Children recovering from various operations and treatments at Miami Children’s Hospital can now spend their time playing games, watching movies or listening to lullabies on brand new iPads, thanks to an anonymous donor.Dr. Chad Perlyn (pictured), plastic surgeon at MCH and co-chair of the Miami Children’s Young Ambassadors, a group of young leaders that enact change for the betterment of children, was speaking at a Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation fundraising meeting on how powerful the effects of technology can be for children in recovery. Within a matter of weeks of the July 2012 meeting, 10 brand new iPads arrived at MCH.
“When children are recovering from surgery, they are often confused and disoriented, so medications are often administered to promote relaxation. This can make the recovery process longer,” says Dr. Perlyn. “Caregivers in the post-surgical units are experts in the art of pain relief and creative distraction of patients. The iPads have proven to be an irresistible tool and great patient satisfier,” he said.
