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AVH pediatrics gets new mobile gaming system

by The AV Times Staff • January 23, 2019

Pediatric patient Roque Larios races against Antelope Valley Hospital Child Life Assistant Maribel White during a round of Mario Kart 8 while using the Starlight Fun Center. [Image via Antelope Valley Hospital.]
LANCASTER  – Children facing a stay at Antelope Valley Hospital now have access to a mobile gaming system, thanks to a donation by the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Dubbed “The Starlight Fun Center,” the system includes a Nintendo Wii U with games like Mario Kart 8, Wii Sports and Super Mario Galaxy, as well as the ability to watch videos.

“The Starlight Fun Center provides a break from the stresses and difficulties a hospital stay creates for our youngest patients,” stated Maribel White, AV Hospital’s child life assistant. “We appreciate the donation from the Starlight Children’s Foundation, which brightens the day for the children staying in our pediatrics unit.”

The gaming system can be enjoyed in the hospital’s playroom or can be maneuvered to a patient’s bedside. Antelope Valley Hospital is the only facility in the area to have received a Starlight Fun Center.

The Starlight Children’s Foundation is dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. Starlight’s programs have been proven to distract children from their pain, help them better understand and manage their illnesses, and connect families facing similar.

The only pediatric unit within 50 miles, Antelope Valley Hospital cares for more than 1,100 patients a year. The unit is staffed by UCLA pediatricians and specially trained nurses. The hospital also offers the area’s only designated Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics, which sees over 28,000 pediatric patients annually.

[Information via news release from Antelope Valley Hospital.]

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Filed Under: Health, Home, Lancaster

2 comments for "AVH pediatrics gets new mobile gaming system"

  1. Samuel A. says

    January 24, 2019 at 10:36 am

    They should just let them have a Gaming Room Located in the Hospital That Provides Them with a Cool Modern Look with Xbox’s Xbox Ones, Nintendo Switches, And Ps4 Everywhere in that Room. If I was Mayor of Palmdale I will make the dreams come true.

    • Gamer says

      January 24, 2019 at 3:10 pm

      I couldn’t agree more.

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