FOR KIDS
Chilton Breaks Ground on
New Center to Enhance
Care for Kids and Families
A
tlantic Health System’s Chilton
Medical Center recently kicked off
the construction of its Children’s
Center at its Pompton Plains campus.
Late last year, exuberant donors,
community members, pediatric staff and
hospital leaders took commemorative
sledgehammer swings to signal the beginning
of the planned $4 million, 4,500-square foot
center, which will be the first of its kind in
northern New Jersey.
Representing a unique and progressive
approach, the Children’s Center will pioneer
a new model of pediatric care by combining
emergency services and inpatient care, all in
one state-of-the-art facility located within
the hospital.
“We’re astounded by the outpouring of
support from our loyal community of
donors,” says Amy Hershman, Chilton
Medical Center Foundation trustee and chair
of the hospital’s Major Gift Initiative. “Our
success would not have been possible without
the heartfelt generosity of area residents, along
with charitable donations from foundations,
corporations, hospital employees and other
benefactors.”
Hospitals can be a little scary for everyone,
especially children. That’s why Chilton
Medical Center is committed to providing
compassionate, state-of-the-art pediatric care
that is designed with their specialized needs
in mind, whether they’re discharged from
the ED in a single day or admitted for a
lengthy stay.
The Children’s Center will feature child-
friendly private inpatient rooms with sleeping
accommodations for parents or caregivers, a
family and patient lounge, toys, books, videos
and a playroom. A team of doctors and
nurses specializing in pediatrics and pediatric
emergency medicine will be on hand 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. Creative arts,
music therapy and child life programs will
supplement treatment to help foster healing
and reduce anxiety.
Construction of the new Children’s Center
is expected to be completed later this year. ❖
Representing a unique and progressive approach, the Chilton Children’s Center
will pioneer a new model of pediatric care by combining emergency services and
inpatient care, all in one state-of-the-art facility located within the hospital.
Chilton Magazine SUMMER 2017