Pediatric Healthcare Providers
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Let's work together
You are making a good decision in considering a StudentsCare Hospital Buddy Program at your facility. Before coming to your facility, StudentsCare Buddies will go through an extensive training program, developed by Child Life professionals, to make sure that they are prepared for this experience and ready to work with your most vulnerable patients and families.
We will work with your Child Life, Social Work, and Volunteer Services staff to ensure all our students meet your hospital’s volunteer requirements and complete all HIPAA and compliance on-boarding procedures.
We all know long hospital stays can be lonely and boring, especially for children. By providing play opportunities, StudentsCare is helping to normalize the hospital environment for kids. The consistency of StudentsCare Buddies offers a sense of comfort to parents, often times allowing them to step away from the hospital room and take much needed time for themselves.
Overall, our Buddies help offer seriously ill children and families a temporary reprieve from the physical and emotional demands of hospitalization. We hope you will welcome StudentsCare into your facility. You will see many happy patients, family members, and staff as a result!
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Benefits of Partnering with Us
Rigorously trained volunteers prepared by Child Life professionals to support the psychosocial needs of pediatric patients and families
Full compliance with hospital onboarding requirements, including HIPAA, privacy, infection control, and institutional volunteer standards
Consistent, relationship-based visits that help reduce patient distress, anxiety, and social isolation during hospitalization
Developmentally appropriate play and engagement that supports normalization of the hospital environment and coping with illness
Reliable volunteer continuity that fosters trust, emotional security, and family-centered care
Support for caregivers, contributing to reduced stress and improved family well-being
Positive distraction and emotional support that enhance overall patient experience and satisfaction
Supplemental non-clinical support that aligns with patient- and family-centered care standards and whole-person care goals
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