November 30, 2018 | Blogs and News
Children’s Music Fund Aids Adventist Health White Memorial Pediatric Patients With Music Therapy Cart Thanks to Water Buffalo Club
Music Therapy Demonstration Shows How Children With Chronic and Life-Altering Illness Are Taught To Manage Pain, Fear and Anxiety
LOS ANGELES – Nov. 29, 2018 – Children’s Music Fund, a leading children’s music therapy nonprofit, announces the delivery of a custom music therapy cart to Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center to enhance individualized treatment plans using therapeutic and evidence-based musical intervention for its pediatric patients. This state-of-the-art music cart, designed and curated by Children’s Music Fund and funded by The Water Buffalo Club, is equipped with child-oriented instruments and recording equipment for use in music therapy sessions. A demonstration by a board-certified music therapist utilizing the new music therapy cart takes place at White Memorial on Nov. 29 at 7 a.m.
“This wonderful gift from the Children’s Music Fund greatly enhances the music therapy program at our hospital,” said Mary Anne Chern, President of the Charitable Foundation at Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center. “In 2011, Children’s Music Fund established the first pediatric music therapy program at the hospital by donating a library of instruments, and over the years, has provided countless hours of music therapy to our pediatric patients. This music therapy cart continues advancing our progressive approach to treatment.”
The music therapy cart consists of two components: 1) instruments needed by music therapists from Children’s Music Fund to create individualized treatment plans and music therapy sessions during a child’s hospital stay and 2) recording equipment to capture a child’s music session so musical involvement in the therapeutic context after leaving the hospital can be continued. This powerful combination of live sessions and on-demand access to session recordings aids in addressing the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive needs of children with chronic or life-altering conditions.
“For the first time, Children’s Music Fund can provide children an opportunity to record music therapy sessions that they can continue to benefit from after their hospital stay,” said Raffi Tachdjian, MD, MPH, Children’s Music Fund Founder and President. “Through the generous support of the Water Buffalo Club, we are not only able to provide our music therapists with new instruments and equipment, but also to provide the children we serve with a tangible way to continue their healing outside of the hospital. This is a very exciting partnership!”
This is the first of five customized music therapy carts that will be delivered to hospitals in the Greater Los Angeles area to support in-hospital music therapy sessions for children with chronic or life-altering conditions.
About Adventist Health White Memorial
White Memorial Medical Center (WMMC) is a 353-bed not-for-profit, faith-based, teaching hospital, which provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency and diagnostic services to communities in and near downtown Los Angeles. Today, White Memorial is one of the region’s leading not-for-profit hospitals. Services include cardiac and vascular care, intensive and general medical care, oncology, orthopedic care, rehabilitation, specialized and general surgery, and women’s and children’s services. As a major teaching hospital, White Memorial also plays an important role in training physicians, nurses and other medical professionals.
About the Children’s Music Fund
Children’s Music Fund (CMF) provides music therapy and musical instruments to kids with chronic or life-altering illnesses, such as different forms of cancer, blood disorders, lung/heart/kidney disease, autism, and immune-deficiencies to help improve their quality of life. Engaging children in music therapy helps reduce pain, fear, and anxiety, and provides a much-needed distraction from their conditions. CMF connects eligible patients to board-certified music therapists who provide a personalized treatment plan at home and in hospitals, gifts musical instruments to our patients, as well as supports and conducts research on music therapy to further innovate the field and work to integrate music with medicine. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Learn more at www.theCMF.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.