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Play Spaces

outdoor play ground
For your safety, all playgrounds on the UI Health Care campus and at UI Health Care facilities are closed until further notice.

The ingredients of play--laughter, stimulation, distraction--are powerful ingredients for healing as well.

Areas of UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital are designed with play in mind.

Play areas on the inpatient units have an open-door policy and feature toys, games, and equipment to delight the playfulness in all of us.

Our outdoor playcourt is located outside UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The accessible playcourt includes play areas appropriate for toddlers, preschoolers, and older children.

Video games and an xbox game room for inpatients only are another means of play. Many of our pediatric rooms are equipped with video game controllers, and you can check out game titles through the Patients' Library.

 

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    • Billing, Insurance, and Financial Assistance
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        • How to Read Your Bill
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        • Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
        • Billing for Hospital-Based Clinics
      • Frequently Asked Questions About Billing, Insurance, and Records
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        • Overnight Stay for Guests
        • Ronald McDonald House and Hope Lodge
      • Things to Do in the Hospital
      • Email a Hospitalized Patient
      • Festival of Cultures 2022 - Virtual Gallery
      • Holiday Resources for Patients and Visitors
      • Send a gift
    • Patient Resources
      • Patient Rights and Responsibilities
        • Social Media Policy
        • Nondiscrimination Notice
        • Health Content Permissions Policy
        • HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices in English
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        • SMS Terms and Conditions
      • Get to Know MyChart
        • MyChart Care Companion
        • eCheck-in with MyChart
      • Spiritual Services
        • Labyrinth
        • Midweek Meditations
      • Create a Patient Blog
      • Interpretation and Translation Services
      • Office of the Patient Experience
        • About Our Patient Experience Surveys and Provider Ratings
        • Our Commitment to the Patient Experience
        • Patient Relations Specialists
        • Patient and Family Advisory Board (PFAB)
        • UI Health Care's Commitment to Diversity
      • Telephone Numbers at UI Health Care
        • Integrated Call Center
      • Visitor Restriction FAQs for Patients
    • Driving directions and parking
      • Driving Directions and Parking at Iowa River Landing
    • How to Prepare for a Visit
      • On-Going Care and Follow-Up Visits
        • Home Care Options and UI Community HomeCare
        • On-Going Care Options
        • Therapy Options
      • Understanding your Health Care Team Roles
    • Your Visit to UI Hospitals & Clinics
      • Services and Amenities
        • Lost & Found
        • UI Home Solutions–Medical Supply Store
          • Mommy and Me Bedside Delivery
        • Banking Services
        • Dietitian Services
        • Discharge Lounge
        • Environmental Services
        • Fourth Floor Salon
        • Gift Shop - Wild Rose Gifts
        • Guest and Concierge Services
        • Mailboxes and Mailing Addresses
        • Patients' Library
          • Gale Virtual Reference Library
          • Patient Library Catalog
        • Play Spaces
        • Project Art
          • Artist—Art and Illness Series
            • As I Live and Breathe
          • Medical Museum
          • Project Art Main Office
          • Project Art Online Gallery - Permanent Pieces
          • Project Art Performing Arts Events
          • Requesting art for patient-focused spaces
          • Temporary Exhibits
            • 42nd Annual Staff Art Show
            • Become a Project Art Exhibitor
            • Past Temporary Exhibits
        • Wheelchairs and Patient Escorts
        • Wifi Network and Computer Access
      • Places to Eat
        • Atrium Dining Room
        • Compass Express
        • Patient Room Service
        • Rooftop Café and Rooftop Terrace
        • The Fountain Dining Room
        • The Marketplace
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