Children's Hospital of Illinois

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Goals

Meet the emotional, physical, and psychosocial needs of hospitalized children and adolescents.
Provide programs, which strive to promote the optimum development of children, adolescents and families.
Minimize the stress and anxiety experienced by children, adolescents and families in medical settings; help maintain normal living pattern.
Provide essential life experiences and to provide opportunities to retain self esteem and appropriate independence.
Support parents and encourage their participation in their child's health care.
To enhance children's understanding of medical procedures through the use of preparation and support.
To provide opportunities for play so that they may learn to foster a sense of control, self expression, and mastery.

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