La fundación de Renown Health anuncia su asociación con Forever Young Foundation para crear una sala de musicoterapia Sophie’s Place
9 de julio de 2021
At a press conference this week, Renown Health Foundation announced its partnership with San Francisco 49ers legend and NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young and the Forever Young Foundation to build a Sophie’s Place at Renown Children’s Hospital. The music therapy room, set to break ground later this year, is specially designed for children and their loved ones to enjoy music and other interactive activities during their hospital stay.
A longtime Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals celebrity ambassador, Young has helped raise over $1 billion to support children’s hospitals around the nation like Renown’s Children’s Hospital. His passion for giving back to pediatric patients, coupled with one remarkable friendship, led to the evolution of Sophie's Place.
Fundada en 2013 por la Forever Young Foundation, la sala de musicoterapia Sophie’s Place fue creada en memoria de la cantante, compositora y querida amiga de la familia Young, Sophie Barton. Sophie solía cantar en hospitales, ya que comprendía el poder de la música para curar a personas de todas las edades.
Barb y Steve Young comentaron: “Las investigaciones han demostrado que la musicoterapia activa las sinapsis para ayudar a crear nuevas vías neuronales que sustituyan a las dañadas. Aumenta los niveles de saturación de oxígeno, alivia el dolor, alivia la ansiedad y la depresión, ayuda al desarrollo de la motricidad fina y gruesa, y mucho más. Tenemos el honor de asociarnos con el Renown Children’s Hospital para compartir con ustedes la construcción de nuestro nuevo espacio Sophie’s Place, una sala de musicoterapia que aportará esperanza, curación y armonía a los niños que reciben tratamiento en este hospital infantil especial de CMNH”.
“As a pediatric intensive care physician, I’ve seen firsthand how music therapy can positively impact the health and well-being of hospital patients,” said Tony Slonim, MD, DrPH, Renown Health President and CEO.” We are proud to partner with the Forever Young Foundation and honor Sophie’s life and commitment to music through the creation of Sophie’s Place to share the healing power of music with our patients and their families at Renown Children’s Hospital.”
El espacio Sophie’s Place contará con un escenario y una zona de asientos para grupos, salas de grabación y ensayo privadas, una estación de edición y un espacio para guardar los instrumentos generosamente donados. También habrá una sala de juegos de artes curativas equipada con juegos, material artístico y televisión. This unique, music oasis was thoughtfully designed to help patients create meaningful connections with others, serve as a positive distraction from the unknowns that may accompany a trip to the hospital, and most importantly, encourage expression, creativity and healing. Project renderings may be accessed here.
“Thanks to the support of Barb and Steve Young and the Forever Young Foundation, we are proud to add a music therapy room to our Healing Arts program,” said Renown’s Chief Development Officer, Greg Walaitis. “The first of its kind in our community, Sophie’s Place will provide our youngest patients a calm and beautiful space to take a break from the hospital environment, where they can relax, socialize and just enjoy being kids.”
“We are extremely fortunate to have the Forever Young Foundation as generous partners who share Renown’s commitment of investing for the future,” said Max Coppes, M.D., Ph. D., MBA, Nell J. Redfield Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and pediatrician-in-chief at Renown Children's Hospital. “Sophie’s Place will help countless young patients feel more comfortable along their healing journey, contributing to a brighter and more positive experience here at Renown.”
Actualmente, Sophie’s Place ofrece musicoterapia a niños en los siguientes hospitales: Primary Children’s Hospital en Salt Lake City; Sutter Children’s Center en Sacramento, California; Cardon Children’s Medical Center en Mesa, Arizona, y Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital en Palo Alto, California. Renown Children’s Hospital will be its next location to break ground.
For ongoing updates on Sophie’s Place at Renown Children’s Hospital and ways you can support this impactful music therapy room for current and future generations, please visit Renown Health Foundation’s website or call 775-982-5545.
About Renown Children’s Hospital
Renown Children’s Hospital is the only dedicated children’s hospital in northern Nevada, and offers a variety of programs and services designed specifically to care for the community's families. It has the region’s only Children’s ER and Pediatric ICU. Renown Children’s Hospital is the only hospital affiliated with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) in the region and local CMN Hospitals' programs and events directly benefit children in the Truckee Meadows. It is also the only hospital in the region affiliated with CHA (Children’s Hospital Association). For more information, visit renown.org/children.
About Forever Young Foundation
Founded in 1993 by NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young, Forever Young Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization focused on passing on hope and resources for the development, strength, and education of children. La fundación ayuda a los niños que se enfrentan a importantes retos físicos, emocionales y económicos a través de oportunidades académicas, deportivas y terapéuticas que actualmente no están a su alcance. Forever Young Foundation centra sus esfuerzos principalmente en el norte de California, Arizona, Utah y Ghana, África.
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