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Florida Hospital offers glimpse of Disney Children's Hospital
Robyn Shelton | Sentinel Medical Writer August 28, 2008
A rendering of Disney Children's Hospital. (September 19, 2007)
There are video games in the patients' rooms and familiar Disney characters, including a 6-foot Baloo the bear, in the lobby.
With the flip of a switch, tranquil beach or mountain scenery will appear on a wall inside the ER exam rooms. Kids who need a CT scan can slide a stuffed alligator into a toy version to learn what to expect.
High-tech aesthetics and child-friendly distractions are planned throughout the newly named Disney Children's Hospital at Florida Hospital. The details were revealed Wednesday by hospital and Disney officials who posed for photos with Goofy near the project's future lobby in Orlando.
"This hospital will serve as a model for other children's hospitals around the world," said Marla Silliman, the hospital's administrator.
Plans for the venture were announced last year, along with Disney's pledge to donate $10 million. The project includes both new construction and renovation of Florida Hospital's existing pediatric wing. Last year, Florida Hospital put the price tag at about $40 million. But Silliman said the cost could grow to as much as $100 million as more specifics are nailed down.
The hospital is to open in phases starting at the end of this year, with completion expected in 2010.
Though Disney has donated to other children's hospitals, the new venture is the first to bear its name. That distinction was evident Wednesday at a media event where speakers described the facility as "magical" and a wheelchair-bound Goofy was rolled into the room complaining of a tummy ache.
But officials said the hospital is not about entertainment.
They're adding more intensive-care beds for newborns and focusing on minimally invasive procedures to fix birth defects, remove appendixes and carry out other surgeries on children. In addition, Florida Hospital has hired former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello to lead health and prevention programs for children and women.
"If we're going to change the future of children's health, we must teach them how to make healthy lifestyle [choices], and we have to make it fun for them. That's where Disney comes in," said Des Cummings, Florida Hospital executive vice president.
Walt Disney Imagineer Alex Wright revealed drawings of the future three-story lobby that includes statuelike characters from the The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid and other Disney movies. Children will be able to create cave drawings and tap out musical notes on steppingstones. At night, the lobby will be bathed in soothing light and stars -- a virtual constellation.
"We wanted to focus on nature themes to create a welcoming environment," Wright said.
The new facility is to be among three in Orlando that cater to children. Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, owned by Orlando Health, is a 158-bed hospital with an additional 112 neonatal-intensive-care beds for the sickest infants. Arnold Palmer has a children's emergency department that includes trauma care for severe injuries.
In addition, the future Nemours Orlando Children's Hospital is slated for completion in 2012 at Lake Nona, which is to be home to the University of Central Florida Medical College and Burnham Institute for Medical Research.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-hospital2808aug28,0,6609971.story
Florida Hospital offers glimpse of Disney Children's Hospital
Robyn Shelton | Sentinel Medical Writer August 28, 2008
A rendering of Disney Children's Hospital. (September 19, 2007)
There are video games in the patients' rooms and familiar Disney characters, including a 6-foot Baloo the bear, in the lobby.
With the flip of a switch, tranquil beach or mountain scenery will appear on a wall inside the ER exam rooms. Kids who need a CT scan can slide a stuffed alligator into a toy version to learn what to expect.
High-tech aesthetics and child-friendly distractions are planned throughout the newly named Disney Children's Hospital at Florida Hospital. The details were revealed Wednesday by hospital and Disney officials who posed for photos with Goofy near the project's future lobby in Orlando.
"This hospital will serve as a model for other children's hospitals around the world," said Marla Silliman, the hospital's administrator.
Plans for the venture were announced last year, along with Disney's pledge to donate $10 million. The project includes both new construction and renovation of Florida Hospital's existing pediatric wing. Last year, Florida Hospital put the price tag at about $40 million. But Silliman said the cost could grow to as much as $100 million as more specifics are nailed down.
The hospital is to open in phases starting at the end of this year, with completion expected in 2010.
Though Disney has donated to other children's hospitals, the new venture is the first to bear its name. That distinction was evident Wednesday at a media event where speakers described the facility as "magical" and a wheelchair-bound Goofy was rolled into the room complaining of a tummy ache.
But officials said the hospital is not about entertainment.
They're adding more intensive-care beds for newborns and focusing on minimally invasive procedures to fix birth defects, remove appendixes and carry out other surgeries on children. In addition, Florida Hospital has hired former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello to lead health and prevention programs for children and women.
"If we're going to change the future of children's health, we must teach them how to make healthy lifestyle [choices], and we have to make it fun for them. That's where Disney comes in," said Des Cummings, Florida Hospital executive vice president.
Walt Disney Imagineer Alex Wright revealed drawings of the future three-story lobby that includes statuelike characters from the The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid and other Disney movies. Children will be able to create cave drawings and tap out musical notes on steppingstones. At night, the lobby will be bathed in soothing light and stars -- a virtual constellation.
"We wanted to focus on nature themes to create a welcoming environment," Wright said.
The new facility is to be among three in Orlando that cater to children. Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, owned by Orlando Health, is a 158-bed hospital with an additional 112 neonatal-intensive-care beds for the sickest infants. Arnold Palmer has a children's emergency department that includes trauma care for severe injuries.
In addition, the future Nemours Orlando Children's Hospital is slated for completion in 2012 at Lake Nona, which is to be home to the University of Central Florida Medical College and Burnham Institute for Medical Research.
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