Tennessee
Welcome to Starlight Tennessee!
Starlight is active in hospitals in Tennessee, serving more than 3,000 seriously ill children and their families. In most locations, pediatric patients and their families have access to Starlight Fun CentersTM – mobile entertainment units equipped with a Sharp AQUOSTM flat screen television, DVD player and a Nintendo WiiTM gaming system. Fun Centers roll right up to the side of young patients’ beds or anywhere in a hospital setting, making them perfect for hospitalized children in numerous situations: anticipating surgery, during long outpatient clinic treatments, waiting in the emergency room or fighting loneliness after visiting hours have ended.
Starlight has also placed Starlight Sites within Tennessee hospitals. These sites are beautifully designed and inviting hospital environments where pediatric patients can relax, play and interact with other children during their hospital stay.
Starlight has also incorporated the PC Pal program into Tennessee. PC Pals are laptop computers that provide pediatric patients with a variety of entertaining and educational software, Starlight's media programs, and filtered Internet access.
Outside the hospital, families in Tennessee are able to access Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation's online educational programs that help children and their families learn more about their conditions, understand various medical procedures, and encourage them to communicate with healthcare providers. Some are geared toward reducing fear and increasing understanding before medical treatment, while others are designed to help children cope with their illnesses over the long term, but each of the programs strives to empower children in the face of their illnesses.
Many teens in Tennessee are also part of Starbright World, our private and secure Web-based social network developed for teens living with a chronic or serious illness (and their siblings) to help them connect with other kids in similar situations.
If you would like to help make a difference for children and families, please click here. Together we can help them cope with their pain, fear and isolation.
We love hearing from you; if you have any questions or would like to find out more, please contact us.