Doctors who disguise themselves as superheroes, solidarity dolls that start smiles, sleeves with fantasy drawings to cover the chemo bags, magic formulas for children to feel they have super powers ... When it comes to humanize pediatric hospital care, any initiative is welcome.
And it has been demotivated that the children admitted significantly improve their mood and reduce stress and anxiety, when their cold and aseptic environment is transformed into a place full of color, light and joy. And in this sense, the decoration of the walls, rooms and corridors of the pediatric areas becomes very important.
Our country has a large number of hospitals that have proposed to brighten the stay of hospitalized children through drawings and their families But there are also many examples outside our borders, and today we show you a small and colorful sample of this precious initiative.
The color as the protagonist
Color, imagination and fantasy drawings can turn a cold hospital stay into a friendly and comfortable space, so that the children feel as calm and comfortable as possible in the moments that need it most (such as for example when performing painful tests, punctures, anesthesia ...).
For some time, numerous hospitals in our country have launched projects aimed at humanizing pediatric care, by decorating walls and creating nice and colorful spaces.
In Babies and more Children's hospitals that fight disease with imaginationFoundations such as Juegaterapia, CurArte, Aladina, Anouk ..., private initiatives and even Fine Arts students who put their talent at the service of those who need it most, are some of those responsible for hiding behind these types of projects in which Art has a therapeutic purpose.
Here are some examples where color and illusion invade the play and rest rooms of pediatric hospitals, pain units, corridors, emergency rooms or rooms where children remain admitted.
Gregorio Marañón Hospital (Madrid)
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Juegaterapia (@juegaterapiaorg) on Jun 26, 2018 at 4:45 p.m. PDT
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Fundación Aladina (@fundacionaladina) on Jul 2, 2019 at 5:41 p.m.
Reina Sofía Hospital (Córdoba)
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Juegaterapia (@juegaterapiaorg) on Sep 20, 2017 at 11:41 p.m.
Baby Jesus Hospital (Madrid)
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Juegaterapia (@juegaterapiaorg) on Nov 16, 2017 at 7:30 AM PST
In Babies and more Humanitarian treatment for hospitalized or premature babies and their families: a fundamental right that begins to come trueJuan Ramón Jiménez Hospital (Huelva)
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Fundacion Curarte (@fundacioncurarte) on Sep 19, 2017 at 4:33 p.m. PDT
Salamanca University Hospital
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Fundacion Curarte (@fundacioncurarte) on 3 May, 2017 at 1:41 PDT
General Hospital of Villalba (Madrid)
Via Anouk Foundation Infanta Cristina University Hospital (Madrid)
Via Anouk Foundation 
In Babies and more The dreams of children with cancer come true in a beautiful photographic project Also in hospitals in other countries, such as Romania, Holland, United Kingdom, United States, Australia or France (to name just a few) we find similar examples. The underwater world, fairies and elves, travel, superheroes, nature ...
Again the color and fantasy as an essential part for the care and emotional well-being of children and adolescents.
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Nationwide Children's Hospital (@nationwidekids) on Mar 27, 2019 at 3:02 PDT
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of the Anouk Foundation (@anoukfoundation) on Jul 10, 2019 at 12:54 p.m. PDT
Via Anouk Foundation 
Via Anouk Foundation 
Via Anouk Foundation When radiological tests invite you to travel
Sometimes it is also necessary to perform imaging tests to confirm a diagnosis or monitor a disease.
X-rays, CT scan, scan ... radiological devices usually impose on children, in addition to that sometimes they must face them in solitude. But if we replace the cold technology with the colorful seabed, the enigmatic space or the jungle, everything can change.
In Babies and more The first 'lunar station' for children with cancer is inaugurated in a Spanish hospitalUniversity Hospital of Bern (Switzerland)
Via Anouk Foundation Evelina London Children Hospital (London)
Vall d'Hebron Hospital (Barcelona)
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Fundacion Curarte (@fundacioncurarte) on Oct 20, 2016 at 4:13 p.m. PDT
Texas Children Hospital (United States)
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Texas Children's Hospital (@texaschildrens) on Mar 4, 2014 at 10:05 PST
In Babies and more On wheels to the operating room: the great initiative that some hospitals are launchingLa Fe Hospital (Valencia)
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Juegaterapia (@juegaterapiaorg) on 5 Jul, 2017 at 11:18 PDT
Baby Jesus Hospital (Madrid)
See this post on InstagramA shared publication of Juegaterapia (@juegaterapiaorg) on Mar 26, 2019 at 1:01 PDT
Bambino Gèsu Hospital (Rome)
Wonderful and colorful initiatives that start smiles and invite you to dream. I wish all the pediatric hospitals in the world could have spaces like this, to humanize, a little more, the care of the little ones.
