Chapters Transcript Video Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's Opens to Patients | Cedars-Sinai 11 year old Aidan Zubin came to cedar Sinai for a ruptured appendix but he will forever be known at cedar Sinai as the first patient in the brand new guarantee Children's inpatient facility. Despite being in the hospital, the patients and their families were visibly excited to be checking into the new facility on opening day, enjoying the bright, colorful space and the special features including the pullout beds in each room. Both mom and dad or grandma or aunt or uncle, whatever caregiver you have in your family can stay with a child here 24 7. So we really want to make it a comfortable space not only for the kids but also for their families to In addition to the advanced clinical care offered in the facility, the new guarantee Children's will operate across cedar Sinai's network of hospitals and affiliates offering a continuum of care as patients grow from newborns to adolescents to adults. Our perspective is that L. A. Is a huge region and that it deserves to have the highest level of care that that can be provided. And so we're looking to provide the best possible care to the kids of the city in the region, patient Nouri Al Redon loved the game room which also features movies. The facility includes a family lounge and a playroom and even the walls are whimsical, interactive and child friendly. It almost makes you feel like you're just not in the hospital anymore. Right. Garin Children's was made possible by a $100 million gift from the chappelle Garin Family Foundation and its president Vieira Garin. She and her husband, paul, are longtime leaders and philanthropists in the Los Angeles and cedar Sinai communities. It's come to that time where Paul and I needed to think what type of legacy did we want to leave and to whom? After some deliberation, we both concluded that first and foremost, we wanted our gift to benefit Children's health and quality of life. Created by
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