Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent became the first provider in Indiana to offer a child-friendly blood draw, thanks to two Indianapolis families. St.Vincent Foundation officials, local donors, physicians and associates gathered to bless the new clinic on June 10. Providing this service involves a partnership of Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent and Mid-America Clinical Laboratories to initiate the use of both pain-minimizing numbing creams and child life specialists who offer a variety of techniques to distract the child during the procedure. The child-friendly blood draw helps ensure that children receive the most efficient and superior health care; that every visit is as pleasant and pain-free as possible; and to improve the overall hospital experience for each child.
Members of the Crosser family hung the plaque marking the opening of the room where the Child-Friendly Blood Draw will be performed. The Child Friendly Blood Draw was made possible through the generous support of the Crosser Family Foundation and the Skinner family in memory of Robert N. Skinner.
