"Simul Park" - a simulation room designed and decorated with lots of color especially for children who have to undergo CT and MRI tests - opened in a festive ceremony at the Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan. The room — designed specifically with children in mind — is meant to help young patients prepare physically and mentally for scans they must undergo as part of their diagnosis or treatment.
These scans can be unnerving, as they involve lying on a special bed that moves back and forth inside a tunnel-like structure. One must lie perfectly still for a long time while the machine emits loud, odd sounds. Sometimes a contrast dye must be shot into a patient’s vein before the test, creating further discomfort. Although some don’t mind the experience, many find it claustrophobic and even frightening.
The unique room at Sheba was donated by Place2Heal, an Israel-based nonprofit organization that transforms hospitals’ cancer treatment spaces to encourage patients’ sense of well-being. The room is dedicated to the memory of British immigrant to Israel Jonny Baker, who died of cancer and whose friends from the UK raised the necessary funds.
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