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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Wilmington, DE 19803
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What to Expect
We make visiting and staying at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware as comfortable and convenient as possible.
Welcome Center
The Welcome Center, located inside the hospital entrance in the Anthony N. Fusco Sr. Atrium, is your one-stop resource for everything you need while you’re here. You can:
- Get a badge (for inpatient visitors).
- Find hospital maps and directions.
- Ask for language interpretation, and assistance or services for the hearing impaired.
- Discover local dining, attractions, hotels and places to worship.
- Learn about patient and family support services.
Comforts & Conveniences
Patient Rooms
- Private rooms, each with a bathroom and shower
- Two TVs, mini-refrigerator, closet and personal safe
- Large windows with an outside view
Inpatient Floors
- Family solariums for gathering or quiet time
- Playrooms with games and toys
- Washers and dryers
- Family kitchens
- Lactation rooms and breastfeeding support
- Healing Garden (second floor)
- Child Life Activity Center (third floor)
- Family Resource Center (third floor; showers, kitchenette, library, business center, private sleep rooms by reservation)
Rehabilitation and Inpatient Therapy Center (third floor)
- ZeroG® Gait and Balance System (allows patients with limited mobility to test their limits without the fear of falling) — the only pediatric hospital in the nation using the latest, upgraded ZeroG® model
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) suite, with fully furnished kitchen and modified bedroom (helps children with limited mobility practice daily life tasks)
- On-site school classroom equipped with computers and library, and staffed by Nemours special education teachers
- Centrally located family waiting lounge with kitchenette
- Outdoor terrace, where patients can play and enjoy fresh air and solitude
Where to Sleep
- Each patient room has a couch and chair that convert to sleeping accommodations.
- The Ronald McDonald House of Delaware provides a home away from home for families to stay together, right across from our campus.
Note: Certain specialty and intensive care units (e.g., the PICU, NICU and CICU) may have different sleeping accommodations, guidelines and conveniences. Please ask your physician or nurse about amenities available to your family.
- The surgical services waiting room (second floor) is close to vending machines and an outdoor seating area.
- A surgical nurse liaison is generally available to keep families informed of their child’s progress during surgery.
- Our Healing Garden (also located on the second floor near the surgical services area) offers natural beauty and places for reflection.
- Streamlined appointment check-in with self-service kiosks
- All-abilities, wheelchair-accessible playground
- Kid-approved waiting areas with activities and computers
- Outpatient pharmacy onsite
- Variety of dining and snack options
- Fast-track services for nonemergency conditions
- Private exam rooms with doors, not curtains
- Kid-approved waiting areas with activities and computers
- Two waiting areas (one for arriving families, one for those waiting between procedures)
Where to Eat
Sodexo Dining Area
Next to Anthony N. Fusco Sr. Atrium, Hospital Entrance
Monday—Friday
Breakfast: 6:15–10:30 a.m.
Continental: 10–10:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday—Sunday & Holidays
Breakfast: 7:15–10 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Einstein Bros.® Bagels
Anthony N. Fusco Sr. Atrium, Hospital Entrance
Daily: 24/7
Jazzman's Café & Bakery
Outpatient Lobby
Weekdays: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where to Play & Rest
These features are open to all patients, families and visitors.
Hospital Grounds
Park-like campus with century-old oaks and open lawns so children can play or relax.
Outdoor Playground
Outpatient Entrance
For children of all ages and abilities to enjoy being a kid.
Discovery Zone Presented by DuPont
Anthony N. Fusco Sr. Atrium
A 60-foot interactive digital wall.
Healing Garden
Second Floor
Peaceful elements of water, nature and sculpture.
Prayer & Meditation Room
First Floor
Nondenominational respite and reflection.
Nemours Estate
On Campus Alfred I. duPont’s breathtaking 18th-century French style mansion, gardens and grounds. Learn More »
Retail & Pharmacy
Outpatient Pharmacy
Near Outpatient Lobby
Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m to 1 p.m.
(302) 651-4649
Note: CLOSED DOOR PHARMACY. At this time we only fill prescriptions for employees or for patients of Nemours that have a prescription written by a Nemours provider.
There is a Medication Disposal Kiosk for unwanted medication in the Atrium of the hospital available 24 hours a day to the patients, staff and public.
Rocco & Mary Abessinio Gift Shop
Anthony N. Fusco Sr. Atrium
Weekdays: 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Weekends: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(302) 651-6082
Nemours Safety & Wellness Store
Anthony N. Fusco Sr. Atrium
Weekdays: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(302) 651-4279
Coping & Support
Hospital Support Teams & Services
Patient Navigation | Coordinate doctor visits, tests and procedures. Learn More
(800) 451-2854
Child Life | Ease anxiety through play, therapy and fun activities. Learn More
(302) 298-7047
Pastoral Care | Provide spiritual guidance and onsite worship services. Learn More
(302) 651-5063
Social Work | Help families cope and connect to resources that make life easier. Learn More
(302) 651-4230
Integrative Therapies | Promote wellness with mind and body relaxation techniques. Learn More
(302) 651-4200
Lactation Support | Educate mothers about and support healthy breastfeeding habits. Learn More
(302) 689-9119
Plan Your Visit
- DART First State: Route 28 | Trip Planner | (800) 652-3278
- SEPTA Regional Rail: Wilmington/Newark Line | Trip Planner | (215) 580-7800
- Paratransit Service: Online Reservations | (800) 553-3278
Free Self-Parking (Including Garage) | Open 24/7
Valet Service | Weekdays: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. for a $5 fee (free with a state-issued Accessible Parking plate or placard). Drive up to the outpatient entrance (near the playground).
Gift Shop
The Disney Children's Hospital Program
The Disney Children’s Hospitals Program delivers comfort and inspiration to families with children facing serious illness by reimagining the patient and family experience in children’s hospitals.
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