Child Life Specialist Staff Support

Child Life Specialists are healthcare providers that are specially certified to help children cope with their medical experience. This includes going through long hospital stays, sometimes scary procedures and even helping say meaningful goodbyes to dying loved ones. They help our pediatric patients understand their treatments and ensure interventions go smoothly and quickly as possible through the power of play. It is important to note that these services are always free of charge.

Sacred Heart Child Life Specialist with a smiling young patient

Your investment allows our Child Life Specialists to:

Help children to cope with fear and anxiety associated with the medical environment and hospitalization of themselves or loved ones
Establish normalcy and promoting a sense of comfort throughout the surgical experience
Decrease post-procedure length-of-stay for young patients
Assure better long-term adjustment to medical challenges
Provide tools that allow children to express their feelings about their medical situation and play an active role
Prioritize emotional safety at the same level as physical safety

Mail Your Donation:

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation
Gift Processing Lockbox #1093
PO Box 35146
Seattle, WA 98124-5146

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation’s tax ID number is 93-6026548.

A plush cat nurse provides care for a teddy bear patient.

Child Life Specialist Staff Support

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