Family Resources/Support Services
We know that having the support of family and friends is a very important part of your child's healing process. During your child's stay or visit with us, we want you and your family to be comfortable. Therefore, we offer you support services to connect with other family and friends as well as to understand and cope with your hospital experience.INTERNET ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL
During your stay with us, you and your family have in-room Internet access on 10S, 10N, 9S, 9N as well as in the common areas on Doernbecher 9 South, 9 North, 8 South, 8 North, 7 North, and the Doernbecher Neonatal Care Center (DNCC) area. This service is provided for your child and your family to communicate with friends and family or for educational and entertainment activities during your stay at our hospital.
FAMILY SPACES
Patient rooms
Each Doernbecher patient room can accommodate 1-2 parents to sleep in the room with the child. Please note that siblings cannot spend the night, so please make plans for your other children.
Family lounges
Doernbecher 9 North, 9 South, and 10 North each have a family lounge in the center of each unit with a refrigerator, microwave, and seating. You are encouraged to use this area to relax, eat and talk with other families.
Meditation Room
You can also use a special meditation room for patients and families on the 10th floor of Doernbecher hospital.
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
While you are with us, be sure to visit the Doernbecher Family Resource Center in the lobby of our hospital next to the Starbucks Coffee Shop.
Resources Available
- Medical texts (consumer health)
- Leisure reading for children, teens and adults
- Medical information brochures
- Educational and entertainment CD-ROMs
- Computers with Internet access
- Educational videos
- Research assistance
- Copy and fax machines
- Magazines
- Access to medical journals
We are open Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Family Resource Center is made possible by Friends of Doernbecher.
Disclaimer
The Family Resource Center's Consumer Health Information Service is intended to provide the public with access to a wide range of health information. Our aim is to promote individual responsibility for health. We do not provide or offer medical advice.
We seek to provide current and authoritative sources of information. However, we do not claim to offer all available references on a topic. Medical information is continually changing and we may not always be able to provide the very latest developments. Materials provided offer the views of individual authors and do not necessarily represent or imply approval or recommendation by OHSU, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, or by your own physician or health care provider.
We hope this information will be useful in communication with your health care providers. Questions about your unique medical condition and circumstances can only be answered by your physician or health care provider.
