Say Ahhh! Kohl Children's Museum and Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital Debut New Baby Nursery Exhibit Opening May 31
New Exhibit Helps Children Become Comfortable with Medical Environments and Fosters Nurturing Behavior
GLENVIEW, IL – Kohl Children’s Museum has partnered with Advocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital and Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital to transform the Museum’s Doll Day Care exhibit into a brand new, 300 sq. ft. Baby Nursery. With generous support from Advocate, the permanent Baby Nursery exhibit encourages the care of healthy and ill ‘babies’ with a range of dolls, pretend medical tools and equipment by introducing care-taking behavior at a young age. The Baby Nursery opens to the public, Tuesday, May 31.
“This new exhibit and valuable partnership with Kohl Children’s Museum reflects our continued dedication and commitment to the care, education and well being of children, says Anthony A. Armada, FACHE, President of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital. “The Baby Nursery is an investment that will help both children and families better deal with medical environments such as a hospital. We’re proud to provide a place where tomorrow’s doctors and health professionals can be inspired at a young age.”
The softly lit two-area exhibit features both a baby nursery and doll day care center that contain a variety of hospital and nursery-related items scaled for children. Children can dress in lab coats and use tools such as stethoscopes, otoscopes, syringes, reflex hammers and an X-ray viewer, to diagnose, and treat baby doll patients. The exhibit aims to teach children to respect and care for others, as well as ease fears about illness and anxiety associated with visiting the doctor or hospital.
“We are delighted to be working with Advocate’s Children’s Hospitals on this beneficial addition to the Museum,” said Sheridan Turner President and CEO of Kohl Children’s Museum. “Our visitors will have the opportunity to explore, learn and interact in a nursery setting that will help prepare them for caring for new additions to the family or a visit to the hospital.
Lutheran General Children's Hospital in Park Ridge is the only full service children's hospital serving the north and northwest suburbs. The medical staff features more than 230 highly trained pediatricians, family practice physicians and pediatric subspecialists in nearly every medical and surgical field. Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn is the only full service children’s hospital servicing the south and southwest suburbs. Advocate Health Care hospitals is one of the Top 10 providers of pediatric hospital care in the nation.
In recognition for its outstanding exhibits and impact on Chicagoland families, Kohl Children’s Museum was recently named one of the country’s Ten Best Children’s Museums by Parents magazine. Offering 17 interactive, hands-on exhibits for children ages birth to 8, the museum’s mission is to encourage young children ages birth to 8 to become effective learners through self-directed complex play. Kohl Children’s Museum was ranked sixth out of more than 300 children’s museums nationwide and was the only Chicago area museum recognized.
Kohl Children’s Museum is located at 2100 Patriot Blvd., in Glenview, Ill. at the corner of Patriot Blvd. and West Lake Ave. in The Glen. The Museum can be easily reached by public transportation, including Pace bus and Metra trains. For more information, visit www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org or call (847) 832-6600.
The Museum is open on Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Special members-only hours are from Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Admission prices are $9.50 for children and adults and $8.50 for senior citizens. Children under 1 year old and members are free.
