Family Centered Care

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At Shriners Hospitals for Children® “family centered care” is not just a catchphrase. It is a philosophy of care and treatment that impacts every aspect of how we interact with, and care for, our patients and their families.

We understand that you are the expert on your child. You know how he will respond to new people and places, the best way to get her to take her medicine, how to settle him down to sleep at night, what she likes to do for fun and which stuffed animal absolutely must be packed in the bag when you come to the hospital. It is your detailed knowledge of your child that helps make our medical team more effective. And it is why we put the family at the center of our care.

Here are a few of things you and your family will experience when your child is a patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children.

  • Meetings with you and the entire medical team treating your child – including a pediatrician, surgeons, radiologists, physical/occupational/speech therapists and nurses – to review your child’s condition, discuss the treatment plan and set goals.
  • Support groups for parents to help cope with caring for a disabled or critically injured child.
  • Family accommodations available onsite so that you can be close to your child during his or her stay.
  • Ronald McDonald is our most important support for low-cost accommodation, it also provides transportation parents to/from Ronald McDonald house to hospital  
  • Spacious inpatient rooms that make it easy for you to stay at your child’s bedside around the clock.
  • Psychological/psychiatric services for patients and families.
  • Social workers to help families with a variety of issues at home and in the community and also help you with every aspect of your child’s care, both here at Shriners Hospitals for Children and when you return home.

In our experience, strong families make strong children. That is why we do everything we can to answer your questions, make you and your child as comfortable as possible, and provide the resources you need both now and in the future.