In just 10 years, Austin's Playroom Project has raised funds to establish 19 Austin's Playrooms:
- The Children's Home, (T.I.C.)
- Magee-Womens Hospital - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Oncology Playroom (Oakland)
- UPMC Presbyterian Hospital - Radiation / Oncology Department Playroom
- UPMC Passavant Hospital -Emergency Department / General Medical
- The Children's Institute - Playroom
- Gilda's Club - Playroom
- Canonsburg Hospital - Emergency Department
- Somerset Hospital - Emergency Department
- UPMC McKeesport - Emergency Department
- The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center - Playroom/Playspaces/Outdoor Play Area
- The Western Pennsylvania Hospital - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- St. Clair Hospital - Emergency Department
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - 6th floor inpatient playroom
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - Lemieux Sibling Center
- A Child's Place at Mercy/UPMC Mercy Health Center, Third Floor Waiting Room
- UPMC Passavant Hospital, Cranberry - Emergency Department
- Heritage Valley Sewickley - Emergency Department
- UPMC Passavant Hospital, North Hills - Emergency Department
"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. |
