The Children’s Medical Fund of New York (CMF), with President Corey Ribotsky, created the Child Life Program as a means to help children and their families cope with hospital life. Whether the children are inpatients or outpatients, the hospital experience can be very stressful for them and their families.
Highly-trained specialists work as the Clown Care Unit and the Pet Therapy staff, interacting with the patients and encouraging a happier, healthier and more enjoyable environment. Also, every floor of the hospital has a room designated solely for playtime, where children are free to be themselves with no procedures or checkups preformed.
