Child Life Program
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Activity Center
The Children's Hospital Activity Center is located near the 6 East Nurses' Station and Room 658. The center is open daily from 9:00am until 8:00pm. You can check the bulletin board located outside the Center or your nurse regarding daily activities.
Computer Usage
A special password is necessary to gain access to Child Life computers (Activity Center or bedside). Please see Child Life Staff / Volunteers or your child's nurse to gain access.
To continue you or your child's computer privileges, we ask that you do not:
- Download anything from the Internet (or other sources) on the hospital computers.
- Do Not change any of the settings of the computers.
- Due to the limited number of computers and patient demand, time limits may be set so others may have the opportunity to use the computer.
Activity Center Rules
- No medical procedures are allowed in the Activity Center.
- The Center is only for the use of WVUCH patients, their families and visitors.
- Visiting children MUST be accompanied by an adult family member at all times.
- Visitors must wash their hands before touching toys.
- When visiting a patient in isolation, visiting children must take toys to the patient room and not play in the Activity Center.
- Some types of isolation patients can visit the activity center after special arrangements are made with the childlife specialist.
- Toys may be taken to the patient's room if an adult family member is unable to stay with a visiting child.
- Please pick up toys and equipment before leaving the Center.
Borrowed toys, movies, games and wagons must be cleaned between patient use and be returned to a special place for cleaning. Please ask the Child Life Staff or your nurse if you have any questions. - Only "Kid Friendly" TV/movie programming is permitted in the Activity Center. PLEASE, no soap operas, adult themed shows or talk shows such as Jerry Springer, Oprah or Maury.
- Please no food or drink in the Activity Center except for special Child Life Activities.
- Please do not use the Activity Center as a waiting room. Please use the designated waiting rooms.