The Child Life Program serves both the 21-bed Pediatric Inpatient Unit and the 9-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.


Services are provided in the playroom and at the bedside for those patients too ill to participate in the playroom activities.

The goals of the Child Life Program include:

• Educating the patients and reduce their stress
  and anxiety .
  
• Providing normal or home-like activities and
  experiences which are needed for growth
  and development.
  
• Creating opportunities for children to express
  their feelings and to bolster their self-esteem
  and independence.
  
  The program operates five days a week, including evenings and holidays.
  Services are provided by certified a child life specialist.

Program Coordinator
Laura Cohen
410-601-5863