| A portion of the Lemieux Foundation's $1.6 million gift to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in 2008 also provided funding for two new playrooms: an Austin's Playroom on the sixth floor for in-patients and The Lemieux Sibling Center in the main lobby which is dedicated to patient siblings.
The Lemieux Sibling Center serves as the flagship playroom for the Mario Lemieux Foundation's Austin's Playroom Project brand.
"The Lemieux Sibling Center supports the needs of the entire family all at once. By permitting families to focus on the child being evaluated without the distraction of siblings; detailed conversations between physicians and parents occur undisturbed. Siblings of the patient are supervised in the center by Child Life Specialists who engage these children in age-appropriate activities and therapeutic arts and crafts. This reduces the anxiety and fear siblings experience regarding their brother or sister's clinic or hospital visit."
Andrew H. Urbach MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director for Clinical Excellence and Service
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
"The Lemieux Sibling Center has added a tremendous new layer to the emphasis on family centered care at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh."
Sarah L. Miedel, MS, CCLS
Child Life Coordinator
Lemieux Sibling Center
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh |
