Whether your child is preparing for an outpatient procedure or an inpatient hospital stay, the Child Life team at Nationwide Children’s Hospital offers resources for your family. Surgery Tours Surgery for a child is an experience that involves the entire family. Nationwide Children’s Surgery Unit has an on-site tour to help both families and the patient understand what to expect when coming for surgery. We provide individual tours with time to explore medical equipment and a question and answer time for your family. To request a tour, you may call us at (614) 722-9107. Please check with your referring physician to ensure your surgery is in the main OR on the Surgery Unit and not in the surgery center. Surgery Center tours are scheduled through (614) 722-2929. Need directions on how to get here and where to park? Check out our main campus map, directions and parking information. Video Resources Wondering what to expect when your child has a surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital? These videos from our Child Life Specialists explain the process for arriving and preparing for surgery.
What to Expect on the Day of Your Child’s Surgery
Watch this video if you’re going home following surgery Watch this video if you’re staying in the hospital following surgery
Additional Resources The following resources are available for download:
Preparing Your Child for a Hospital Stay Supporting Your Child During Medical Procedures Supporting Your Child During Hospitalization
Whether your child is preparing for an outpatient procedure or an inpatient hospital stay, the Child Life team at Nationwide Children’s Hospital offers resources for your family. Surgery Tours Surgery for a child is an experience that involves the entire family. Nationwide Children’s Surgery Unit has an on-site tour to help both families and the patient understand what to expect when coming for surgery. We provide individual tours with time to explore medical equipment and a question and answer time for your family. To request a tour, you may call us at (614) 722-9107. Please check with your referring physician to ensure your surgery is in the main OR on the Surgery Unit and not in the surgery center. Surgery Center tours are scheduled through (614) 722-2929. Need directions on how to get here and where to park? Check out our main campus map, directions and parking information. Video Resources Wondering what to expect when your child has a surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital? These videos from our Child Life Specialists explain the process for arriving and preparing for surgery.
What to Expect on the Day of Your Child’s Surgery
Watch this video if you’re going home following surgery Watch this video if you’re staying in the hospital following surgery
Additional Resources The following resources are available for download:
Preparing Your Child for a Hospital Stay Supporting Your Child During Medical Procedures Supporting Your Child During Hospitalization
Whether your child is preparing for an outpatient procedure or an inpatient hospital stay, the Child Life team at Nationwide Children’s Hospital offers resources for your family. Surgery Tours Surgery for a child is an experience that involves the entire family. Nationwide Children’s Surgery Unit has an on-site tour to help both families and the patient understand what to expect when coming for surgery. We provide individual tours with time to explore medical equipment and a question and answer time for your family. To request a tour, you may call us at (614) 722-9107. Please check with your referring physician to ensure your surgery is in the main OR on the Surgery Unit and not in the surgery center. Surgery Center tours are scheduled through (614) 722-2929. Need directions on how to get here and where to park? Check out our main campus map, directions and parking information. Video Resources Wondering what to expect when your child has a surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital? These videos from our Child Life Specialists explain the process for arriving and preparing for surgery.
What to Expect on the Day of Your Child’s Surgery
Watch this video if you’re going home following surgery Watch this video if you’re staying in the hospital following surgery
Additional Resources The following resources are available for download:
Preparing Your Child for a Hospital Stay Supporting Your Child During Medical Procedures Supporting Your Child During Hospitalization
Whether your child is preparing for an outpatient procedure or an inpatient hospital stay, the Child Life team at Nationwide Children’s Hospital offers resources for your family.
Surgery Tours
Surgery for a child is an experience that involves the entire family. Nationwide Children’s Surgery Unit has an on-site tour to help both families and the patient understand what to expect when coming for surgery.
We provide individual tours with time to explore medical equipment and a question and answer time for your family.
To request a tour, you may call us at (614) 722-9107.
Please check with your referring physician to ensure your surgery is in the main OR on the Surgery Unit and not in the surgery center. Surgery Center tours are scheduled through (614) 722-2929.
Need directions on how to get here and where to park? Check out our main campus map, directions and parking information.
Video Resources
Wondering what to expect when your child has a surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital? These videos from our Child Life Specialists explain the process for arriving and preparing for surgery.
What to Expect on the Day of Your Child’s Surgery
- Watch this video if you’re going home following surgery
- Watch this video if you’re staying in the hospital following surgery
Additional Resources
The following resources are available for download:
- Preparing Your Child for a Hospital Stay
- Supporting Your Child During Medical Procedures
- Supporting Your Child During Hospitalization
