Dayton Children's is the pediatric referral center for a 20-county region. We offer pediatric services in general pediatrics and over 35 specialty areas. This area contains information about each of these pediatric services.
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Child Life
Tel. 937-641-3000 (ask operator to page child life)
Location information:
The Children's Medical Center of Dayton One Children's Plaza Dayton, OH 45404-1815
Director: Sarah Fillingame, PsyD
Child Life Manager: Karen Muller, BS, CCLS
When children are hospitalized, they face new experiences in an unfamiliar environment. The child life department strives to meet the emotional and psychosocial needs of hospitalized children by providing therapeutic play activities to help ease the stresses of hospitalization. Through play activities, children are encouraged to communicate their feelings of fear, frustration and anger in a nonthreatening playroom setting. Dayton Children's has play areas that have been designed and equippped to provide opportunities for physical, emotional, social and intellectual skills development. No medical procedures or examinations are permitted in play areas. Child life specialists have bachelor's degrees in child development.
Services provided
Therapeutic play activities
Support and diversion during medical procedures at the hospital
Special events and holiday celebrations for hospitalized children and their families
Laptops with wireless internet may be used in activity room or at bedside
Paw Prints (pet therapy program)
Children's Clown Crew (clown visitation program)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 8:30 pm; Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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