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Bungie iPads For Kids

The Bungie Foundation aims to reduce distress and suffering in children through entertainment. The iPads for Kids program reduces distress and suffering in children by providing patients with fully customized, age-appropriate entertainment that allows for distraction, therapeutic play, and a sense of normalcy that is vital to creating a positive hospital experience in an otherwise stressful and scary situation. While donated iPads from the iPads for Kids program began in 2013, a more formal effort to deploy across much of the hospital kicked off in summer 2018.

Pilot Goals

  • Deploy iPads to all in-patient rooms at Seattle Children’s.
  • Partner Get Well Network with each iPad to improve patient /family engagement in their care.
  • Create new clinical and technology workflows to allow for implementation.

Findings & Reach

August 9, 2018

Surgical units

Qty: 105

October 2, 2018

Medical units

Qty: 64

October 2, 2018

Rehab unit

Qty: 12

February 20, 2018

NICU units

Qty: 33

February 20, 2018

PICU units

Qty: 38

February 20, 2018

CICU units

Qty: 20

February 20, 2018

Cancer Care units

Qty: 48

 

PBMU

Qty: 41

June 25, 2019

Cast Room

Qty: 3

June 25, 2019

Urgent Care

Qty: 8

June 25, 2019

Dialysis

Qty: 20

June 25, 2019

Autism Clinic

Qty: 23

 

 

415 Total iPads

Conclusions

  • Many troubleshooting processes had to be built.
  • Operational support needed to support project for seamless experience for patients and families.
  • We must continue to expand on how these iPads could be leveraged to deliver more data, information, education, and entertainment.
  • Must partner with a dedicated point person in each department for success.

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