As we imagine infinite possibilities for progress for children and families, we also imagine a new, larger, state-of-the-art hospital to match the extraordinary expertise of our team.
A patient’s average length of stay in our hospital is seven weeks! Many stay with us six months or more, because of the increasingly complex conditions of the infants, children and young adults that we treat.
Opportunities to Enhance Our Extraordinary Care
- Semi-private rooms, once the norm, are not today. Private rooms are best for patients of any age, long-term stays, privacy, infection and best outcomes.
- Children, teens and young adults often need to wait to be admitted due to lack of rooms. Futures are put on hold when the timing of their care is so crucial.
- Larger, single rooms will better accommodate the transformative equipment used for our patients.
As improved pediatric acute care helps more children survive, the number of children with complex conditions continues to rise. Expanding our hospital bed capacity is about meeting the growing need and ensuring we can provide our unique, transformative care to the children who need us most.
Technology Improves Recovery
Equipment and Technology Integration
- We have the opportunity to integrate critical equipment and mobility technology into patient rooms, making access easier.
- Patient rooms will be updated with modern technology to deliver daily schedules, translate languages and provide information.
Seamless Integration is the Goal
- Patient rooms, therapy spaces and family areas that are currently distant from one another will be co-located in the new hospital.
- In our growth, staff collaborative spaces are now being used for patient care. Our new hospital will have spaces for staff, family training and collaborative care.
Every day, the need for our extraordinary care grows. Patients and staff need our new hospital now.
Introducing KIRA: Kennedy’s Interactive Relational Assistant
KIRA is a proprietary, AI-powered digital concierge designed to reduce stress and enhance the hospital experience by addressing patients’, caregivers’ and clinicians’ non-clinical needs, such as daily schedules, language translation, campus navigation, local resource finder and general information. In the future, KIRA will provide educational support, interactive activities and expanded services across the Institute.