Honor roll of giving - Cook Children's
Honor roll of giving - Cook Children's
Honor roll of giving - Cook Children's
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“Being able to personalize a bear at our own Build-a-Bear workshop will allow our patients to work<br />
through many feelings related to their illness or injury,” said Jill koss, director <strong>of</strong> family support<br />
services for <strong>Cook</strong> Children’s. “Being able to choose their animal, use their own voice to create a<br />
message and then have a heart ceremony is a powerful experience for patients and siblings<br />
alike.”<br />
along with the comfort provided by the stuffed animal, bringing a Build-a-Bear<br />
Workshop to <strong>Cook</strong> Children’s made financial sense. Each year, more than 3.3 million<br />
people enter the doors <strong>of</strong> the medical center. and, with the recent expansion at<br />
<strong>Cook</strong> Children’s, even more visitors are anticipated. the leadership team at<br />
<strong>Cook</strong> Children’s embarked on a retail assessment plan three years ago. the plan<br />
included talking to families, patients, physicians and staff members to learn the<br />
types <strong>of</strong> retail stores they wanted to see in the medical center.<br />
the assessment showed a need for more food and drink options, which<br />
led to a starbucks in the medical center. the starbucks was an immediate<br />
success, selling three times the volume expected. to meet the growing<br />
need for food items, a Chick-fil-A ® will be housed at the expanded medical<br />
center. <strong>Cook</strong> Children’s also has plans for a retail pharmacy within the<br />
medical center to help educate families needing medicine for their children<br />
and <strong>of</strong>fer the convenience <strong>of</strong> getting the medication immediately<br />
after the prescription.<br />
all <strong>of</strong> these new amenities are designed to make<br />
the time spent at <strong>Cook</strong> Children’s better for families,<br />
patients and staff. But in addition to adding more<br />
convenience, the leadership team wanted to add<br />
more fun! at <strong>Cook</strong> Children’s, we never forget that we<br />
are a pediatric health care organization. one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
stores mentioned throughout the survey was Build-a-<br />
Bear, which also happens to be a favorite <strong>of</strong> nancy<br />
Cychol, the president <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cook</strong> Children’s medical<br />
Center.<br />
“the partnership between <strong>Cook</strong> Children’s and<br />
4 Children’s Promise | the magazine <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cook</strong> Children’s