The Spencer Foundation teamed up with the Michael Magro Foundation to put Sony PS4 gaming consoles in patient rooms in the South Pediatric Unit of Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and at NYU Langone (formerly Winthrop) Hospital. The consoles were loaded with games that give kids from the age of five through the late teens a welcome break from their treatments. Click here for the full saga!
But that’s only part of the story. Operation: Playcation! was also about sharing what we learn with other hospitals so they can implement similar programs.