Families Making the Most of the Family Resource Center and Ronald McDonald Family Room Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, Delaware
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 @ 05:21 PM EDT
by: Alison Burris (302) 651-6396 email: aburris@nemours.org

Wilmington, DE – Families at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children eagerly awaited the February 13 opening of the new Family Resource Center and Ronald McDonald Family Room. The new Center, decorated in soothing earth tones with twinkling lights to mimic a starlit sky promised to be a welcome addition, where families could enjoy some of the comforts of home, just a few short steps away from their child’s bedside.

In its first month, over 1,000 families visited this new, spacious area. The most appreciated feature of the Center is the laundry facility. Over 100 families have used the free and conveniently located washer and dryer during their children’s stay in the hospital. There are also sleep rooms, equipped with a full-size bed and comfortable furniture, where almost 40 parents have stayed, giving parents a peaceful respite from hospital life.

The Family Resource Center and Ronald McDonald Family Room also provides a kitchenette, a library with books, periodicals and DVDs, a Family Education Center and a business center with a copier, fax machine, computers and printers.

This was a joint project between duPont Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware. By providing this area, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children continues to demonstrate their commitment to family-centered care.

The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is a division of Nemours, which operates one of the nation’s largest health systems devoted to pediatric patient care, teaching and research. Set on a beautiful 300-acre campus near Wilmington, Delaware, the 180-bed duPont Hospital for Children offers all the specialties of pediatric medicine, surgery and dentistry.

Nemours is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children. For more information, please visit Nemours.org

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About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.