MORE THAN A HOSPITAL
Brodie’s treatment will continue at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, which opened last month.
The £150 million facility includes an emergency department, 242 beds, 10 theatres and wards, outdoor play areas and physical and mental health specialities.
There is also an art and therapeutic design programme – towards which Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) has provided £3.1m of funding – a helipad and accommodation for families. As facilities are connected to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh paediatric care, specialist neonatal care, neurosciences and both emergency departments are now all on the same site. This reduces the need for emergency transfers between hospitals, and ensures staff can share skills and expertise.
Victoria Buchanan, ECHC deputy director of fundraising, said: “RHCYP will be more than a hospital. With the generosity of our supporters, children and young people will receive the best medical care and ECHC will be there to transform the hospital experience for them and their families.
“Wards will become discos, magic shows and art galleries. Music and play will fill waiting rooms, corridors and courtyards. Our aim is to ease worries and let imaginations thrive.
“No child or young person wants to be in hospital but if they have to be, ECHC will make sure they don’t miss out on their childhoods.”