In just 12 years, Austin's Playroom Project has raised funds to establish 26 Austin's Playrooms:
26. Allegheny General Hospital Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents
25. The Washington Hospital
24. Heritage Valley Beaver Auxiliary Emergency Department
23. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
22. Butler Memorial Hospital
21. Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
20. UPMC Passavant Hospital, North Hills - Emergency Department
19. Heritage Valley Sewickley - Emergency Department
18. UPMC Passavant Hospital, Cranberry - Emergency Department
17. A Child's Place at Mercy/UPMC Mercy Health Center, Third Floor Waiting Room
16. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - Lemieux Sibling Center
15. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - 6th floor inpatient playroom
14. St. Clair Hospital - Emergency Department
13. The Western Pennsylvania Hospital - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
11. and 12. The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center - Playroom/Playspaces/Outdoor Play Area
10. UPMC McKeesport - Emergency Department
9. Somerset Hospital - Emergency Department
8. Canonsburg Hospital - Emergency Department
7. Gilda's Club - Playroom
6. The Children's Institute - Playroom
5. UPMC Passavant Hospital -Emergency Department / General Medical - relocated
4. UPMC Presbyterian Hospital - Radiation / Oncology Department Playroom - relocated
3. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Oncology Playroom (Oakland) - relocated
2. Magee-Womens Hospital - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
1. The Children's Home, (T.I.C.) - relocated
"The partnership with the Mario Lemieux Foundation has enabled our hospital to have Austin's Playroom which benefits patients of all ages and their families to have a place to play, in a medical free environment, to cope with hospitalization and to have fun."
Beth Williams, M.S., CCLS
Certified Child Life Specialist II
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Facilities interested in adding an Austin's Playroom should contact Karin Girasek, Austin's Playroom Project Manager, at 412-281-3466 or kgirasek@mlf66.org for an official application. |
