University Hospital and San Antonio Military Medical Center. She began working part-time with pediatric and adult home DME and decided to dedicate herself full time to pediatric home care. She has a true passion for teaching and working closely with families with special needs. “The best feeling is knowing you can provide and care for their needs from day one and continue to provide and grow a relationship with one another. They become a part of your family.”