Patient Experience
We can make healing feel human
When a child is hospitalized, their world is suddenly anything but normal.
Your investment in the patient experience will help UPMC Children’s feel less like a hospital and more like home.
Support programs that bring comfort to care
- The Child Life Department engages a child and their family in therapeutic activities that foster a sense of normalcy and fun, even in a hospital.
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Dream Big Studio broadcasts entertaining and educational TV programs to each patient room.
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The Nora Grace Kaufman Center for Creative Arts Therapy provides children with a healing escape from the clinical environment.
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Clinical Social Work offers financial assistance and 24/7 support to families in our hospital.
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Supportive Care provides comfort to children with life-limiting illnesses and compassionate support for their families.
Medicine helps children heal. Laughter, play, and compassionate care help children thrive
And yet, patient experience programs are non-reimbursable by insurance.
Only you can sustain the services that help heal the whole child.
Your support enables us to:
Secure permanent resources that ensure families can receive the comprehensive support and comfort these programs provide at no cost
Safeguard critical positions that address the emotional, social, and developmental needs of patients
Enhance the quality of care through innovative collaborations that prioritize child-centered programming
Ensure programs promoting healing and hope are available at no cost to every child who needs them.
Compassionate care for future generations
Philanthropy powers life-changing patient experience programs today, and endowments provide sustainable funding to grow these so they remain available to every child, always.
Reach out today to schedule a conversation about your gift or a tour.
Karen Depperman
Vice President and
Associate Chief Development Officer
[email protected]
(412) 692-3933