[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hi.
I'm Josiah.
Welcome to Penn State Children's Hospital.
Let's go on a tour.
Right now, we're in the lobby.
See how bright and welcoming it is?
That's on purpose, of course.
The entire hospital has a theme of learning and healing
through nature.
One of the first things you'll see is this learning wall.
Nice, right?
Well, take a closer look.
Even when you don't feel good, things like this
have a way of cheering you up.
Follow me.
There's more to see.
And this is the outpatient clinic
where I get my chemo treatments for cancer.
And this is one of my nurses, Heather.
Josiah has a special tube in his chest called a port.
We can use his port to take small amounts of blood
and give him special medicine to keep the bad cancer cells away.
Around the corner from the lobby,
there's a cafe with lots of healthy food options.
We call it the Tree House Café.
And right now, I'm in the outdoor courtyard
just off the cafe, which is a really good place
to be when the weather is nice.
Hi.
I'm Alicia.
And I'm John, and this is our daughter, Leah.
Hi.
Let's go to the second floor.
The second floor is home to five operating rooms
where most pediatric surgeries are done,
two large procedure rooms, and a pediatric cardiac
catheterization lab.
This is where Leah had her surgery
for a bacterial infection.
Hi, grandpa.
Hi, Leah.
My dad, Leah's grandpa, is a heart surgeon here.
Dad, why don't you tell us a little bit more?
Well, each year, over 3,000 patients
come up this elevator, kids that go into the preoperative area
where they're met by their anesthesiologist, their nurse,
and their surgeon.
And from there, after everything has been evaluated,
they go into the operating room.
Hi.
I'm Kennedy, and I'm one of those kids who
needs surgery, a few actually, to help relieve pressure
on my brain.
I'm on the third floor now where there
are lots of inpatient rooms, 125 beds on this campus,
to be exact.
Each room on this floor is private,
which families really like.
But even though the rooms are nice,
nobody wants to spend all the time in their room.
Let me show you another special place.
This is a Child Life playroom.
I love Child Life, especially the staff, like Ashley.
Hi.
I'm Ashley Kane.
I'm the Manager of Child Life.
Each day, our team supports and guides kids just like Kennedy
through hospital tests and procedures, surgeries,
clinic visits, and overnight stays in the hospital.
We provide information and education
to patients and their families in a way
that's easy to understand by using books
and other creative resources.
We also focus on play.
What better way to keep your mind off
what's going on in the hospital than by spending
some time working on a craft, participating
in hospital bingo, or having a special visitor stop by
to say hi?
Our goal is to help our patients and their families
feel comfortable and empowered during their time here.
Hi.
I'm Sam.
So now you've seen a few parts of the Children's Hospital,
but kids are treated in many other areas too.
Sometimes kids are brought here by a lifeline helicopter
or by a pediatric ambulance specifically designed
to transport kids.
Kids may also need to be treated in the emergency
department, where I am now.
The hospital made sure this area was family-friendly too.
Sometimes after babies are born, they
need to be cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit.
This is where I spent the first 73 days after I
was born 13 weeks early.
Did you know Penn State Children's Hospital
has the region's highest-level neonatal
and pediatric intensive care units?
But kids don't even have to come all the way to Hershey
to receive care.
There are dozens of clinic locations
all over Pennsylvania, so kids can get the care
they need close to home.
And Penn State Children's Hospital
is making a difference in the lives of children
everywhere by doing all kinds of research, including
childhood cancer research to find improved treatments
and cures.
Thanks for visiting.