In our second conversation with Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital CEO Caitlin Stella, we learn how the hospital’s focus on “Love, TLC and The Power of Play” helps children feel like they’re at home during treatment.
It’s a compelling follow-up to our previous discussion with Caitlin about the different ways Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital creates a more welcoming environment for children and their families.
Tune in to Hear:
- How to make a hospital fun for kids.
- Why “love” is a central theme at the hospital.
- How floor by floor, the hospital’s unique design built in the “healing power of play.”
- and much more!
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Highlights From Our Conversation with Caitlin Stella:
“It's sometimes a very heavy environment, but I feel like the job of the team around the children … is just to make it feel like normal for them. That they're not in a hospital; they're having fun. They're still kids.”
“Love is at the center of everything that we do. … Every time we walk in the front door, every time we put on the badge, every time we put on the scrubs … it's a reminder that that is what's driving us. We love kids, we love our community, we love what we do.”
“The whole building has the theme of the healing power of play. … We really thought about how to make it special and something memorable.”
“We are absolutely privileged to be the children's hospital for the families in this community. It is an honor that they trust us with the lives of their children.”
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